महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-240, verse-33

संशप्तकाश्च ते वीरा राक्षसाविष्टचेतसः ।
रजस्तमोभ्यामाक्रान्ताः फल्गुनस्य वधैषिणः ॥३३॥

33. saṁśaptakāśca te vīrā rākṣasāviṣṭacetasaḥ ,
rajastamobhyāmākrāntāḥ phalgunasya vadhaiṣiṇaḥ.

33. saṃśaptakāḥ ca te vīrāḥ rākṣasāviṣṭacetasaḥ
rajastamobhyām ākrāntāḥ phalgunasya vadhaiṣiṇaḥ

33. And those heroes, the Saṃśaptakas, whose minds were possessed by rākṣasas (demons), were overwhelmed by the qualities of rajas and tamas, desiring the slaying of Phalguna (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• संशप्तकाः (saṁśaptakāḥ) - the Saṃśaptakas

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - those Saṃśaptaka warriors (those, they)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

• राक्षसाविष्टचेतसः (rākṣasāviṣṭacetasaḥ) - referring to the Saṃśaptakas (whose minds are possessed by rākṣasas (demons))

• रजस्तमोभ्याम् (rajastamobhyām) - by rajas and tamas (qualities of nature)

• आक्रान्ताः (ākrāntāḥ) - overwhelmed by rajas and tamas (overwhelmed, assailed, attacked)

• फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna (Arjuna)

• वधैषिणः (vadhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring the slaying of Phalguna (desiring the slaying, seeking to kill)

Words meanings and morphology

संशप्तकाः (saṁśaptakāḥ) - the Saṃśaptakas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has sworn an oath, especially to fight to the death

Prefix: sam

Root: śap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those Saṃśaptaka warriors (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

राक्षसाविष्टचेतसः (rākṣasāviṣṭacetasaḥ) - referring to the Saṃśaptakas (whose minds are possessed by rākṣasas (demons))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasāviṣṭacetas

rākṣasāviṣṭacetas - one whose mind is possessed by rākṣasas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rākṣasa+āviṣṭa+cetas)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa (demon), demonic
  noun (masculine)
• āviṣṭa – possessed, entered, pervaded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-viś + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

रजस्तमोभ्याम् (rajastamobhyām) - by rajas and tamas (qualities of nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of rajastamas

rajastamas - the qualities of rajas (activity, passion) and tamas (darkness, inertia)

Compound type : dvandva (rajas+tamas)

• rajas – dust, passion, activity, one of the three guṇas
  noun (neuter)
• tamas – darkness, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas
  noun (neuter)

आक्रान्ताः (ākrāntāḥ) - overwhelmed by rajas and tamas (overwhelmed, assailed, attacked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākrānta

ākrānta - overwhelmed, assailed, overcome, attacked

Past Passive Participle

From ā-kram + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Phalguna (name of Arjuna), a month (March-April)

वधैषिणः (vadhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring the slaying of Phalguna (desiring the slaying, seeking to kill)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhaiṣin

vadhaiṣin - desiring to kill, seeking to slay

Agent Noun

Compound of vadha (slaying) + eṣin (desiring)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+eṣin)

• vadha – killing, slaying, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root iṣ (to wish, desire) with suffix -in
  Root: iṣ (class 6)