महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-3

ते घोराः क्रूरकर्माण आकाशपरिसर्पिणः ।
बहुत्वाच्चावजानन्तः सर्वाँल्लोकान्सहामरान् ॥३॥

3. te ghorāḥ krūrakarmāṇa ākāśaparisarpiṇaḥ ,
bahutvāccāvajānantaḥ sarvāँllokānsahāmarān.

3. te ghorāḥ krūrakarmāṇaḥ ākāśaparisarpiṇaḥ
bahutvāt ca avajānantaḥ sarvān lokān sahāmarān

3. They were dreadful and performed cruel deeds, soaring through the skies. Due to their vast numbers, they scorned all the worlds, including the immortals.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - The sixty thousand sons. (they)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• क्रूरकर्माणः (krūrakarmāṇaḥ) - cruel-deeded, those whose actions are cruel

• आकाशपरिसर्पिणः (ākāśaparisarpiṇaḥ) - roaming in the sky, sky-faring

• बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - Due to their overwhelming number of sixty thousand. (due to multitude, because of great number)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवजानन्तः (avajānantaḥ) - disrespecting, despising, looking down upon

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• लोकान् (lokān) - The various cosmic realms or planes of existence. (worlds, realms)

• सहामरान् (sahāmarān) - along with the immortals, accompanied by the gods

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - The sixty thousand sons. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

क्रूरकर्माणः (krūrakarmāṇaḥ) - cruel-deeded, those whose actions are cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūrakarman

krūrakarman - one who performs cruel actions, cruel-deeded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krūra+karman)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work, destiny (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

आकाशपरिसर्पिणः (ākāśaparisarpiṇaḥ) - roaming in the sky, sky-faring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāśaparisarpin

ākāśaparisarpin - one who moves/roams in the sky

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from √sṛp (to creep, move) with 'pari-' (around) and 'ākāśa-' (sky) as its object.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+parisarpin)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• parisarpin – moving around, roaming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from verb √sṛp (to creep/move) with prefix pari- and suffix -in (agent).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - Due to their overwhelming number of sixty thousand. (due to multitude, because of great number)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - multitude, abundance, state of being many

Derived from 'bahu' (many) with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Expresses cause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवजानन्तः (avajānantaḥ) - disrespecting, despising, looking down upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avajāna

avajāna - one who disrespects/despises

Present Active Participle

From √jñā (to know) with 'ava-' prefix, in the sense of 'to despise, disregard'. Present active participle, masculine plural nominative.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Object of 'avajānantaḥ'.

लोकान् (lokān) - The various cosmic realms or planes of existence. (worlds, realms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avajānantaḥ'.

सहामरान् (sahāmarān) - along with the immortals, accompanied by the gods

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāmara

sahāmara - accompanied by immortals/gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+amara)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
  Used as a prefix to form Bahuvrihi compounds.
• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a-' (not) and 'mara' (mortal, from √mṛ).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'lokān'.