महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-142

एवंविधा हि सा रात्रिः सोमकानां जनक्षये ।
प्रसुप्तानां प्रमत्तानामासीत्सुभृशदारुणा ॥१४२॥

142. evaṁvidhā hi sā rātriḥ somakānāṁ janakṣaye ,
prasuptānāṁ pramattānāmāsītsubhṛśadāruṇā.

142. evaṃvidhā hi sā rātriḥ somakānām janakṣaye
prasuptānām pramattānām āsīt subhṛśadāruṇā

142. hi sā evaṃvidhā rātriḥ somakānām janakṣaye
prasuptānām pramattānām subhṛśadāruṇā āsīt

142. Indeed, such was that night for the Somakas, a night marked by the annihilation of their people. For those who were asleep and heedless, it proved to be exceedingly dreadful.

Words meanings summery:

• एवंविधा (evaṁvidhā) - of such a kind, such

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• सोमकानाम् (somakānām) - of the Somakas

• जनक्षये (janakṣaye) - in the destruction of people

• प्रसुप्तानाम् (prasuptānām) - of those who were sleeping, of the sleeping ones

• प्रमत्तानाम् (pramattānām) - of those who were heedless, careless, negligent

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• सुभृशदारुणा (subhṛśadāruṇā) - extremely dreadful, very cruel

Words meanings and morphology

एवंविधा (evaṁvidhā) - of such a kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of this kind, such, similar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

सोमकानाम् (somakānām) - of the Somakas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - name of a people, a king, a clan associated with the Pāṇḍavas

जनक्षये (janakṣaye) - in the destruction of people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janakṣaya

janakṣaya - destruction of people, loss of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+kṣaya)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kṣaya – destruction, decrease, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

प्रसुप्तानाम् (prasuptānām) - of those who were sleeping, of the sleeping ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prasupta

svap - to sleep

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root svap with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

प्रमत्तानाम् (pramattānām) - of those who were heedless, careless, negligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pramatta

mad - to be intoxicated, delighted, reckless

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root mad with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुभृशदारुणा (subhṛśadāruṇā) - extremely dreadful, very cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of subhṛśadāruṇa

subhṛśadāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhṛśa+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bhṛśa – much, excessive, very, violent
  adjective (masculine)
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṝ (class 1)