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).

12. לאחר מכן, מקצת הקָאלֵיַה ששרדו את הטבח, הו מיטב בני האדם, בקעו את האדמה האלהית ומצאו מחסה בעומק העולם התחתון (פָּאטָאלַה).

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'.

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