महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-60, verse-15

एवं नूनं हते वृत्रे शक्रं नन्दन्ति बन्दिनः ।
तथा त्वां निहतामित्रं वयं नन्दाम भारत ॥१५॥

15. evaṁ nūnaṁ hate vṛtre śakraṁ nandanti bandinaḥ ,
tathā tvāṁ nihatāmitraṁ vayaṁ nandāma bhārata.

15. evam nūnam hate vṛtre śakram nandanti bandinaḥ
tathā tvām nihatāmitram vayam nandāma bhārata

15. bhārata nūnam vṛtre hate bandinaḥ śakram evam
nandanti tathā vayam nihatāmitram tvām nandāma

15. Just as, surely, after Vṛtra was slain, the bards praised Indra, similarly, O Bhārata, we rejoice for you, whose enemies have been destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• हते (hate) - when killed, having been killed, upon the slaying

• वृत्रे (vṛtre) - in Vṛtra, concerning Vṛtra, Vṛtra (when killed)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they praise

• बन्दिनः (bandinaḥ) - bards, eulogists, panegyrists

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• निहतामित्रम् (nihatāmitram) - one whose enemies are slain, having slain enemies

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• नन्दाम (nandāma) - we rejoice, we praise

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Bhima) (O descendant of Bharata!)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

हते (hate) - when killed, having been killed, upon the slaying

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root `han` (to strike, kill) + `kta` (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `vṛtre`.

वृत्रे (vṛtre) - in Vṛtra, concerning Vṛtra, Vṛtra (when killed)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (a Vedic demon, personification of drought, slain by Indra); covering, enclosure

From root `vṛ` (to cover).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty, strong

From root `śak` (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of `nandanti`.

नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they praise

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Parasmaipada conjugation. Third person plural.

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject `bandinaḥ`.

बन्दिनः (bandinaḥ) - bards, eulogists, panegyrists

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandin

bandin - bard, eulogist, panegyrist, praiser

From root `band` (to praise, celebrate).

Root: band (class 10)

Note: Subject of `nandanti`.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `thā` suffix.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of `nandāma`.

निहतामित्रम् (nihatāmitram) - one whose enemies are slain, having slain enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihatāmitra

nihatāmitra - one whose enemies are killed, having slain enemies, destroyer of foes

"nihata" (slain) + "amitra" (enemy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nihata+amitra)

• nihata – killed, slain, destroyed, struck down
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ni` (prefix) + root `han` (to strike, kill) + `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: han (class 2)
• amitra – enemy, foe, hostile
  noun (masculine)
  "na" (negative prefix) + "mitra" (friend)
  Prefix: a

Note: Agrees with `tvām`.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: Subject of `nandāma`.

नन्दाम (nandāma) - we rejoice, we praise

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nand

Present Indicative

First person plural, active voice. In classical Sanskrit, it typically would be `nandāmaḥ`. Assuming visarga-lopa before `bhārata` or metrical license.

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject `vayam`.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Bhima) (O descendant of Bharata!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a king of the Bharatas

From `bharata` + `aṇ` suffix.