महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-72, verse-24

किराता विकृता राजन्बहवोऽसिधनुर्धराः ।
म्लेच्छाश्चान्ये बहुविधाः पूर्वं विनिकृता रणे ॥२४॥

24. kirātā vikṛtā rājanbahavo'sidhanurdharāḥ ,
mlecchāścānye bahuvidhāḥ pūrvaṁ vinikṛtā raṇe.

24. kirātāḥ vikṛtāḥ rājan bahavaḥ asidhanurdharāḥ
mlecchāḥ ca anye bahuvidhāḥ pūrvam vinikṛtāḥ raṇe

24. rājan,
bahavaḥ vikṛtāḥ asidhanurdharāḥ kirātāḥ ca anye bahuvidhāḥ mlecchāḥ pūrvam raṇe vinikṛtāḥ

24. O king, many fierce Kiratas who bore swords and bows, and various other Mlecchas, had previously been vanquished in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kiratas (a mountain tribe)

• विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - fierce, formidable (describing the Kiratas) (fierce, monstrous, disfigured, terrible)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• असिधनुर्धराः (asidhanurdharāḥ) - sword and bow bearers, armed with swords and bows

• म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - Mlecchas, barbarians, foreigners

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• बहुविधाः (bahuvidhāḥ) - of many kinds, various, diverse

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• विनिकृताः (vinikṛtāḥ) - vanquished, defeated in battle (defeated, vanquished, humiliated, injured)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kiratas (a mountain tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - Kirata (a tribe traditionally inhabiting mountainous regions, often depicted as hunters or forest dwellers)

विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - fierce, formidable (describing the Kiratas) (fierce, monstrous, disfigured, terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, disfigured, fierce, monstrous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, to make) with prefix vi- (apart, away)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

असिधनुर्धराः (asidhanurdharāḥ) - sword and bow bearers, armed with swords and bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asidhanurdhara

asidhanurdhara - one who bears a sword and a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asi+dhanus+dhara)

• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearer, holder, supporter
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - Mlecchas, barbarians, foreigners

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mleccha

mleccha - Mleccha (a term for foreigners, non-Aryans, or barbarians, often used to denote those outside the traditional Vedic social system)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

बहुविधाः (bahuvidhāḥ) - of many kinds, various, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold, various

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – much, many, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

विनिकृताः (vinikṛtāḥ) - vanquished, defeated in battle (defeated, vanquished, humiliated, injured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinikṛta

vinikṛta - injured, harmed, vanquished, defeated, humiliated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make) with prefixes vi- and ni-

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat