महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-17

ततोऽनिरुद्धोऽप्यसिचर्मपाणिर्महीमिमां धार्तराष्ट्रैर्विसंज्ञैः ।
हृतोत्तमाङ्गैर्निहतैः करोतु कीर्णां कुशैर्वेदिमिवाध्वरेषु ॥१७॥

17. tato'niruddho'pyasicarmapāṇi;rmahīmimāṁ dhārtarāṣṭrairvisaṁjñaiḥ ,
hṛtottamāṅgairnihataiḥ karotu; kīrṇāṁ kuśairvedimivādhvareṣu.

17. tataḥ aniruddhaḥ api asi-carma-pāṇiḥ
mahīm imām dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ visamjñaiḥ
hṛtottamāṅgaiḥ nihataiḥ karotu
kīrṇām kuśaiḥ vedim iva adhvareṣu

17. Then let Aniruddha, with sword and shield in hand, make this earth strewn with the headless, slain, and unconscious sons of Dhritarashtra, just as a sacrificial altar is strewn with kusha grass in sacrifices.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha (name)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• असि-चर्म-पाणिः (asi-carma-pāṇiḥ) - refers to Aniruddha (with sword and shield in hand)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

• धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra, by the Kauravas

• विसम्ज्ञैः (visamjñaiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by the unconscious, senseless ones)

• हृतोत्तमाङ्गैः (hṛtottamāṅgaiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by those whose heads are severed, headless ones)

• निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by the slain, killed ones)

• करोतु (karotu) - let him make, may he do

• कीर्णाम् (kīrṇām) - strewn, scattered

• कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - by kusha grass

• वेदिम् (vedim) - sacrificial altar

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अध्वरेषु (adhvareṣu) - in sacrifices, in rituals

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniruddha

aniruddha - Aniruddha (name of Krishna's grandson); unobstructed, irresistible

Prefixes: a+ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

असि-चर्म-पाणिः (asi-carma-pāṇiḥ) - refers to Aniruddha (with sword and shield in hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asicarmapāṇi

asicarmapāṇi - one having a sword and shield in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asi+carman+pāṇi)

• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
• carman – skin, hide, shield
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Declension of 'idam' in feminine accusative singular.

धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra, by the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra; a Kaurava

Derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra with the suffix -a (aptya).

विसम्ज्ञैः (visamjñaiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by the unconscious, senseless ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of visamjña

visamjña - unconscious, senseless, lifeless

Derived from 'vi-' (away, deprived of) and 'samjñā' (consciousness, knowledge).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+samjñā)

• vi – apart, away, deprived of
  indeclinable
• samjñā – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with Dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ.

हृतोत्तमाङ्गैः (hṛtottamāṅgaiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by those whose heads are severed, headless ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hṛtottamāṅga

hṛtottamāṅga - one whose head (best limb) is taken/severed, headless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+uttama+aṅga)

• hṛta – taken away, seized, carried off
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √hṛ 'to carry off, seize'.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, chief
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body part (here, specifically the head as the best limb)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ.

निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - refers to the sons of Dhritarashtra (by the slain, killed ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √han 'to strike, kill' with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ.

करोतु (karotu) - let him make, may he do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कीर्णाम् (kīrṇām) - strewn, scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - strewn, scattered, spread

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ 'to scatter, strew'.

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīm'.

कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - by kusha grass

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśa

kuśa - kusha grass (a sacred grass used in Hindu rituals)

वेदिम् (vedim) - sacrificial altar

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - sacrificial altar, mound

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अध्वरेषु (adhvareṣu) - in sacrifices, in rituals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of adhvara

adhvara - sacrifice, ritual