महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-25

समेतास्तत्र वै देशे तत्रैव निधनं गताः ।
कौरवान्कारणं कृत्वा कालेनाद्भुतकर्मणा ॥२५॥

25. sametāstatra vai deśe tatraiva nidhanaṁ gatāḥ ,
kauravānkāraṇaṁ kṛtvā kālenādbhutakarmaṇā.

25. sametāḥ tatra vai deśe tatra eva nidhanam gatāḥ
kauravān kāraṇam kṛtvā kālena adbhutakarmaṇā

25. Having gathered in that very region, they indeed perished right there, with the Kauravas serving as the cause, by the wondrous-working hand of Time.

Words meanings summery:

• समेताः (sametāḥ) - having assembled (the Akshauhinis) (assembled, gathered)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that region (there, in that place)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

• देशे (deśe) - in that region (in the place, in the region)

• तत्र (tatra) - right there (emphasizing location of death) (there)

• एव (eva) - exactly, right (indeed, just, only)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, their end (death, destruction, end)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - reached, met (gone, reached)

• कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas (as the object of making cause) (the Kurus)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - as the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making (the Kauravas) the cause (having done, having made)

• कालेन (kālena) - by the agency of Time (by time)

• अद्भुतकर्मणा (adbhutakarmaṇā) - by (Time) whose actions are wondrous (by one whose deeds are wondrous)

Words meanings and morphology

समेताः (sametāḥ) - having assembled (the Akshauhinis) (assembled, gathered)

(nominal form)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sameta

sameta - joined, united, met, assembled

past passive participle

from sam-√i (to go together)

Prefix: sam

Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tāḥ akṣauhiṇyaḥ' (understood from previous verse)

तत्र (tatra) - in that region (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

देशे (deśe) - in that region (in the place, in the region)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

तत्र (tatra) - right there (emphasizing location of death) (there)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - exactly, right (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, their end (death, destruction, end)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, annihilation, end

from ni-√dhā

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'gatāḥ' (gone to death)

गताः (gatāḥ) - reached, met (gone, reached)

(nominal form)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

past passive participle

from √gam (to go) + -ta suffix

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'nidhanam' to mean 'to meet death'

कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas (as the object of making cause) (the Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - a descendant of Kuru, especially the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

patronymic from Kuru

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - as the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

action noun

from √kṛ (to do, make) + ana suffix

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a predicate accusative with kṛtvā

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making (the Kauravas) the cause (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

कालेन (kālena) - by the agency of Time (by time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, destiny

Note: Agent of the action

अद्भुतकर्मणा (adbhutakarmaṇā) - by (Time) whose actions are wondrous (by one whose deeds are wondrous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adbhutakarman

adbhutakarman - one whose actions are wonderful/marvellous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adbhuta+karman)

• adbhuta – wondrous, marvelous, surprising, amazing
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  from √kṛ
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'kālena'