महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-12, verse-28

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा शल्यस्य विक्रमम् ।
निहतान्पाण्डवान्मेने पाञ्चालानथ सृञ्जयान् ॥२८॥

28. tato duryodhano rājā dṛṣṭvā śalyasya vikramam ,
nihatānpāṇḍavānmene pāñcālānatha sṛñjayān.

28. tataḥ duryodhanaḥ rājā dṛṣṭvā śalyasya vikramam
nihatān pāṇḍavān mene pāñcālān atha sṛñjayān

28. tataḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ śalyasya vikramam dṛṣṭvā
nihatān pāṇḍavān pāñcālān atha sṛñjayān mene

28. Then King Duryodhana, upon witnessing Śalya's valor, believed the Pāṇḍavas, along with the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas, to be as good as dead.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, thence

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya

• विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, might

• निहतान् (nihatān) - killed, slain, struck down

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• मेने (mene) - he thought, he considered, he believed

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (people of Pañcāla kingdom)

• अथ (atha) - and, also, moreover

• सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas (a specific clan or people)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, thence

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest of the Kauravas)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (king of Madra)

विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, might

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, heroic stride, courage

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

निहतान् (nihatān) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `han` (to strike, kill) with prefix `ni`

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

मेने (mene) - he thought, he considered, he believed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (people of Pañcāla kingdom)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - belonging to Pañcāla, a king or people of Pañcāla

अथ (atha) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas (a specific clan or people)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - a Sṛñjaya (name of an ancient people or clan)