महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-27, verse-21

एवमुक्तास्तु ते राज्ञा सौबलस्य पदानुगाः ।
पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥२१॥

21. evamuktāstu te rājñā saubalasya padānugāḥ ,
pāṇḍavānabhyavartanta mṛtyuṁ kṛtvā nivartanam.

21. evam uktāḥ tu te rājñā saubalasya padānugāḥ |
pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta mṛtyum kṛtvā nivartanam

21. rājñā evam uktāḥ te saubalasya padānugāḥ
mṛtyum nivartanam kṛtvā pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta

21. Thus addressed by the king, those followers of Saubala advanced against the Pāṇḍavas, having resolved upon death instead of retreat.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• ते (te) - they (masculine)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala (Śakuni)

• पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards, they attacked

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

• निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - retreat, turning back, ceasing

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, addressed

past passive participle

derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala (Śakuni)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala, Śakuni

पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padānuga

padānuga - follower, attendant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+anuga)

• pada – foot, step, trace
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, going after
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from anugam
  derived from root gam with upasarga anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt

imperfect middle third plural

verbal root vṛt with upasargas abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - retreat, turning back, ceasing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nivartana

nivartana - retreat, turning back, ceasing

derived from root vṛt with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)