महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-23

केचिच्छराक्षेपभयाच्छिरांस्यवननामिरे ।
मनुजा धृष्टमपरे वीक्षां चक्रुः सविस्मयाः ॥२३॥

23. keciccharākṣepabhayācchirāṁsyavananāmire ,
manujā dhṛṣṭamapare vīkṣāṁ cakruḥ savismayāḥ.

23. kecit śarākṣepabhayāt śirāṃsi avananāmire
manujāḥ dhṛṣṭam apare vīkṣām cakruḥ savismayāḥ

23. Some individuals, out of fear of the incoming arrows, bowed their heads. Others, however, observed boldly and with astonishment.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• शराक्षेपभयात् (śarākṣepabhayāt) - from fear of the shooting arrows, from fear of being struck by arrows

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• अवननामिरे (avananāmire) - they bowed down

• मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - men, human beings

• धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - boldly, fearlessly

• अपरे (apare) - others

• वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - sight, gaze, observation

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they performed, they made

• सविस्मयाः (savismayāḥ) - with wonder, astonished

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain

Note: Indefinite pronoun.

शराक्षेपभयात् (śarākṣepabhayāt) - from fear of the shooting arrows, from fear of being struck by arrows

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śarākṣepabhaya

śarākṣepabhaya - fear of being struck by arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ākṣepa+bhaya)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• ākṣepa – throwing, casting, shooting, reproach
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause.

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top

Note: Object of `avananāmire`.

अवननामिरे (avananāmire) - they bowed down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of nam

Reduplicated Perfect

Derived from root nam (to bow) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Perfect 3rd plural middle of ava-nam.

मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - men, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manu-ja

manu-ja - man, human being (born of Manu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+ja)

• manu – Manu (progenitor of mankind), man
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `avananāmire`.

धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - boldly, fearlessly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhṛṣ (to be bold)

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative neuter singular used adverbially).

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Subject of `cakruḥ`.

वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - sight, gaze, observation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣā

vīkṣā - sight, gaze, observation

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the idiomatic perfect construction with `kṛ`.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they performed, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Parasmaipada form. Idiomatic usage `vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ` means "they observed".

सविस्मयाः (savismayāḥ) - with wonder, astonished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savismaya

savismaya - full of wonder, astonished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vismaya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root smi (to smile, wonder) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `apare`.