महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-17

ते वध्यमानाः समरे पार्थचापच्युतैः शरैः ।
तत्र तत्र स्म लीयन्ते भये जाते महारथाः ॥१७॥

17. te vadhyamānāḥ samare pārthacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
tatra tatra sma līyante bhaye jāte mahārathāḥ.

17. te vadhyamānāḥ samare pārthacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ
tatra tatra sma līyante bhaye jāte mahārathāḥ

17. bhaye jāte,
te mahārathāḥ samare pārthacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ vadhyamānāḥ tatra tatra sma līyante

17. As fear arose among them, those great chariot-warriors, being slain in battle by arrows loosed from Pārtha's (Arjuna's) bow, scattered and hid themselves here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• पार्थचापच्युतैः (pārthacāpacyutaiḥ) - by arrows discharged from Arjuna's bow (by (arrows) loosed from Pārtha's bow)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there, in various places

• स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense when used with present verb)

• लीयन्ते (līyante) - they hide, they disappear, they cling

• भये (bhaye) - in fear, when fear (is)

• जाते (jāte) - having arisen, when arisen

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, mighty warriors

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed

present passive participle

from root 'han' (to strike, to kill) in its passive stem 'vadhya'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: modifies 'te' and 'mahārathāḥ'

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

पार्थचापच्युतैः (pārthacāpacyutaiḥ) - by arrows discharged from Arjuna's bow (by (arrows) loosed from Pārtha's bow)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pārthacāpacyuta

pārthacāpacyuta - fallen from Pārtha's bow, discharged from Pārtha's bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārtha+cāpa+cyuta)

• pārtha – Pārtha (a patronymic of Arjuna, son of Pṛthā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• cyuta – fallen, discharged, dropped
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root 'cyu' (to move, to fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: modifies 'śaraiḥ'

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there, in various places

(indeclinable)

reduplication for emphasis or distribution

स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense when used with present verb)

(indeclinable)

लीयन्ते (līyante) - they hide, they disappear, they cling

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of lī

Root: lī (class 4)

भये (bhaye) - in fear, when fear (is)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

जाते (jāte) - having arisen, when arisen

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

past passive participle

from root 'jan' (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'bhaye'

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, mighty warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot, great warrior, commander of a large force

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, chariot-warrior
  noun (masculine)