महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-51, verse-11

तथैव सततं पार्थ रक्षिताभ्यां त्वया रणे ।
धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्यां भीष्मद्रोणौ निपातितौ ॥११॥

11. tathaiva satataṁ pārtha rakṣitābhyāṁ tvayā raṇe ,
dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍibhyāṁ bhīṣmadroṇau nipātitau.

11. tathā eva satatam pārtha rakṣitābhyām tvayā raṇe
dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍibhyām bhīṣmadroṇau nipātitau

11. pārtha tathā eva tvayā raṇe satatam rakṣitābhyām
dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍibhyām bhīṣmadroṇau nipātitau

11. O Partha, in the same way, Bhishma and Drona were struck down in battle by Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin, who were constantly protected by you.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just so

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha (Arjuna)

• रक्षिताभ्याम् (rakṣitābhyām) - by the two who were protected

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्याम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍibhyām) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin

• भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

• निपातितौ (nipātitau) - struck down, felled, slain

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' for emphasis ('just so', 'in the same way').

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just so

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'tathā'.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'rakṣitābhyām'.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kunti).

Note: Addressing Arjuna.

रक्षिताभ्याम् (rakṣitābhyām) - by the two who were protected

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ- (to protect) with suffix -ta.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively or adjectivally with Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'rakṣitābhyām'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Note: Location of the action.

धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्याम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍibhyām) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍi

dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍi - Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin

Compound type : dvandva (dhṛṣṭadyumna+śikhaṇḍin)

• dhṛṣṭadyumna – Dhṛṣṭadyumna (name of a warrior, Drupada's son)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhaṇḍin – Śikhaṇḍin (name of a warrior, son of Drupada, reborn Amba)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'nipātitau'.

भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīṣmadroṇa

bhīṣmadroṇa - Bhishma and Drona

Compound type : dvandva (bhīṣma+droṇa)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder)
  proper noun (masculine)
• droṇa – Drona (name of a teacher, guru of Pandavas and Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'nipātitau'.

निपातितौ (nipātitau) - struck down, felled, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, felled, killed, caused to fall

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Past passive participle of the causative form of root pat- (to fall) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Bhīṣmadroṇau'.