महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-55

विध्वस्तेऽथ पुरे तस्मिन्दानवेषु हतेषु च ।
विनदन्त्यः स्त्रियः सर्वा निष्पेतुर्नगराद्बहिः ॥५५॥

55. vidhvaste'tha pure tasmindānaveṣu hateṣu ca ,
vinadantyaḥ striyaḥ sarvā niṣpeturnagarādbahiḥ.

55. vidhvaste atha pure tasmin dānaveṣu hateṣu ca
vinadantyaḥ striyaḥ sarvā niṣpetuḥ nagarāt bahiḥ

55. Then, with that city destroyed and the demons slain, all the women, wailing loudly, rushed out from the city.

Words meanings summery:

• विध्वस्ते (vidhvaste) - destroyed (destroyed, ruined, dispersed)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• पुरे (pure) - in that city (in the city, in the fortress)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

• दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - the demons (among the demons, on the demons)

• हतेषु (hateṣu) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विनदन्त्यः (vinadantyaḥ) - wailing loudly (wailing, crying out loudly)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women, females)

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all (all, every, whole)

• निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - rushed out (rushed out, flew out, fell down)

• नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, without, out of)

Words meanings and morphology

विध्वस्ते (vidhvaste) - destroyed (destroyed, ruined, dispersed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - destroyed, ruined, dispersed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhvaṃs with prefix vi- and -ta suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'pure'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

पुरे (pure) - in that city (in the city, in the fortress)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, fortress, abode

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'vidhvaste'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Qualifies 'pure'.

दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - the demons (among the demons, on the demons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - demon, titan (son of Danu)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'hateṣu'.

हतेषु (hateṣu) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with -ta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'dānaveṣu'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two locative absolute clauses.

विनदन्त्यः (vinadantyaḥ) - wailing loudly (wailing, crying out loudly)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vinadat

vinadat - wailing, crying out loudly

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nad (to sound, roar) with prefix vi- and -at suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'striyaḥ'.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women, females)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Subject of 'niṣpetuḥ'.

सर्वा (sarvā) - all (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'striyaḥ'.

निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - rushed out (rushed out, flew out, fell down)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root pat with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb of motion, indicating movement away from the city.

नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Indicates separation from the city.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, without, out of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb indicating direction.