महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-10, verse-15

निहतानात्मजाञ्श्रुत्वा प्रमत्तान्पुरुषर्षभाः ।
निनीषन्तः पदं शूराः क्षिप्रमेव यशस्विनि ॥१५॥

15. nihatānātmajāñśrutvā pramattānpuruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
ninīṣantaḥ padaṁ śūrāḥ kṣiprameva yaśasvini.

15. nihatān ātmajān śrutvā pramattān puruṣarṣabhāḥ
ninīṣantaḥ padam śūrāḥ kṣipram eva yaśasvini

15. yaśasvini puruṣarṣabhāḥ śūrāḥ nihatān pramattān
ātmajān śrutvā kṣipram eva padam ninīṣantaḥ

15. O glorious one (yaśasvini), we heroes (śūrāḥ), best among men (puruṣarṣabhāḥ), having heard that the sons were slain while negligent, quickly wish to attain our objective.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed, destroyed

• आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons, offspring, born of oneself

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - heedless, negligent, intoxicated, careless

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men, leading men

• निनीषन्तः (ninīṣantaḥ) - wishing to lead, desiring to attain/carry

• पदम् (padam) - objective, goal (step, foot, abode, state, position, goal, word)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - O glorious one, O illustrious one

Words meanings and morphology

निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- and root han (to strike, kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons, offspring, born of oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - born of oneself, son, offspring

From ātman (self) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  Adjectival suffix
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - heedless, negligent, intoxicated, careless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pramatta

pramatta - heedless, negligent, intoxicated, careless

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- and root mad (to be intoxicated, delighted, careless).

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men, leading men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, chief of men

Puruṣa (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, excellent one).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

निनीषन्तः (ninīṣantaḥ) - wishing to lead, desiring to attain/carry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ninīṣat

ninīṣat - wishing to lead, desiring to attain

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

From desiderative stem of root nī (to lead, carry, bring) with participle suffix.

Root: nī (class 1)

पदम् (padam) - objective, goal (step, foot, abode, state, position, goal, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, abode, state, position, goal, word

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - O glorious one, O illustrious one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, illustrious, famous

From yaśas (glory) + possessive suffix -vin.