महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-30

ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्ततः ।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः कर्णं दृष्ट्वा महाबलम् ॥३०॥

30. te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāṇḍaveyāstatastataḥ ,
prādravanta raṇe bhītāḥ karṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahābalam.

30. te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāṇḍaveyāḥ tataḥ tataḥ
prādravanta raṇe bhītāḥ karṇam dṛṣṭvā mahābalam

30. karṇena vadhyamānāḥ te pāṇḍaveyāḥ tataḥ tataḥ
mahābalam karṇam dṛṣṭvā raṇe bhītāḥ prādravanta

30. The Pāṇḍavas, being struck down by Karna, fled terrified in all directions on the battlefield after seeing the mighty Karna.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

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

• कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna

• पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, in that direction

• ततः (tataḥ) - together with the preceding 'tataḥ', meaning 'hither and thither' or 'in all directions' (thence, from there, in that direction)

• प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified, scared

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong, of great strength

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed, being struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √vadh 'to strike, kill'

Root: vadh (class 1)

कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior); ear

पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Apatya (descendant) derivation from Pāṇḍu

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, in that direction

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - together with the preceding 'tataḥ', meaning 'hither and thither' or 'in all directions' (thence, from there, in that direction)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'tataḥ tataḥ' to mean 'hither and thither' or 'in all directions'.

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

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

imperfect active

Imperfect, 3rd person, plural, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified, scared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified, scared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhī 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior); ear

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong, of great strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)