महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-65

ददृशुः कालरात्रिं ते स्मयमानामवस्थिताम् ।
नराश्वकुञ्जरान्पाशैर्बद्ध्वा घोरैः प्रतस्थुषीम् ।
हरन्तीं विविधान्प्रेतान्पाशबद्धान्विमूर्धजान् ॥६५॥

65. dadṛśuḥ kālarātriṁ te smayamānāmavasthitām ,
narāśvakuñjarānpāśairbaddhvā ghoraiḥ pratasthuṣīm ,
harantīṁ vividhānpretānpāśabaddhānvimūrdhajān.

65. dadṛśuḥ kālarātrim te smayamānām
avasthitām narāśvakuñjarān pāśaiḥ baddhvā
ghoraiḥ pratastʰuṣīm harantīm
vividhān pretān pāśabaddhān vimūrdhajān

65. te kālarātrim avasthitām smayamānām
ghoraiḥ pāśaiḥ narāśvakuñjarān baddhvā
pāśabaddhān vimūrdhajān vividhān
pretān harantīm pratastʰuṣīm dadṛśuḥ

65. They saw Kalaratri, standing there and smiling. She was moving forth, having bound men, horses, and elephants with dreadful nooses, and carrying away various headless spirits who were also bound by her snares.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - Kalaratri (a fierce goddess associated with time and destruction) (Kalaratri (the night of destruction), the dark night)

• ते (te) - they

• स्मयमानाम् (smayamānām) - smiling

• अवस्थिताम् (avasthitām) - standing, situated, present

• नराश्वकुञ्जरान् (narāśvakuñjarān) - men, horses, and elephants

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses, with snares, with bonds

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having tied

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• प्रतस्त्ʰउषीम् (pratastʰuṣīm) - moving forth, departing, proceeding

• हरन्तीम् (harantīm) - carrying away, seizing, removing

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• प्रेतान् (pretān) - spirits of the dead, ghosts

• पाशबद्धान् (pāśabaddhān) - bound by nooses, ensnared

• विमूर्धजान् (vimūrdhajān) - headless

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

root dṛś, Perfect 3rd plural active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - Kalaratri (a fierce goddess associated with time and destruction) (Kalaratri (the night of destruction), the dark night)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kālarātri

kālarātri - night of destruction, a specific fierce goddess (Kalaratri)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+rātri)

• kāla – time, black, death
  noun (masculine)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the warriors/heroes mentioned previously or implicitly in context.

स्मयमानाम् (smayamānām) - smiling

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling

Present Middle Participle

root smi (to smile), Present Middle Participle

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kālarātrim.

अवस्थिताम् (avasthitām) - standing, situated, present

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, remaining, present

Past Passive Participle

from ava-sthā (to stand, to be present), Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kālarātrim.

नराश्वकुञ्जरान् (narāśvakuñjarān) - men, horses, and elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narāśvakuñjara

narāśvakuñjara - men, horses, and elephants

Compound type : dvandva (nara+aśva+kuñjara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of baddhvā and harantīm.

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses, with snares, with bonds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - noose, snare, bond, fetter

Note: Instrument of binding.

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having tied

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

root bandh, Absolutive

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Shows prior action.

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

Note: Qualifies pāśaiḥ.

प्रतस्त्ʰउषीम् (pratastʰuṣīm) - moving forth, departing, proceeding

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratastʰuṣ

pratastʰuṣ - moving forth, departing, proceeding

Perfect Active Participle (feminine)

from pra-sthā (to set out, to proceed), Perfect Active Participle (feminine accusative singular)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kālarātrim.

हरन्तीम् (harantīm) - carrying away, seizing, removing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of harat

harat - carrying, seizing, removing, stealing

Present Active Participle (feminine)

root hṛ (to carry, to seize), Present Active Participle (feminine accusative singular)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kālarātrim.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

Note: Qualifies pretān.

प्रेतान् (pretān) - spirits of the dead, ghosts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of preta

preta - departed spirit, ghost, spirit of the dead

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

from pra-i (to depart), Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of harantīm.

पाशबद्धान् (pāśabaddhān) - bound by nooses, ensnared

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśabaddha

pāśabaddha - bound by a noose, ensnared

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (pāśa+baddha)

• pāśa – noose, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, fettered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root bandh (to bind), Past Passive Participle
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies pretān.

विमूर्धजान् (vimūrdhajān) - headless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vimūrdhaja

vimūrdhaja - headless, one whose head is cut off

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mūrdhan+ja)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• mūrdhan – head, top
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies pretān.