महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-46

तानि दैत्यशरीराणि निर्भिन्नानि स्म सायकैः ।
अपतन्भूतले राजंश्छिन्नाभ्राणीव सर्वशः ॥४६॥

46. tāni daityaśarīrāṇi nirbhinnāni sma sāyakaiḥ ,
apatanbhūtale rājaṁśchinnābhrāṇīva sarvaśaḥ.

46. tāni daityaśarīrāṇi nirbhinnāni sma sāyakaiḥ
apatan bhūtale rājan chinnābhrāṇi iva sarvaśaḥ

46. O king, those demon bodies, shattered by arrows, fell everywhere upon the ground just like broken clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• दैत्यशरीराणि (daityaśarīrāṇi) - bodies of demons, demon bodies

• निर्भिन्नानि (nirbhinnāni) - pierced, shattered, broken through

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

• अपतन् (apatan) - they fell

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• छिन्नाभ्राणि (chinnābhrāṇi) - broken clouds, torn clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, totally

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

दैत्यशरीराणि (daityaśarīrāṇi) - bodies of demons, demon bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of daityaśarīra

daityaśarīra - body of a Daitya (demon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+śarīra)

• daitya – descendant of Diti, a demon
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body, form
  noun (neuter)

निर्भिन्नानि (nirbhinnāni) - pierced, shattered, broken through

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nirbhinna

nirbhinna - pierced, broken, shattered, rent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhid` (to break, pierce) with prefix `nir`.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here with `nirbhinnāni` (participle) to emphasize the past state.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

Derived from root `si` (to bind, cast, throw) with suffix `aka`.

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Agent of `nirbhinnāni`.

अपतन् (apatan) - they fell

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Formed from root `pat`.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, earth's surface

Compound of `bhū` (earth) and `tala` (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Addressing a listener.

छिन्नाभ्राणि (chinnābhrāṇi) - broken clouds, torn clouds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of chinnābhrā

chinnābhrā - broken cloud, scattered cloud

Compound of `chinna` (broken) and `abhra` (clouds).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (chinna+abhra)

• chinna – broken, cut, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `chid` (to cut, break).
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, totally

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix `śaḥ` from `sarva`.