महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-28

ततो मन्दाकिनीतीरे क्रीडन्तोऽप्सरसां गणाः ।
आसाद्य तमृषिं सर्वाः संभ्रान्ता गतचेतसः ॥२८॥

28. tato mandākinītīre krīḍanto'psarasāṁ gaṇāḥ ,
āsādya tamṛṣiṁ sarvāḥ saṁbhrāntā gatacetasaḥ.

28. tataḥ mandākinītīre krīḍantaḥ apsarasām gaṇāḥ
āsādya tam ṛṣim sarvāḥ saṃbhrāntāḥ gatacetasaḥ

28. Then, groups of apsaras, who were playing on the bank of the Mandakini river, upon approaching that sage, all became bewildered and lost their composure.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• मन्दाकिनीतीरे (mandākinītīre) - on the bank of the Mandakini river

• क्रीडन्तः (krīḍantaḥ) - playing, frolicking

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the apsaras

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, multitudes

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

• संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, agitated

• गतचेतसः (gatacetasaḥ) - having lost their composure (having lost consciousness/senses, dismayed, disconcerted)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

मन्दाकिनीतीरे (mandākinītīre) - on the bank of the Mandakini river

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mandākinītīra

mandākinītīra - bank of the Mandakini

Compound type : tatpurusha (mandākinī+tīra)

• mandākinī – Mandakini (a river)
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)

क्रीडन्तः (krīḍantaḥ) - playing, frolicking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, sporting

Present Active Participle

present active participle from √krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Participle, agreeing with gaṇāḥ

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the apsaras

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - apsaras (celestial nymph)

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, multitudes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, host, multitude, troop

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive form from ā-√sad

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Gerund/Absolutive form

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the apsaras

संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃbhrānta

saṁbhrānta - bewildered, confused, agitated, terrified

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of saṃ-√bhram

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Participle, agreeing with gaṇāḥ / sarvāḥ

गतचेतसः (gatacetasaḥ) - having lost their composure (having lost consciousness/senses, dismayed, disconcerted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gatacetas

gatacetas - having lost consciousness, dismayed, with bewildered mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+cetas)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with gaṇāḥ / sarvāḥ