महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-44, verse-9

तथैव तावका राजन्पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
अभ्यद्रवन्त त्वरिता जिघांसन्तो महारथाः ॥९॥

9. tathaiva tāvakā rājanpāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ,
abhyadravanta tvaritā jighāṁsanto mahārathāḥ.

9. tathā eva tāvakāḥ rājan pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
abhyadravanta tvaritāḥ jighāṃsantaḥ mahārathāḥ

9. rājan tathā eva tāvakāḥ tvaritāḥ jighāṃsantaḥ
mahārathāḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm abhyadravanta

9. O King (rājan), similarly, your own swift great charioteers, desiring to kill, rushed towards the army of the Pandavas.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, even

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors (your people, your men, those belonging to you)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O King)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host

• अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened

• जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - desiring to kill, wishing to strike down

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, even

(indeclinable)

तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors (your people, your men, those belonging to you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, your men

derivative from 'tvam'

Note: Refers to Duryodhana's (Dhritarashtra's) warriors.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - army, host, force

अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-√dru

Imperfect 3rd Plural

From prefix abhi + root √dru (to run)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, swift, agile

Past Passive Participle

From root √tvar (to hurry, hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahārathāḥ'.

जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - desiring to kill, wishing to strike down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jighāṃsat

jighāṁsat - desiring to kill, wishing to strike

Desiderative Present Active Participle

From desiderative stem of root √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahārathāḥ'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer, a great warrior