महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-169, verse-23

ऊचुश्चैनां महाभागां क्षत्रियास्ते विचेतसः ।
ज्योतिःप्रहीणा दुःखार्ताः शान्तार्चिष इवाग्नयः ॥२३॥

23. ūcuścaināṁ mahābhāgāṁ kṣatriyāste vicetasaḥ ,
jyotiḥprahīṇā duḥkhārtāḥ śāntārciṣa ivāgnayaḥ.

23. ūcuḥ ca enām mahābhāgām kṣatriyāḥ te vicetasaḥ
jyotiḥprahīṇāḥ duḥkhārtāḥ śāntārciṣaḥ iva agnayaḥ

23. And those kṣatriyas, bewildered in mind, deprived of sight, and afflicted by sorrow, addressed that highly blessed lady. They were like fires whose flames had been extinguished.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एनाम् (enām) - her, to her

• महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - the highly fortunate one, the highly blessed one

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the kṣatriyas, warriors

• ते (te) - those

• विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, dispirited, confused in mind

• ज्योतिःप्रहीणाः (jyotiḥprahīṇāḥ) - deprived of light, whose light is lost, sightless

• दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, sorrow-stricken, afflicted by suffering

• शान्तार्चिषः (śāntārciṣaḥ) - whose flames are extinguished, having quenched flames

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires

Words meanings and morphology

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - her, to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, usually restricted to a few forms.

महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - the highly fortunate one, the highly blessed one

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, illustrious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāgā)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāgā – fortunate, possessing good fortune
  adjective (feminine)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the kṣatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya (warrior) class

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, dispirited, confused in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicetas

vicetas - bewildered, senseless, dispirited

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetas)

• vi – apart, asunder, without, ill-
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

ज्योतिःप्रहीणाः (jyotiḥprahīṇāḥ) - deprived of light, whose light is lost, sightless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jyotiḥprahīṇa

jyotiḥprahīṇa - deprived of light, sightless

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyotis+prahīṇa)

• jyotis – light, brilliance, luminosity, a celestial body
  noun (neuter)
• prahīṇa – deprived of, lost, abandoned, left
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hā

दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, sorrow-stricken, afflicted by suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - distressed by sorrow, suffering from pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, hurt, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: ṛ

शान्तार्चिषः (śāntārciṣaḥ) - whose flames are extinguished, having quenched flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāntārcis

śāntārcis - whose flames are extinguished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+arcis)

• śānta – extinguished, calmed, peaceful, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: śam (class 4)
• arcis – flame, ray, light, luster
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire