महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-167, verse-15

वध्यमानास्ततस्ते तु हयैस्तेन रथेन च ।
अगमन्प्रक्षयं केचिन्न्यवर्तन्त तथापरे ॥१५॥

15. vadhyamānāstataste tu hayaistena rathena ca ,
agamanprakṣayaṁ kecinnyavartanta tathāpare.

15. vadhyamānāḥ tataḥ te tu hayaiḥ tena rathena ca
agaman prakṣayam kecit nyavartanta tathā apare

15. As they were being killed by those horses and that chariot, some of them met their destruction, while others, similarly, retreated.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck down

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• ते (te) - they

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• तेन (tena) - by that

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

• च (ca) - and

• अगमन् (agaman) - they went, they reached

• प्रक्षयम् (prakṣayam) - destruction, annihilation, end

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - they turned back, they retreated

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, also

• अपरे (apare) - others

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck down

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of root √han (to strike, kill), which often takes the form √vadh in passive conjugations.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to the asuras.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the asuras.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Note: Refers to the horses of Matali's chariot.

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'.

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Refers to Matali's chariot.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अगमन् (agaman) - they went, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: From root √gam, with augment 'a' for imperfect tense.

प्रक्षयम् (prakṣayam) - destruction, annihilation, end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prakṣaya

prakṣaya - destruction, annihilation, loss, end, decay

Compound formed with prefix 'pra-' and noun 'kṣaya'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+kṣaya)

• pra – forward, onward, forth, very, greatly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating intensity or direction.
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṣi (to destroy, diminish).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, someone, something

Note: Refers to some of the asuras.

न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - they turned back, they retreated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of nivṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: From root √vṛt with upasarga 'ni-'. 'n' in 'nyavartanta' due to sandhi (ni + avartanta).

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

Note: Used substantively to mean 'other ones'.