महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-5

स तेषु रुधिराम्भस्सु ह्रदेषु क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ।
पितॄन्संतर्पयामास रुधिरेणेति नः श्रुतम् ॥५॥

5. sa teṣu rudhirāmbhassu hradeṣu krodhamūrcchitaḥ ,
pitṝnsaṁtarpayāmāsa rudhireṇeti naḥ śrutam.

5. saḥ teṣu rudhirāmbhassu hradeṣu krodhamūrcchitaḥ
pitṝn saṃtarpayāmāsa rudhireṇa iti naḥ śrutam

5. Overwhelmed by wrath, he propitiated his ancestors in those blood-filled lakes with the very blood (of the Kshatriyas). Thus, it has been heard by us.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, in those

• रुधिराम्भस्सु (rudhirāmbhassu) - in the blood-waters, in the waters of blood

• ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes

• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome by rage, maddened by anger

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

• संतर्पयामास (saṁtarpayāmāsa) - gratified, propitiated (with perfect reduplication)

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• नः (naḥ) - by us (instrumental sense for 'heard by us') (by us)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, in those

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with hradeṣu.

रुधिराम्भस्सु (rudhirāmbhassu) - in the blood-waters, in the waters of blood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of rudhirāmbhas

rudhirāmbhas - blood-water, water of blood

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ambhas)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - lake, pond

क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome by rage, maddened by anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūrcchita

krodhamūrcchita - fainted from anger, overwhelmed by rage

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūrcchita)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
• mūrcchita – fainted, stupefied, overwhelmed
  participle
  past passive participle
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Qualifies saḥ (Rama).

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (plural)

संतर्पयामास (saṁtarpayāmāsa) - gratified, propitiated (with perfect reduplication)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tṛp

causative

Prefix: sam

Root: tṛp (class 4)

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (instrumental sense for 'heard by us') (by us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form, here used with a passive construction, implying 'by us'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

past passive participle

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally in neuter singular.