महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-78

पुनरुत्पततः कांश्चिद्दूरादपि नरोत्तमान् ।
शूरान्संपततश्चान्यान्कालरात्र्यै न्यवेदयत् ॥७८॥

78. punarutpatataḥ kāṁściddūrādapi narottamān ,
śūrānsaṁpatataścānyānkālarātryai nyavedayat.

78. punar utpatataḥ kāṃścid dūrāt api narottamān
śūrān saṃpatataḥ ca anyān kālarātryai nyavedayat

78. punar narottamān utpatataḥ kāṃścit api dūrāt ca
anyān śūrān saṃpatataḥ kālarātryai nyavedayat

78. Again, he offered some excellent men (narottama) who were leaping up, and other brave warriors (śūra) who were rushing forward, even from a distance, to Kalaratri, the night of cosmic dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

• उत्पततः (utpatataḥ) - who were leaping up in battle (leaping up, flying up, rising)

• कांश्चिद् (kāṁścid) - some, certain ones

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance, far off

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नरोत्तमान् (narottamān) - excellent warriors (best among men, excellent men, superior men)

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave, valiant, heroes, warriors

• संपततः (saṁpatataḥ) - who were rushing forward in battle (rushing together, falling upon, meeting)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other warriors or opponents (others)

• कालरात्र्यै (kālarātryai) - to the goddess Kalaratri, representing the night of cosmic dissolution or death (to Kalaratri)

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - offered in sacrifice (to Kalaratri), implying killing them (offered, reported, announced)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

उत्पततः (utpatataḥ) - who were leaping up in battle (leaping up, flying up, rising)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utpatat

utpatat - leaping up, flying up, rising, springing up

Present Active Participle

Root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narottamān'

कांश्चिद् (kāṁścid) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, certain, some

From interrogative pronoun ka- + cid

Note: Often used like an indefinite article 'some'

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance, far off

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable (adverbial) use of ablative singular

Note: Adverbial use of the ablative case.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नरोत्तमान् (narottamān) - excellent warriors (best among men, excellent men, superior men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man, hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave, valiant, heroes, warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior

संपततः (saṁpatataḥ) - who were rushing forward in battle (rushing together, falling upon, meeting)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - rushing together, falling upon, meeting, encountering

Present Active Participle

Root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śūrān'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other warriors or opponents (others)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

कालरात्र्यै (kālarātryai) - to the goddess Kalaratri, representing the night of cosmic dissolution or death (to Kalaratri)

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kālarātri

kālarātri - the night of universal destruction, a form of Durgā, the darkest night

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+rātri)

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

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - offered in sacrifice (to Kalaratri), implying killing them (offered, reported, announced)

(verb)

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

Causative imperfect

Root vid (to know, find) with prefix ni-, in causative form

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)