महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-59, verse-35

एवं तदभवद्युद्धमहान्यष्टादश प्रभो ।
यत्र ते पृथिवीपाला निहताः स्वर्गमावसन् ॥३५॥

35. evaṁ tadabhavadyuddhamahānyaṣṭādaśa prabho ,
yatra te pṛthivīpālā nihatāḥ svargamāvasan.

35. evam tat abhavat yuddhamahāni aṣṭādaśa prabho
yatra te pṛthivīpālāḥ nihatāḥ svargam āvasan

35. prabho evam aṣṭādaśa yuddhamahāni tat abhavat
yatra te pṛthivīpālāḥ nihatāḥ svargam āvasan

35. Thus, O lord, those eighteen great battles occurred, in which those kings, having been slain, went to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• तत् (tat) - that

• अभवत् (abhavat) - took place (happened, occurred, was)

• युद्धमहानि (yuddhamahāni) - great wars, great battles

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (referring to the battles) (where, in which)

• ते (te) - those, they

• पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - earth-protectors, kings

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

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (heaven, celestial realm)

• आवसन् (āvasan) - went to and resided (resided, dwelt, inhabited)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the event of the battles.

अभवत् (abhavat) - took place (happened, occurred, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Singular verb with plural neuter subject 'yuddhamahāni', common in epic Sanskrit.

युद्धमहानि (yuddhamahāni) - great wars, great battles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yuddhamahā

yuddhamahā - great war, great battle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yuddha+mahā)

• yuddha – war, battle
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective

Note: Compound of 'yuddha' and 'mahā', in neuter plural nominative, agreeing with 'aṣṭādaśa'.

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'yuddhamahāni'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - in which (referring to the battles) (where, in which)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - earth-protectors, kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - having been slain (killed, slain, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ni- and root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (heaven, celestial realm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

Note: Indicates destination.

आवसन् (āvasan) - went to and resided (resided, dwelt, inhabited)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Verb ā-vas (to dwell in, to inhabit). Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.