महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-7, verse-48

जिज्ञासमानास्तत्तेजः सौप्तिकं च दिदृक्षवः ।
भीमोग्रपरिघालातशूलपट्टिशपाणयः ।
घोररूपाः समाजग्मुर्भूतसंघाः समन्ततः ॥४८॥

48. jijñāsamānāstattejaḥ sauptikaṁ ca didṛkṣavaḥ ,
bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ ,
ghorarūpāḥ samājagmurbhūtasaṁghāḥ samantataḥ.

48. jijñāsamānāḥ tat tejaḥ sauptikam
ca didṛkṣavaḥ
bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ ghorarūpāḥ
samājagmuḥ bhūtasaṃghāḥ samantataḥ

48. tat tejaḥ jijñāsamānāḥ ca sauptikam
didṛkṣavaḥ
bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ ghorarūpāḥ
bhūtasaṃghāḥ samantataḥ samājagmuḥ

48. They, inquisitive about that (Ashvatthama's) power, and eager to witness the (carnage of the) Souptika (attack on the sleepers), arrived from all sides. These hosts of spirits (bhūtas) were of terrifying forms, with formidable and fierce iron maces, burning brands, lances, and sharp spears in their hands.

Words meanings summery:

• जिज्ञासमानाः (jijñāsamānāḥ) - desiring to know, inquisitive, curious

• तत् (tat) - that (Ashvatthama's) (that, that (power))

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, power, energy, glow

• सौप्तिकम् (sauptikam) - the (carnage of the) Souptika (attack on the sleepers) (relating to those who are asleep, the attack on the sleeping ones)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

• भीमोग्रपरिघालातशूलपट्टिशपाणयः (bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ) - having terrible and fierce iron bars, burning brands, lances, and sharp spears in their hands

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrifying form, having dreadful appearance

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled, came together, arrived

• भूतसंघाः (bhūtasaṁghāḥ) - hosts of beings, assemblages of spirits/ghosts

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

Words meanings and morphology

जिज्ञासमानाः (jijñāsamānāḥ) - desiring to know, inquisitive, curious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - desiring to know, wishing to learn

Present Middle Participle (śānac) of Desiderative stem

Formed from desiderative stem of 'jñā' (to know), with reduplication and 's' insertion, plus suffix '-āna'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that (Ashvatthama's) (that, that (power))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, power, energy, glow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, splendor, power, energy, valor

सौप्तिकम् (sauptikam) - the (carnage of the) Souptika (attack on the sleepers) (relating to those who are asleep, the attack on the sleeping ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sauptika

sauptika - relating to those who are asleep; especially referring to the episode in the Mahabharata where Ashvatthama massacres the sleeping Pandava army (Sauptika Parva).

Derived from 'supta' (asleep) + 'ṭhak' suffix.

Root: svap (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to behold

Desiderative adjective

Derived from the desiderative stem of root 'dṛś' (to see), with reduplication and 's' insertion, plus suffix '-u'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भीमोग्रपरिघालातशूलपट्टिशपाणयः (bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ) - having terrible and fierce iron bars, burning brands, lances, and sharp spears in their hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇi

bhīmograparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇi - holding terrifying and fierce clubs, firebrands, lances, and short spears in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+ugra+parigha+alāta+śūla+paṭṭiśa+pāṇi)

• bhīma – terrible, fearful
  adjective
• ugra – fierce, terrible, formidable
  adjective
• parigha – iron bar, club, mace
  noun (masculine)
• alāta – burning brand, firebrand
  noun (neuter)
• śūla – lance, spear, pike, spike
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• paṭṭiśa – a kind of sharp spear or dart, an axe
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrifying form, having dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, dreadful-looking

'ghora' (terrible) + 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled, came together, arrived

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada)

Perfect form of 'gam' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-', reduplication 'ja-', and ending 'uḥ'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भूतसंघाः (bhūtasaṁghāḥ) - hosts of beings, assemblages of spirits/ghosts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūtasaṃgha

bhūtasaṁgha - host of beings, multitude of spirits/ghosts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+saṃgha)

• bhūta – being, creature, ghost, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃgha – multitude, collection, host, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' (all around) + suffix 'tas'.