महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-2, verse-18

दंशोत्थानं सझिल्लीकं मक्षिकामशकावृतम् ।
इतश्चेतश्च कुणपैः समन्तात्परिवारितम् ॥१८॥

18. daṁśotthānaṁ sajhillīkaṁ makṣikāmaśakāvṛtam ,
itaścetaśca kuṇapaiḥ samantātparivāritam.

18. daṃśotthānam sajhīllīkam makṣikāmaśakāvṛtam
itaḥ ca itaḥ ca kuṇapaiḥ samantāt parivāritam

18. daṃśotthānam sajhīllīkam makṣikāmaśakāvṛtam
itaḥ ca itaḥ ca kuṇapaiḥ samantāt parivāritam

18. It was characterized by swarms of gnats and crickets, covered with flies and mosquitoes, and surrounded on all sides by corpses strewn here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• दंशोत्थानम् (daṁśotthānam) - characterized by swarms of gnats (rising of gnats, swarms of gnats)

• सझील्लीकम् (sajhīllīkam) - with crickets (with crickets, accompanied by crickets)

• मक्षिकामशकावृतम् (makṣikāmaśakāvṛtam) - covered with flies and mosquitoes (covered by flies and mosquitoes)

• इतः (itaḥ) - here (from here, here)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इतः (itaḥ) - there (used in 'here and there') (from here, here)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कुणपैः (kuṇapaiḥ) - by corpses (by corpses, with dead bodies)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

• परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

Words meanings and morphology

दंशोत्थानम् (daṁśotthānam) - characterized by swarms of gnats (rising of gnats, swarms of gnats)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṃśotthāna

daṁśotthāna - rising of gnats, swarms of gnats

Compound of daṃśa (gnat) and utthāna (rising).

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṃśa+utthāna)

• daṃśa – gnat, mosquito
  noun (masculine)
  from root daṃś (to bite)
  Root: daṃś (class 1)
• utthāna – rising, rising up, growth
  noun (neuter)
  from prefix ut- (up) + root sthā (to stand)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'panthānam' from verse 110337.

सझील्लीकम् (sajhīllīkam) - with crickets (with crickets, accompanied by crickets)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajhīllīka

sajhīllīka - with crickets, accompanied by crickets

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + jhīllīka (cricket).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+jhīllīka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• jhīllīka – cricket (insect)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'panthānam' from verse 110337.

मक्षिकामशकावृतम् (makṣikāmaśakāvṛtam) - covered with flies and mosquitoes (covered by flies and mosquitoes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of makṣikāmaśakāvṛta

makṣikāmaśakāvṛta - covered by flies and mosquitoes

Tatpurusha compound: makṣikā (flies) and maśaka (mosquitoes) + āvṛta (covered).

Compound type : tatpurusha (makṣikā+maśaka+āvṛta)

• makṣikā – fly
  noun (feminine)
  from root makṣ (to buzz)
  Root: makṣ (class 1)
• maśaka – mosquito, gnat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: maś (class 1)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix ā- (towards) + root vṛ (to cover, enclose)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'panthānam' from verse 110337.

इतः (itaḥ) - here (from here, here)

(indeclinable)

from idam (this) + -tas suffix indicating origin or direction

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - there (used in 'here and there') (from here, here)

(indeclinable)

from idam (this) + -tas suffix indicating origin or direction

Note: Used in conjunction with the preceding 'itaḥ ca' to convey 'here and there'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कुणपैः (kuṇapaiḥ) - by corpses (by corpses, with dead bodies)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuṇapa

kuṇapa - corpse, dead body

समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

from samanta (all-sided) + -tāt suffix

परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Past Passive Participle

from prefix pari- (around) + root vṛ (to cover, enclose) or vṛ (to choose, select)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'panthānam' from verse 110337.