महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-29

ते निकृत्तभुजस्कन्धाः कबन्धाकृतिदर्शनाः ।
नदन्तो भैरवान्नादन्निपतन्ति स्म दानवाः ॥२९॥

29. te nikṛttabhujaskandhāḥ kabandhākṛtidarśanāḥ ,
nadanto bhairavānnādannipatanti sma dānavāḥ.

29. te nikṛttabhujaskandhāḥ kabandhākṛtidarśanāḥ
nadantaḥ bhairavān nādān nipatanti sma dānavāḥ

29. The Dānavas, with their arms and shoulders severed, and appearing like headless trunks (kabandha), fell down, uttering terrible roars.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Dānavas (they, those)

• निकृत्तभुजस्कन्धाः (nikṛttabhujaskandhāḥ) - whose arms and shoulders are severed/cut

• कबन्धाकृतिदर्शनाः (kabandhākṛtidarśanāḥ) - appearing like headless trunks (kabandha)

• नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring, uttering sounds

• भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrible, dreadful

• नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds

• निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - fall down

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas, demons

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the Dānavas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'dānavāḥ'.

निकृत्तभुजस्कन्धाः (nikṛttabhujaskandhāḥ) - whose arms and shoulders are severed/cut

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛttabhujaskandha

nikṛttabhujaskandha - having severed arms and shoulders

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'nikṛtta' (severed, from root 'kṛt' with prefix 'ni') + 'bhuja' (arm) + 'skandha' (shoulder).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nikṛtta+bhuja+skandha)

• nikṛtta – severed, cut off, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛt' (to cut) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk of a tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'dānavāḥ'.

कबन्धाकृतिदर्शनाः (kabandhākṛtidarśanāḥ) - appearing like headless trunks (kabandha)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kabandhākṛtidarśana

kabandhākṛtidarśana - having the appearance of a kabandha

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'kabandha' (headless trunk) + 'ākṛti' (form, appearance) + 'darśana' (seeing, appearance).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kabandha+ākṛti+darśana)

• kabandha – headless trunk, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'dānavāḥ'.

नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring, uttering sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, making noise

Present Active Participle

Nominative plural of the present active participle of root 'nad' (to roar, sound).

Root: nad (class 1)

भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhairava

bhairava - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce

Derived from 'bhīru' (fearful) or 'bhaya' (fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'nādān'.

नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - roar, sound, cry, noise

Derived from root 'nad' (to roar).

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle 'nadantaḥ'.

निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - fall down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of pat

Present Tense

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice of root 'pat' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a Dānava, a demon (descendant of Danu)

Note: Subject of the sentence.