महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-94

विचेतसः सनिद्राश्च तमसा चावृता नराः ।
जघ्नुः स्वानेव तत्राथ कालेनाभिप्रचोदिताः ॥९४॥

94. vicetasaḥ sanidrāśca tamasā cāvṛtā narāḥ ,
jaghnuḥ svāneva tatrātha kālenābhipracoditāḥ.

94. vicetasaḥ sanidrāḥ ca tamasā ca āvṛtāḥ narāḥ
jaghnuḥ svān eva tatra atha kālena abhipracoditāḥ

94. vicetasaḥ sanidrāḥ ca tamasā ca āvṛtāḥ narāḥ
kālena abhipracoditāḥ atha tatra svān eva jaghnuḥ

94. Bewildered, drowsy, and overwhelmed by darkness (tamas), those men then killed their own people, driven by destiny (kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, senseless, confused

• सनिद्राः (sanidrāḥ) - sleepy, drowsy

• च (ca) - and, also

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by delusion, by ignorance

• च (ca) - and, also

• आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, enveloped, overwhelmed

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people, soldiers

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

• स्वान् (svān) - their own (people/kinsmen)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, by destiny, by fate

• अभिप्रचोदिताः (abhipracoditāḥ) - impelled, instigated, driven

Words meanings and morphology

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, senseless, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicetas

vicetas - bewildered, senseless, confused

Compound of vi (prefix for separation, without) and cetas (consciousness, mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+cetas)

• vi – without, prefix for separation
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, consciousness, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'narāḥ'.

सनिद्राः (sanidrāḥ) - sleepy, drowsy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanidra

sanidra - sleepy, drowsy

Compound of sa (with) and nidrā (sleep)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+nidrā)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• nidrā – sleep
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'narāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by delusion, by ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, delusion (tamas)

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Instrument of 'āvṛtāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, enveloped, overwhelmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, overwhelmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with upasarga ā- + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'narāḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people, soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'jaghnuḥ'.

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

From root han (to strike, kill), conjugated in perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: han (class 2)

स्वान् (svān) - their own (people/kinsmen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Object of 'jaghnuḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'tad' (that)

Note: Indicates location.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, by destiny, by fate

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, destiny, fate (kāla)

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Agent of 'abhipracoditāḥ'.

अभिप्रचोदिताः (abhipracoditāḥ) - impelled, instigated, driven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhipracodita

abhipracodita - impelled, instigated, driven

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cud (to impel, urge) with upasargas abhi- and pra- + kta suffix

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'narāḥ'.