महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-20

वीरसूभिर्महाबाहो हतपुत्राभिरावृतम् ।
क्वचिच्च वीरपत्नीभिर्हतवीराभिराकुलम् ॥२०॥

20. vīrasūbhirmahābāho hataputrābhirāvṛtam ,
kvacicca vīrapatnībhirhatavīrābhirākulam.

20. vīrasūbhiḥ mahābāho hataputrābhiḥ āvṛtam
kvacit ca vīrapatnībhiḥ hatavīrābhiḥ ākulam

20. mahābāho hataputrābhiḥ vīrasūbhiḥ āvṛtam ca
kvacit hatavīrābhiḥ vīrapatnībhiḥ ākulam

20. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), (the battlefield is) covered by mothers of heroes whose sons have been slain, and in some places, it is filled with wives of heroes whose husbands have been slain.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरसूभिः (vīrasūbhiḥ) - by mothers of heroes

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, the speaker. (O mighty-armed one)

• हतपुत्राभिः (hataputrābhiḥ) - Qualifies `vīrasūbhiḥ`. (by those whose sons have been slain)

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - The battlefield is covered. (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

• च (ca) - and

• वीरपत्नीभिः (vīrapatnībhiḥ) - by wives of heroes

• हतवीराभिः (hatavīrābhiḥ) - Qualifies `vīrapatnībhiḥ`. (by those whose heroes (husbands) have been slain)

• आकुलम् (ākulam) - The battlefield is filled (with these women). (filled, agitated, distressed)

Words meanings and morphology

वीरसूभिः (vīrasūbhiḥ) - by mothers of heroes

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vīrasū

vīrasū - mother of heroes, she who gives birth to heroes

Compound derived from vīra (hero) and sū (mother/producer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+sū)

• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• sū – mother, progenitor, she who gives birth
  noun (feminine)
  From root √sū (to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agent of `āvṛtam`.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, the speaker. (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

हतपुत्राभिः (hataputrābhiḥ) - Qualifies `vīrasūbhiḥ`. (by those whose sons have been slain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of hataputrā

hataputrā - having slain sons, whose sons are killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+putra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - The battlefield is covered. (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛ

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā- and root √vṛ (to cover, enclose).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

(indeclinable)

Formed from `kva` (where) + `cit` (an indefinite particle).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीरपत्नीभिः (vīrapatnībhiḥ) - by wives of heroes

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vīrapatnī

vīrapatnī - wife of a hero, heroine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+patnī)

• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of `ākulam`.

हतवीराभिः (hatavīrābhiḥ) - Qualifies `vīrapatnībhiḥ`. (by those whose heroes (husbands) have been slain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of hatavīrā

hatavīrā - having slain heroes/husbands, whose heroes are killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+vīra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• vīra – hero, brave man, husband, warrior
  noun (masculine)

आकुलम् (ākulam) - The battlefield is filled (with these women). (filled, agitated, distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākula

ākula - full of, agitated, confused, crowded, distressed

From prefix ā- and root √kul (to collect, crowd).

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective.