महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-18, verse-9

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रथनीडानि देहांश्च हतानां गजवाजिनाम् ।
आश्रिताः श्रममोहार्ताः स्थिताः पश्य महाबल ॥९॥

9. rathanīḍāni dehāṁśca hatānāṁ gajavājinām ,
āśritāḥ śramamohārtāḥ sthitāḥ paśya mahābala.

9. rathanīḍāni dehān ca hatānām gajavājinām
āśritāḥ śramamohārtāḥ sthitāḥ paśya mahābala

9. mahābala paśya śramamohārtāḥ āśritāḥ sthitāḥ
rathanīḍāni hatānām gajavājinām dehān ca

9. O mighty one, behold those who are distressed by fatigue and delusion, standing amidst the shattered chariots and the bodies of slain elephants and horses.

Words meanings summery:

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रथनीडानि (rathanīḍāni) - chariot-nests, parts of chariots, shattered chariots

देहान् (dehān) - bodies

च (ca) - and

हतानाम् (hatānām) - of the slain, of those killed

गजवाजिनाम् (gajavājinām) - of elephants and horses

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - those who have taken refuge, dependent, resorted to

श्रममोहार्ताः (śramamohārtāḥ) - distressed by fatigue and delusion

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, remaining

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, observe

महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one, O powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

रथनीडानि (rathanīḍāni) - chariot-nests, parts of chariots, shattered chariots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rathanīḍa

rathanīḍa - chariot-nest, parts of chariots, remnants of chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nīḍa)

ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
noun (masculine)
Root: ramh
nīḍa – nest, abode, resting place, lair
noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

देहान् (dehān) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'rathanīḍāni' and 'dehān'.

हतानाम् (hatānām) - of the slain, of those killed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'gajavājinām'.

गजवाजिनाम् (gajavājinām) - of elephants and horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gajavājin

gajavājin - elephants and horses

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+vājin)

gaja – elephant
noun (masculine)
Root: gaj (class 1)
vājin – horse, swift, powerful
noun (masculine)
From 'vāji' (swift) + 'in' (possessing).
Root: vāj

Note: Possessive, indicating whose bodies are being described.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - those who have taken refuge, dependent, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - taken shelter, resorted to, dependent on, supported

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, cling to) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'are'.

श्रममोहार्ताः (śramamohārtāḥ) - distressed by fatigue and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śramamohārta

śramamohārta - distressed by fatigue and confusion/delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrama+moha+ārta)

śrama – fatigue, toil, exertion
noun (masculine)
Root: śram (class 4)
moha – delusion, confusion, infatuation
noun (masculine)
Root: muh (class 4)
ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'ṛ' (to go, to move) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'.
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'āśritāḥ' and 'sthitāḥ'.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, situated, standing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject.

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, observe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś