महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-1, verse-8

यत्कृते पृथिवी सर्वा सुहृदो बान्धवास्तथा ।
हतास्माभिः प्रसह्याजौ क्लिष्टैः पूर्वं महावने ॥८॥

8. yatkṛte pṛthivī sarvā suhṛdo bāndhavāstathā ,
hatāsmābhiḥ prasahyājau kliṣṭaiḥ pūrvaṁ mahāvane.

8. yatkṛte pṛthivī sarvā suhṛdaḥ bāndhavāḥ tathā hatāḥ
asmābhiḥ prasahya ājau kliṣṭaiḥ pūrvam mahāvane

8. yatkṛte sarvā pṛthivī suhṛdaḥ tathā bāndhavāḥ (ca)
pūrvam mahāvane kliṣṭaiḥ asmābhiḥ ājau prasahya hatāḥ

8. On whose account the entire earth's populace, along with friends and relatives, were forcibly slain by us in battle—by us who were previously afflicted in the great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - on whose account (for whose sake, on account of whom/which)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the entire earth's populace (earth, ground)

• सर्वा (sarvā) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends (friends, well-wishers)

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (and, thus, in that manner, also)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly (forcibly, violently, overcoming)

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• क्लिष्टैः (kliṣṭaiḥ) - by us who were afflicted (by the afflicted ones, by those who suffered)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously (formerly, previously, before)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

Words meanings and morphology

यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - on whose account (for whose sake, on account of whom/which)

(indeclinable)

Compound: yat (who/which) + kṛta (done/made). Used as an adverbial phrase.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yad+kṛta)

• yad – which, who, what
  pronoun
  Relative pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, performed; for the sake of
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as "for whose sake".

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the entire earth's populace (earth, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

From pṛthu (broad).

Root: pṛth

Note: One of the subjects of hatāḥ, here referring to the populace.

सर्वा (sarvā) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun/adjective.

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends (friends, well-wishers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, kind-hearted

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: One of the subjects of hatāḥ.

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend

From bandhu (relative).

Root: bandh

Note: One of the subjects of hatāḥ.

तथा (tathā) - and also (and, thus, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner, also a conjunction.

Note: Connects suhṛdaḥ and bāndhavāḥ.

हताः (hatāḥ) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person plural pronoun.

प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly (forcibly, violently, overcoming)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √sah (to overcome) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sah (class 1)

आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, conflict, struggle, race

From ā + √aj (to drive).

Prefix: ā

Root: aj (class 1)

Note: Location of action.

क्लिष्टैः (kliṣṭaiḥ) - by us who were afflicted (by the afflicted ones, by those who suffered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kliṣṭa

kliṣṭa - afflicted, distressed, troubled, suffering

Past Passive Participle

From root √kliś (to suffer, torment).

Root: kliś (class 4)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of pūrva used adverbially.

Note: Modifies kliṣṭaiḥ.

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+vana)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of kliṣṭaiḥ.