महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-28

तस्य तं निनदं श्रुत्वा न्यपतन्बहुधा जनाः ।
भीताश्चोद्विग्नमनसस्तमेव शरणं ययुः ॥२८॥

28. tasya taṁ ninadaṁ śrutvā nyapatanbahudhā janāḥ ,
bhītāścodvignamanasastameva śaraṇaṁ yayuḥ.

28. tasya tam ninadam śrutvā nyapatan bahudhā janāḥ
bhītāḥ ca udvignamanasaḥ tam eva śaraṇam yayuḥ

28. Upon hearing his roar, many people fell down in various ways. Frightened and with agitated minds, they sought refuge in him alone.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Skanda's roar) (his, its)

• तम् (tam) - that (roar) (that, him, it)

• निनदम् (ninadam) - the roar (sound, roar, cry)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the roar) (having heard)

• न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they (the people) fell down (they fell down)

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, in various directions, manifoldly)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened (frightened, scared)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उद्विग्नमनसः (udvignamanasaḥ) - with agitated minds (with agitated minds, disturbed in mind)

• तम् (tam) - him (Skanda) (that, him)

• एव (eva) - alone (alone, only, just, indeed)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they sought (they went, they resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Skanda's roar) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that (roar) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with ninadam.

निनदम् (ninadam) - the roar (sound, roar, cry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ninada

ninada - sound, roar, cry, noise

Root: nad (class 1)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the roar) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root śru (class 5) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund).

न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they (the people) fell down (they fell down)

(verb)

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

imperfect

Root pat (class 1) with upasarga ni; third person plural active imperfect.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Combination of ni (upasarga) + apatan (imperfect of pat).

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, in various directions, manifoldly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -dhā added to bahu (many).

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened (frightened, scared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified, scared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with janāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उद्विग्नमनसः (udvignamanasaḥ) - with agitated minds (with agitated minds, disturbed in mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udvignamanas

udvignamanas - agitated in mind, having a disturbed mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udvigna+manas)

• udvigna – agitated, disturbed, anxious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root vij (to tremble) with upasarga ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with janāḥ.

तम् (tam) - him (Skanda) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - alone (alone, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of the verb yayuḥ.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they sought (they went, they resorted to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yā

perfect

Root yā (class 2) in third person plural perfect active.

Root: yā (class 2)