महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-26, verse-17

ये तत्र निहता राजन्नन्तरायोधनं प्रति ।
यथा कथंचित्ते राजन्संप्राप्ता उत्तरान्कुरून् ॥१७॥

17. ye tatra nihatā rājannantarāyodhanaṁ prati ,
yathā kathaṁcitte rājansaṁprāptā uttarānkurūn.

17. ye tatra nihatāḥ rājan antarāyodhanam prati
yathā kathañcit te rājan samprāptāḥ uttarān kurūn

17. rājan ye tatra antarāyodhanam prati nihatāḥ te
rājan yathā kathañcit uttarān kurūn samprāptāḥ

17. O King, those who were killed there in the battle, they, somehow or other, reached the Northern Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck down

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• अन्तरायोधनम् (antarāyodhanam) - in the midst of the battle, during the fight

• प्रति (prati) - in the context of (towards, with respect to, regarding)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow, in some way or other, by any means

• ते (te) - they, those

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - attained, reached

• उत्तरान् (uttarān) - northern

• कुरून् (kurūn) - the Northern Kurus, a mythical land of bliss (the Kurus (people or region))

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck down

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From ni (down) + root han (to strike, kill) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate of the relative clause.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root rāj (to rule).

Root: rāj (class 1)

अन्तरायोधनम् (antarāyodhanam) - in the midst of the battle, during the fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antarāyodhana

antarāyodhana - interval of battle, in the midst of the battle

Compound.

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (antara+āyodhana)

• antara – interior, between, middle, amidst
  indeclinable/noun (neuter)
• āyodhana – battle, fight, combat
  noun (neuter)
  From ā + root yudh (to fight).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating time/circumstance.

प्रति (prati) - in the context of (towards, with respect to, regarding)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

From yad + thā suffix.

कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow, in some way or other, by any means

(indeclinable)

From katham + cit.

Note: Part of the phrase 'yathā kathañcit'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to 'ye nihatāḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root rāj (to rule).

Root: rāj (class 1)

सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - attained, reached

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samprāpta

samprāpta - attained, reached, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From sam + pra + root āp (to obtain) + kta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate of the main clause.

उत्तरान् (uttarān) - northern

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, later, superior, subsequent

कुरून् (kurūn) - the Northern Kurus, a mythical land of bliss (the Kurus (people or region))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king, his descendants, or their territory)

Note: Object of 'samprāptāḥ'.