महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-57, verse-5

कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिश्चैव महाबलः ।
एते रक्षन्ति राजानं सूतपुत्रेण रक्षिताः ।
अवध्यमानास्तेऽस्माभिर्घातयिष्यन्ति सोमकान् ॥५॥

5. kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiścaiva mahābalaḥ ,
ete rakṣanti rājānaṁ sūtaputreṇa rakṣitāḥ ,
avadhyamānāste'smābhirghātayiṣyanti somakān.

5. kṛpaḥ ca kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiḥ ca
eva mahābalaḥ ete rakṣanti rājānam
sūtaputreṇa rakṣitāḥ avadhyamānāḥ
te asmābhiḥ ghātayiṣyanti somakān

5. kṛpaḥ ca kṛtavarmā ca eva mahābalaḥ
drauṇiḥ ete sūtaputreṇa rakṣitāḥ
rājānam rakṣanti te asmābhiḥ
avadhyamānāḥ somakān ghātayiṣyanti

5. Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and also the exceedingly mighty Droṇi (Aśvatthāmā) – these, protected by Karṇa (sūtaputra), are guarding the king. Even though they are not being slain by us, they will destroy the Somakas.

Words meanings summery:

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa (name of a warrior/teacher)

• च (ca) - and

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā (name of a warrior)

• च (ca) - and

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā))

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - and also, indeed (only, indeed, just, also)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - exceedingly mighty (mighty, very strong, of great strength)

• एते (ete) - these (masculine plural nominative)

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they are guarding (they protect, they guard)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Duryodhana) (the king)

• सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karṇa (sūtaputra) (by the son of Suta, by Karṇa)

• रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - protected, guarded

• अवध्यमानाः (avadhyamānāḥ) - not being slain (not being slain, not being killed)

• ते (te) - they (Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi) (they)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• घातयिष्यन्ति (ghātayiṣyanti) - they will destroy (they will cause to kill, they will destroy)

• सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (a lineage or people)

Words meanings and morphology

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa (name of a warrior/teacher)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (name of a warrior/teacher)

Root: kṛp (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā (name of a warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kṛtavarmā (name of a warrior)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa

patronymic

derived from Droṇa

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - and also, indeed (only, indeed, just, also)

(indeclinable)

an emphatic particle

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - exceedingly mighty (mighty, very strong, of great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, very strong, of great strength

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'drauṇiḥ'.

एते (ete) - these (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they are guarding (they protect, they guard)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Duryodhana) (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karṇa (sūtaputra) (by the son of Suta, by Karṇa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a sūta (charioteer), charioteer's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: su (class 2)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: put

Note: Agent of the action 'protected'. Refers to Karṇa.

रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

derived from root rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi.

अवध्यमानाः (avadhyamānāḥ) - not being slain (not being slain, not being killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avadhyamāna

avadhyamāna - not being slain, not being killed

Present Passive Participle (negative)

negative particle 'a' + passive participle of root han (vadhyamāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhyamāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vadhyamāna – being slain, being killed
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  derived from root han (passive stem vadhyate)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ते (te) - they (Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'avadhyamānāḥ'.

घातयिष्यन्ति (ghātayiṣyanti) - they will destroy (they will cause to kill, they will destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

causative future

future tense of causative stem 'ghātaya'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Causative form used with a direct meaning of 'destroy'.

सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (a lineage or people)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - the Somakas (a lineage of kings/people associated with the Pañcālas)

Note: Object of the verb 'ghātayiṣyanti'.