महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-6, verse-42

न हि पार्थाः सपाञ्चालाः स्थातुं शक्तास्तवाग्रतः ।
आत्तशस्त्रस्य समरे महेन्द्रस्येव दानवाः ॥४२॥

42. na hi pārthāḥ sapāñcālāḥ sthātuṁ śaktāstavāgrataḥ ,
āttaśastrasya samare mahendrasyeva dānavāḥ.

42. na hi pārthāḥ sapāñcālāḥ sthātum śaktāḥ tava
agrataḥ āttaśastrasya samare mahendrasya iva dānavāḥ

42. hi pārthāḥ sapāñcālāḥ tava agrataḥ sthātum na
śaktāḥ samare āttaśastrasya mahendrasya dānavāḥ iva

42. Indeed, the Pārthas along with the Pāñcālas are not capable of standing before you, just as the Dānavas (demons) are not capable of standing before Mahendra (Indra) who has taken up his weapon in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

• सपाञ्चालाः (sapāñcālāḥ) - with the Pāñcālas

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to endure

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before, in the presence of

• आत्तशस्त्रस्य (āttaśastrasya) - of one who has taken up weapons, weapon-wielding

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Indra), of the great Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the Dānavas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a Pāṇḍava

derived from Pṛthā

सपाञ्चालाः (sapāñcālāḥ) - with the Pāñcālas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sapāñcāla

sapāñcāla - accompanied by the Pāñcālas, with the Pāñcālas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+pāñcāla)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• pāñcāla – a king of Pañcāla, a man from Pañcāla
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with pārthāḥ.

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to endure

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of √sthā

Infinitive

Infinitive of √sthā

Root: √sthā (class 1)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of √śak, used as an adjective

Root: √śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with pārthāḥ.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you, your

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before, in the presence of

(indeclinable)

Formed from agra + tas suffix

Note: Often used with genitive (tava) for 'before you'.

आत्तशस्त्रस्य (āttaśastrasya) - of one who has taken up weapons, weapon-wielding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āttaśastra

āttaśastra - having taken up a weapon, armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātta+śastra)

• ātta – taken, seized, received
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of ā-√dā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √dā (class 3)
• śastra – weapon, knife, sword
  noun (neuter)
  from √śaṃs 'to cut'
  Root: √śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Mahendrasya.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

from sam-√ṛ 'to meet, come together'

Prefix: sam

Root: √ṛ (class 1)

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Indra), of the great Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (a name of Indra), great Indra

from mahā (great) + indra (Indra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  feminine form of mahat used in compounds
• indra – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the Dānavas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a Dānava, a demon, a son of Danu

from Danu (mother of demons)

Note: The implied verb for dānavāḥ is 'are not capable of standing'.