महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-3, verse-5

लोहकुम्भ्यः शिलाश्चैव नादृश्यन्त भयानकाः ।
विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्ततः ।
ददर्श राजा कौन्तेयस्तान्यदृश्यानि चाभवन् ॥५॥

5. lohakumbhyaḥ śilāścaiva nādṛśyanta bhayānakāḥ ,
vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi yāni tatra samantataḥ ,
dadarśa rājā kaunteyastānyadṛśyāni cābhavan.

5. lohakhumbhyaḥ śilāḥ ca eva na
adṛśyanta bhayānakāḥ vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi
yāni tatra samantataḥ dadarśa rājā
kaunteyaḥ tāni adṛśyāni ca abhavan

5. bhayānakāḥ lohakhumbhyaḥ śilāḥ ca
eva na adṛśyanta rājā kaunteyaḥ
tatra samantataḥ yāni vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi
dadarśa tāni ca adṛśyāni abhavan

5. Terrifying iron pots and stones were not visible. King Kaunteya, however, saw disfigured bodies all around, and then they became invisible.

Words meanings summery:

• लोहखुम्भ्यः (lohakhumbhyaḥ) - iron pots, iron jars

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones, rocks

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - emphasis, 'and also' (indeed, only, just)

• न (na) - not, no

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were visible (used with 'na' meaning 'were not visible') (they were seen, they appeared)

• भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

• विकृतानि (vikṛtāni) - disfigured, deformed, altered

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies, physical forms

• यानि (yāni) - referring to 'śarīrāṇi' (which, what (plural neuter relative pronoun))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, perceived

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira (as he is the king being described here) (son of Kunti)

• तानि (tāni) - referring to 'vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi' (those (neuter plural pronoun))

• अदृश्यानि (adṛśyāni) - invisible, unseen

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became invisible (they became, existed)

Words meanings and morphology

लोहखुम्भ्यः (lohakhumbhyaḥ) - iron pots, iron jars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lohakhumbhī

lohakhumbhī - an iron pot or jar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (loha+kumbhī)

• loha – iron, copper
  noun (neuter)
• kumbhī – a pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (feminine)

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - stone, rock

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasis, 'and also' (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were visible (used with 'na' meaning 'were not visible') (they were seen, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

imperfect passive

3rd plural imperfect passive of √dṛś (5th class)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Preceded by 'na' to form 'were not seen' or 'were invisible'.

भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, dreadful, fearful

from bhaya (fear) + -ānaka (suffix meaning 'causing, producing')

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'lohakhumbhyaḥ' and 'śilāḥ'.

विकृतानि (vikṛtāni) - disfigured, deformed, altered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vikṛta

vikṛta - disfigured, deformed, changed, altered, ugly, monstrous

past passive participle

vi- + √kṛ (to do, make)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīrāṇi'.

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies, physical forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form, frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

यानि (yāni) - referring to 'śarīrāṇi' (which, what (plural neuter relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, what, who, that

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'śarīrāṇi'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

from pronominal base 'tad' + suffix 'tra'

Note: Refers to the location where the king was.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

from samanta (all-sided) + suffix -tas

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect active

3rd singular perfect active of √dṛś (5th class)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'rājā kaunteyaḥ'.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira (as he is the king being described here) (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (often referring to Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna)

patronymic from Kuntī

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

तानि (tāni) - referring to 'vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi' (those (neuter plural pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'abhavan', referring back to the bodies.

अदृश्यानि (adṛśyāni) - invisible, unseen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, not to be seen

gerundive

na (not) + dṛśya (visible/to be seen), dṛśya is a gerundive from √dṛś.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+dṛśya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, fit to be seen
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  gerundive from √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the state of 'adṛśyāni' with 'abhavan'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became invisible (they became, existed)

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd plural imperfect active of √bhū (1st class)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with a predicate adjective 'adṛśyāni'.