महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-103

तस्मान्निषादाः संभूताः क्रूराः शैलवनाश्रयाः ।
ये चान्ये विन्ध्यनिलया म्लेच्छाः शतसहस्रशः ॥१०३॥

103. tasmānniṣādāḥ saṁbhūtāḥ krūrāḥ śailavanāśrayāḥ ,
ye cānye vindhyanilayā mlecchāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ.

103. tasmāt niṣādāḥ sambhūtāḥ krūrāḥ śailavanāśrayāḥ
ye ca anye vindhyanilayāḥ mlecchāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ

103. tasmāt krūrāḥ śailavanāśrayāḥ niṣādāḥ sambhūtāḥ
ca anye ye vindhyanilayāḥ mlecchāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ

103. From him, the cruel Niṣādas were born, who dwell in mountains and forests. And also, other Mlecchas, who reside in the Vindhya region, by hundreds of thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (referring to the person from whom they were born) (from him, from that, therefore)

• निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a specific group of people) (Niṣādas (a tribal group or outcaste community))

• सम्भूताः (sambhūtāḥ) - were born (born, produced, originated, arisen)

• क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel (describing the Niṣādas and Mlecchas) (cruel, fierce, harsh)

• शैलवनाश्रयाः (śailavanāśrayāḥ) - dwelling in mountains and forests (describing the Niṣādas and Mlecchas) (dwelling in mountains and forests, dependent on mountains and forests)

• ये (ye) - who (referring to the Mlecchas) (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

• च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (people, referring to Mlecchas) (others, other ones (masculine plural nominative))

• विन्ध्यनिलयाः (vindhyanilayāḥ) - residing in the Vindhya region (describing the Mlecchas) (dwelling in the Vindhya mountains, residing in Vindhya)

• म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - Mlecchas (a group of people, considered outside the Aryan fold) (Mlecchas (foreigners, barbarians, non-Aryans))

• शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands (describing the number of Mlecchas) (by hundreds of thousands, in countless numbers)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (referring to the person from whom they were born) (from him, from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the male figure mentioned in the previous verse.

निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a specific group of people) (Niṣādas (a tribal group or outcaste community))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - an outcaste, a hunter, a tribal group, name of a note in music

सम्भूताः (sambhūtāḥ) - were born (born, produced, originated, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sambhūta

sambhūta - born, produced, arisen, formed

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to become) with prefix sam + kta suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel (describing the Niṣādas and Mlecchas) (cruel, fierce, harsh)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, terrible, harsh

Root: kṛ

शैलवनाश्रयाः (śailavanāśrayāḥ) - dwelling in mountains and forests (describing the Niṣādas and Mlecchas) (dwelling in mountains and forests, dependent on mountains and forests)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śailavanāśraya

śailavanāśraya - dwelling in mountains and forests

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+vana+āśraya)

• śaila – mountain, rocky
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• āśraya – refuge, dwelling, asylum, resort, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From root śri with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

ये (ye) - who (referring to the Mlecchas) (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (people, referring to Mlecchas) (others, other ones (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

विन्ध्यनिलयाः (vindhyanilayāḥ) - residing in the Vindhya region (describing the Mlecchas) (dwelling in the Vindhya mountains, residing in Vindhya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vindhyanilaya

vindhyanilaya - dwelling in the Vindhya mountains

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vindhya+nilaya)

• vindhya – Vindhya mountain range
  proper noun (masculine)
• nilaya – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From root li with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: li (class 1)

म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - Mlecchas (a group of people, considered outside the Aryan fold) (Mlecchas (foreigners, barbarians, non-Aryans))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mleccha

mleccha - foreigner, barbarian, non-Aryan, outcaste

Root: mlec (class 1)

शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands (describing the number of Mlecchas) (by hundreds of thousands, in countless numbers)

(indeclinable)

Formed from śatasahasra (a hundred thousand) + śas suffix (meaning 'by').