महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-12

निहतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा पीडितं चापि पाण्डवैः ।
ध्रुवमेष्यति संग्रामे वधायैवात्मनो नृपः ॥१२॥

12. nihataṁ svabalaṁ dṛṣṭvā pīḍitaṁ cāpi pāṇḍavaiḥ ,
dhruvameṣyati saṁgrāme vadhāyaivātmano nṛpaḥ.

12. nihataṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā pīḍitaṃ ca api pāṇḍavaiḥ
dhruvam eṣyati saṃgrāme vadhāya eva ātmanaḥ nṛpaḥ

12. nṛpaḥ svabalaṃ nihataṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ pīḍitaṃ ca api
dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāme ātmanaḥ vadhāya eva dhruvam eṣyati

12. Upon seeing his own army destroyed and oppressed by the Pāṇḍavas, the king will certainly come to battle for his very own demise.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतम् (nihatam) - destroyed, killed, struck down

• स्वबलम् (svabalam) - one's own army/force

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted, tormented, oppressed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixedly

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - he will come, he will go

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

• वधाय (vadhāya) - for killing, for destruction

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - referring to the king himself (of self, of himself)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

निहतम् (nihatam) - destroyed, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

स्वबलम् (svabalam) - one's own army/force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabala

svabala - one's own strength, one's own army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bala)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted, tormented, oppressed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pīḍita

pīḍita - oppressed, afflicted, hurt, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pīḍ' (to press, torment).

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from 'Pāṇḍu' with the patronymic suffix '-a'.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixedly

(indeclinable)

एष्यति (eṣyati) - he will come, he will go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future tense, 3rd singular, active voice of root 'i'.

Root: i (class 2)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

वधाय (vadhāya) - for killing, for destruction

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction, injury

From root 'han' (to strike, kill), forms noun 'vadha'.

Root: han (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - referring to the king himself (of self, of himself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, 'protector of men'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  suffix (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)