महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-96

विप्रनष्टाश्च तेऽन्योन्यं नाजानन्त तदा विभो ।
क्रोशन्तस्तात पुत्रेति दैवोपहतचेतसः ॥९६॥

96. vipranaṣṭāśca te'nyonyaṁ nājānanta tadā vibho ,
krośantastāta putreti daivopahatacetasaḥ.

96. vipranaṣṭāḥ ca te anyonyam na ajānanta tadā
vibho krośantaḥ tāta putra iti daivopahatacetasaḥ

96. vibho te ca vipranaṣṭāḥ daivopahatacetasaḥ tadā
anyonyam na ajānanta tāta putra iti krośantaḥ

96. And those men were utterly lost, O great one (vibhu), no longer recognizing one another at that time. With their minds overwhelmed by destiny, they cried out, 'Father!' and 'Son!'

Words meanings summery:

• विप्रनष्टाः (vipranaṣṭāḥ) - completely lost, utterly destroyed, dispersed

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they, those

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• न (na) - not

• अजानन्त (ajānanta) - they knew, they recognized

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विभो (vibho) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Lord, O Great One)

• क्रोशन्तः (krośantaḥ) - crying out, lamenting

• तात (tāta) - father (affectionate address), dear one

• पुत्र (putra) - son (vocative)

• इति (iti) - thus, (marks a quotation)

• दैवोपहतचेतसः (daivopahatacetasaḥ) - those whose minds were overwhelmed by destiny (daiva)

Words meanings and morphology

विप्रनष्टाः (vipranaṣṭāḥ) - completely lost, utterly destroyed, dispersed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipranaṣṭa

vipranaṣṭa - completely lost, perished, dispersed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish, be lost) with upasargas vi- and pra- + kta suffix

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'te'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the confused soldiers.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Compound of anya (other) + anya

Compound type : pradi (anya+anya)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially as the object of recognition.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अजानन्त (ajānanta) - they knew, they recognized

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

From root jñā (to know), conjugated in imperfect tense

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Root jñā.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

विभो (vibho) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Lord, O Great One)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, master

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Address to the listener, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

क्रोशन्तः (krośantaḥ) - crying out, lamenting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krośat

krośat - crying out, screaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kruś (to cry out) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of 'te'.

तात (tāta) - father (affectionate address), dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father (affectionate address), dear one

Note: Part of the direct speech.

पुत्र (putra) - son (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Part of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - thus, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.

दैवोपहतचेतसः (daivopahatacetasaḥ) - those whose minds were overwhelmed by destiny (daiva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daivopahatacetas

daivopahatacetas - whose minds are struck by fate

Bahuvrihi compound: Daiva (divine, fate) + upahata (struck, overwhelmed) + cetas (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daiva+upahata+cetas)

• daiva – relating to gods, divine, fate, destiny
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from deva (god) + aṇ suffix
  Root: div (class 4)
• upahata – struck, overwhelmed, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga upa- + kta suffix; han changes to hata
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'te'.