महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-48

बह्व्यो दृष्ट्वा शरीराणि क्रोशन्ति विलपन्ति च ।
पाणिभिश्चापरा घ्नन्ति शिरांसि मृदुपाणयः ॥४८॥

48. bahvyo dṛṣṭvā śarīrāṇi krośanti vilapanti ca ,
pāṇibhiścāparā ghnanti śirāṁsi mṛdupāṇayaḥ.

48. bahvyaḥ dṛṣṭvā śarīrāṇi krośanti vilapanti ca
pāṇibhiḥ ca aparāḥ ghnanti śirāṃsi mṛdu-pāṇayaḥ

48. bahvyaḥ śarīrāṇi dṛṣṭvā krośanti ca vilapanti ca.
ca aparāḥ mṛdu-pāṇayaḥ pāṇibhiḥ śirāṃsi ghnanti.

48. Many women, having seen the bodies, cry out and lament. And others, with their soft hands, strike their heads.

Words meanings summery:

• बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many women (many)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• क्रोशन्ति (krośanti) - they cry out, they shriek

• विलपन्ति (vilapanti) - they lament, they wail

• च (ca) - and

• पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands

• च (ca) - and

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - other women (others)

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they strike (their heads) (they strike, they hit, they kill)

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• मृदु-पाणयः (mṛdu-pāṇayaḥ) - soft-handed

Words meanings and morphology

बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many women (many)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Substantivized, referring to 'women'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

क्रोशन्ति (krośanti) - they cry out, they shriek

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kruś

Root: kruś (class 1)

विलपन्ति (vilapanti) - they lament, they wail

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vilap

Derived from root lap with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपराः (aparāḥ) - other women (others)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Substantivized, referring to 'women'.

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they strike (their heads) (they strike, they hit, they kill)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of han

Root: han (class 2)

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Object of 'ghnanti'.

मृदु-पाणयः (mṛdu-pāṇayaḥ) - soft-handed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛdu-pāṇi

mṛdu-pāṇi - soft-handed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+pāṇi)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, tender
  adjective (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aparāḥ'.