महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-70

तं प्रेक्ष्य निहतं भूमौ हतशेषा निशाचराः ।
भीममार्तस्वरं कृत्वा जग्मुः प्राचीं दिशं प्रति ॥७०॥

70. taṁ prekṣya nihataṁ bhūmau hataśeṣā niśācarāḥ ,
bhīmamārtasvaraṁ kṛtvā jagmuḥ prācīṁ diśaṁ prati.

70. tam prekṣya nihatam bhūmau hata-śeṣāḥ niśā-carāḥ
bhīmam ārta-svaram kṛtvā jagmuḥ prācīm diśam prati

70. Having seen him slain on the ground, the remaining Rākṣasas (night-wanderers) let out a terrible cry of distress and went towards the eastern direction.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the slain Rākṣasa Hidimba. (him, that)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having perceived

• निहतम् (nihatam) - Refers to the Rākṣasa Hidimba, who was killed. (slain, killed, struck down)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

• हत-शेषाः (hata-śeṣāḥ) - The surviving Rākṣasas after Hidimba's death. (remaining after being killed, survivors of the slain)

• निशा-चराः (niśā-carāḥ) - The demons, followers of Hidimba. (night-wanderers, Rākṣasas)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Describing the loud, dreadful cry. (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

• आर्त-स्वरम् (ārta-svaram) - The wail of grief from the Rākṣasas. (cry of distress, pained voice)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having made a cry. (having done, having made)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - They fled. (they went, they departed)

• प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• प्रति (prati) - towards, in the direction of, against

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Refers to the slain Rākṣasa Hidimba. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'prekṣya', agreeing with 'nihatam'.

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root īkṣ with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Its subject is 'niśācarāḥ'.

निहतम् (nihatam) - Refers to the Rākṣasa Hidimba, who was killed. (slain, killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, slay) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Locative case indicating location.

हत-शेषाः (hata-śeṣāḥ) - The surviving Rākṣasas after Hidimba's death. (remaining after being killed, survivors of the slain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata-śeṣa

hata-śeṣa - survivors of the slain, remaining from the killed

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – killed, slain, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, slay).
  Root: han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, remnant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

निशा-चराः (niśā-carāḥ) - The demons, followers of Hidimba. (night-wanderers, Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśā-cara

niśā-cara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, a wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root car (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ', in apposition to 'hata-śeṣāḥ'.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Describing the loud, dreadful cry. (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'ārta-svaram'.

आर्त-स्वरम् (ārta-svaram) - The wail of grief from the Rākṣasas. (cry of distress, pained voice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārta-svara

ārta-svara - cry of distress, mournful sound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ārta+svara)

• ārta – distressed, pained, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ṛ (to go) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• svara – sound, voice, tone
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having made a cry. (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Its subject is 'niśācarāḥ'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - They fled. (they went, they departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of gam

Perfect active

Perfect active 3rd person plural from root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Its subject is 'niśācarāḥ'.

प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prācī

prācī - eastern, the east

Root: aṅc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'diśam'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of implied motion, used with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, in the direction of, against

(indeclinable)