महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-14

अदृष्टपूर्वं पश्यन्त्यो दुःखार्ता भरतस्त्रियः ।
शरीरेष्वस्खलन्नन्या न्यपतंश्चापरा भुवि ॥१४॥

14. adṛṣṭapūrvaṁ paśyantyo duḥkhārtā bharatastriyaḥ ,
śarīreṣvaskhalannanyā nyapataṁścāparā bhuvi.

14. adṛṣṭapūrvam paśyantyaḥ duḥkhārtāḥ bharatastriyaḥ
śarīreṣu askhalan anyāḥ nyapatan ca aparāḥ bhuvi

14. duḥkhārtāḥ bharatastriyaḥ adṛṣṭapūrvam paśyantyaḥ
anyāḥ śarīreṣu askhalan ca aparāḥ bhuvi nyapatan

14. Beholding a sight never seen before, the Bharata women, afflicted with sorrow, some stumbled over the bodies, while others fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - unseen before, unprecedented

• पश्यन्त्यः (paśyantyaḥ) - seeing, beholding, observing

• दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow, distressed, suffering

• भरतस्त्रियः (bharatastriyaḥ) - women of the Bharata lineage, Bharata women

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies, among bodies

• अस्खलन् (askhalan) - stumbled, faltered

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - others, some others

• न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down, collapsed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, the others

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - unseen before, unprecedented

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭapūrva

adṛṣṭapūrva - unseen before, unprecedented

Compound of adṛṣṭa (past passive participle of √dṛś) and pūrva (former, prior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• adṛṣṭa – unseen, not seen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛś (to see) with negative prefix a-
  Prefix: a
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: modifying implied "sight" or "event"

पश्यन्त्यः (paśyantyaḥ) - seeing, beholding, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, beholding, observing

Present Active Participle

From √dṛś (to see), stem paśyat.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: agrees with `bharatastriyaḥ`

दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow, distressed, suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - afflicted by sorrow, distressed, suffering

Compound of duḥkha (sorrow) and ārta (afflicted).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ṛ (to go, to move) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: agrees with `bharatastriyaḥ`

भरतस्त्रियः (bharatastriyaḥ) - women of the Bharata lineage, Bharata women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bharatastrī

bharatastrī - Bharata women

Compound of Bharata (name) and strī (woman).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+strī)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: subject of the sentence

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies, among bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

अस्खलन् (askhalan) - stumbled, faltered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of skhal

Imperfect Active, 3rd person plural. From √skhal (to stumble).

Root: skhal (class 1)

Note: agrees with `anyāḥ`

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - others, some others

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Feminine nominative plural.

Note: one group of women

न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down, collapsed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect Active, 3rd person plural. From √pat (to fall) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: agrees with `aparāḥ`

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, the others

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent

Feminine nominative plural.

Note: another group of women

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

Locative singular of `bhū` (feminine).

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