महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-12

हतशेषास्ततः केचित्कालेया मनुजोत्तम ।
विदार्य वसुधां देवीं पातालतलमाश्रिताः ॥१२॥

12. hataśeṣāstataḥ kecitkāleyā manujottama ,
vidārya vasudhāṁ devīṁ pātālatalamāśritāḥ.

12. hataśeṣāḥ tataḥ kecit kāleyāḥ manujottama
vidārya vasudhām devīm pātālatalam āśritāḥ

12. O best of men, thereafter some Kāleyas who remained from those slain, having split open the divine earth, took refuge in the nethermost realm (pātāla).

Words meanings summery:

• हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - The survivors among the defeated Kāleyas. (those remaining from the slain, survivors)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Thereafter. (thence, then, thereafter)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kāleyas (a class of Dānavas)

• मनुजोत्तम (manujottama) - O best of men

• विदार्य (vidārya) - Having split open (the earth). (having split, having torn open)

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

• देवीम् (devīm) - divine (earth). (divine, goddess, shining)

• पातालतलम् (pātālatalam) - the lowest region of patala, the netherworld

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - Took refuge in (the netherworld). (resorted to, took refuge, dwelled)

Words meanings and morphology

हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - The survivors among the defeated Kāleyas. (those remaining from the slain, survivors)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hataśeṣa

hataśeṣa - remaining from the slain, survivor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -ta
  Root: han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remaining
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śiṣ (to leave remaining) with suffix -a
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'kāleyāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - Thereafter. (thence, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative of 'tad'

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain one

Formed from 'ka' (who/what) + 'cid' (an emphatic/indefinite particle)

Note: The base `kaścid` becomes `kecit` in nom. pl. before a consonant or at the end of a sentence.

कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kāleyas (a class of Dānavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāleya

kāleya - a class of Dānavas (demons), sons of Kālī

Patronymic from Kālī

मनुजोत्तम (manujottama) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujottama

manujottama - best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+uttama)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from manu + ja (born)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud'
  Prefix: ut

Note: Direct address to the listener/narratee.

विदार्य (vidārya) - Having split open (the earth). (having split, having torn open)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṝ (to tear, split) with prefix vi and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Null for case, gender, number as it's an indeclinable absolutive.

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - the earth (bearer of wealth)

Note: Object of 'vidārya'.

देवीम् (devīm) - divine (earth). (divine, goddess, shining)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman, queen

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhām'.

पातालतलम् (pātālatalam) - the lowest region of patala, the netherworld

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātālatala

pātālatala - the nethermost region of Pātāla (the underworld)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+tala)

• pātāla – the underworld, nether regions
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, ground, bottom, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of destination for 'āśritāḥ'.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - Took refuge in (the netherworld). (resorted to, took refuge, dwelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, taken shelter in

past passive participle

Derived from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with prefix ā and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, used with an implied 'were' (as they 'were those who took refuge'). Qualifies 'kāleyāḥ'.