महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-54, verse-6

ते वध्यमानाश्च नरेन्द्रमुख्या निर्भिन्ना वै भीमसेनप्रवेकैः ।
भीमं समन्तात्समरेऽध्यरोहन्वृक्षं शकुन्ता इव पुष्पहेतोः ॥६॥

6. te vadhyamānāśca narendramukhyā; nirbhinnā vai bhīmasenapravekaiḥ ,
bhīmaṁ samantātsamare'dhyaroha;nvṛkṣaṁ śakuntā iva puṣpahetoḥ.

6. te vadhyamānāḥ ca narendramukhyāḥ
nirbhinnāḥ vai bhīmasenapravekaiḥ
bhīmam samantāt samare adhyārohan
vṛkṣam śakuntāḥ iva puṣpahetoḥ

6. narendramukhyāḥ te ca vadhyamānāḥ
vai bhīmasenapravekaiḥ nirbhinnāḥ
samare samantāt puṣpahetoḥ vṛkṣam
śakuntāḥ iva bhīmam adhyārohan

6. Even while being struck down and indeed pierced by the excellent arrows of Bhīmasena, those principal kings swarmed Bhīma from all sides in battle, just as birds ascend a tree for the sake of its flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck down

• च (ca) - and, also

• नरेन्द्रमुख्याः (narendramukhyāḥ) - the principal kings, chief among kings

• निर्भिन्नाः (nirbhinnāḥ) - pierced, shattered, broken through

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• भीमसेनप्रवेकैः (bhīmasenapravekaiḥ) - by Bhīmasena's excellent arrows (by the excellent ones of Bhīmasena (his arrows/warriors))

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• अध्यारोहन् (adhyārohan) - they ascended, they attacked, they flocked to

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - a tree

• शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुष्पहेतोः (puṣpahetoḥ) - for the purpose of obtaining fruit/food, as birds would (for the sake of flowers, for the purpose of flowers)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the principal kings.

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

han - to strike, kill

Present Passive Participle

present passive participle of root 'han' (vadh- form in passive)

Root: han (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'narendramukhyāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नरेन्द्रमुख्याः (narendramukhyāḥ) - the principal kings, chief among kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of narendramukhya

narendramukhya - chief of kings, principal king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (narendra+mukhya)

• narendra – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – principal, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

निर्भिन्नाः (nirbhinnāḥ) - pierced, shattered, broken through

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirbhinna

bhid - to break, split, pierce

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'bhid' with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'narendramukhyāḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भीमसेनप्रवेकैः (bhīmasenapravekaiḥ) - by Bhīmasena's excellent arrows (by the excellent ones of Bhīmasena (his arrows/warriors))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīmasenapraveka

bhīmasenapraveka - excellent one of Bhīmasena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīmasena+praveka)

• bhīmasena – Bhīmasena (proper noun, another name for Bhīma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• praveka – excellent, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful; a name of one of the Pāṇḍavas

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

अध्यारोहन् (adhyārohan) - they ascended, they attacked, they flocked to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of adhyāruh

root 'ruh' with prefixes 'adhi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: adhi+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - a tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakunta

śakunta - bird, fowl

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुष्पहेतोः (puṣpahetoḥ) - for the purpose of obtaining fruit/food, as birds would (for the sake of flowers, for the purpose of flowers)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puṣpahetu

puṣpahetu - cause of flowers, for the sake of flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+hetu)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'for the sake of' (hetau pañcamī, ablative of cause).