महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-6

ते क्षत्रिया दह्यमानास्त्रिभिस्तैः पावकोपमैः ।
जग्मुर्विनाशं समरे राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥६॥

6. te kṣatriyā dahyamānāstribhistaiḥ pāvakopamaiḥ ,
jagmurvināśaṁ samare rājandurmantrite tava.

6. te kṣatriyāḥ dahyamānāḥ tribhiḥ taiḥ pāvakopamaiḥ
jagmuḥ vināśam samare rājan durmantrite tava

6. rājan tava durmantrite te pāvakopamaiḥ tribhiḥ
dahyamānāḥ kṣatriyāḥ samare vināśam jagmuḥ

6. O King, those Kṣatriya warriors, consumed by those three who were like fire, met their demise in battle because of your poor counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the warrior class

• दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burned, being consumed, being tormented

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• पावकोपमैः (pāvakopamaiḥ) - by the three warriors who were as fierce as fire (by those who are like fire, by the fire-like ones)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they met (destruction) (they went, they reached, they obtained)

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, demise

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - in ill counsel, due to bad advice

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the warrior class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the Kṣatriya caste, royal

दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burned, being consumed, being tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, being consumed, being tormented

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dah' (to burn) with passive 'ya' and present participle suffix 'śānac'.

Root: dah (class 1)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पावकोपमैः (pāvakopamaiḥ) - by the three warriors who were as fierce as fire (by those who are like fire, by the fire-like ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāvakopama

pāvakopama - like fire, similar to fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+upama)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū
• upama – comparison, resemblance, simile, like
  noun (feminine)

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they met (destruction) (they went, they reached, they obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, demise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, annihilation

Derived from 'vi-' (prefix) + 'naś' (to perish).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

Prefixes: sam+ṛ

Root: ṛ

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - in ill counsel, due to bad advice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durmantrita

durmantrita - badly advised, ill-counseled; (as noun) bad counsel, evil advice

Compound of 'dur' (bad/difficult) and 'mantrita' (advised/counseled, PPP of mantr).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+mantrita)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
• mantrita – advised, consulted, deliberated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mantr' (to advise, consult).
  Root: mantr (class 10)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)