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11,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-50

विशिरस्कानथो कायान्दृष्ट्वा घोराभिनन्दिनः ।
मुह्यन्त्यनुचिता नार्यो विदेहानि शिरांसि च ॥५०॥
50. viśiraskānatho kāyāndṛṣṭvā ghorābhinandinaḥ ,
muhyantyanucitā nāryo videhāni śirāṁsi ca.
50. viśiraskān atho kāyān dṛṣṭvā ghorābhinandinaḥ
muhyanti anucitāḥ nāryaḥ videhāni śirāṃsi ca
50. anucitāḥ nāryaḥ ghorābhinandinaḥ viśiraskān
kāyān videhāni śirāṃsi ca dṛṣṭvā atho muhyanti
50. Upon seeing headless bodies and detached heads—objects that those delighting in horror would embrace—the unaccustomed women faint.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विशिरस्कान् (viśiraskān) - headless ones
  • अथो (atho) - and then, moreover
  • कायान् (kāyān) - bodies
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • घोराभिनन्दिनः (ghorābhinandinaḥ) - those delighting in horrible things
  • मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - they faint, they are bewildered
  • अनुचिताः (anucitāḥ) - unaccustomed, not proper, unsuited
  • नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women
  • विदेहानि (videhāni) - referring to the heads (detached, bodiless)
  • शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

विशिरस्कान् (viśiraskān) - headless ones
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of viśiraska
viśiraska - headless, lacking a head
Derived from the Bahuvrīhi compound 'viśiras' (headless) with the suffix 'ka'.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+śiras)
  • vi – without, apart, dis-
    indeclinable
  • śiras – head
    noun (neuter)
अथो (atho) - and then, moreover
(indeclinable)
कायान् (kāyān) - bodies
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāya
kāya - body, mass, collection
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
घोराभिनन्दिनः (ghorābhinandinaḥ) - those delighting in horrible things
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorābhinandin
ghorābhinandin - one who delights in terrible or fearful things
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ghora+abhinandin)
  • ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
    adjective (masculine)
  • abhinandin – delighting in, rejoicing in, praising
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from the root 'nand' with the prefix 'abhi'.
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: nand (class 1)
मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - they faint, they are bewildered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of muh
Root: muh (class 4)
अनुचिताः (anucitāḥ) - unaccustomed, not proper, unsuited
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of anucita
anucita - improper, unsuitable, unaccustomed
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (an+ucita)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • ucita – proper, fit, suitable, accustomed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: vac (class 2)
नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - woman, wife
विदेहानि (videhāni) - referring to the heads (detached, bodiless)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of videha
videha - bodiless, without a body, separated from the body
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+deha)
  • vi – without, apart
    indeclinable
  • deha – body
    noun (masculine)
शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras
śiras - head
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)