महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-18

ततस्ते दानवास्तत्र योधव्रातान्यनेकशः ।
विकृतस्वररूपाणि भृशं सर्वाण्यचोदयन् ॥१८॥

18. tataste dānavāstatra yodhavrātānyanekaśaḥ ,
vikṛtasvararūpāṇi bhṛśaṁ sarvāṇyacodayan.

18. tataḥ te dānavāḥ tatra yodhavrātāni anekaśaḥ
vikṛtasvararūpāṇi bhṛśam sarvāṇi acodayan

18. Then, in that place, those Danavas intensely urged all their various hosts of warriors, who had distorted voices and forms.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• ते (te) - those

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the Danavas, demons

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• योधव्रातानि (yodhavrātāni) - hosts of warriors, groups of fighters

• अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, variously, manifold

• विकृतस्वररूपाणि (vikṛtasvararūpāṇi) - having distorted voices and forms, with grotesque sounds and appearances

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

• अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, they incited, they drove

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ'.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the Danavas, demons

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a demon, an Asura

Note: Subject of 'acodayan'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the locative suffix '-tra'.

योधव्रातानि (yodhavrātāni) - hosts of warriors, groups of fighters

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yodhavrāta

yodhavrāta - host of warriors, group of fighters, army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yodha+vrāta)

• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'yudh' (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• vrāta – host, multitude, troop, band, collection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'acodayan'.

अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, variously, manifold

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'aneka' (many) with the suffix '-śas' which indicates 'in how many ways' or 'in numbers of'.

Note: Modifies 'yodhavrātāni' (various hosts).

विकृतस्वररूपाणि (vikṛtasvararūpāṇi) - having distorted voices and forms, with grotesque sounds and appearances

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vikṛtasvararūpa

vikṛtasvararūpa - having a distorted voice and form, of grotesque appearance and sound

Compound describing the characteristic of the warriors.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+svara+rūpa)

• vikṛta – distorted, deformed, altered, changed, monstrous
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the prefix 'vi' and the suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• svara – voice, sound, tone, accent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'svṛ' (to sound).
  Root: svṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of the adjective 'bhṛśa' (vehement, strong) used adverbially.

Note: Modifies the verb 'acodayan'.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire, complete

Note: Agrees with 'yodhavrātāni'.

अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, they incited, they drove

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cud

Causative, Imperfect (laṅ)

Root 'cud' (class 1 or 10). Formed as a causative stem 'coday' and conjugated in the 3rd person plural Imperfect tense with the augment 'a'.

Root: cud (class 1)