महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-10

ददृशे नकुलस्तत्र रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य खड्गधृक् ।
शिरांसि पादरक्षाणां बीजवत्प्रवपन्मुहुः ॥१०॥

10. dadṛśe nakulastatra rathātpraskandya khaḍgadhṛk ,
śirāṁsi pādarakṣāṇāṁ bījavatpravapanmuhuḥ.

10. dadṛśe nakulaḥ tatra rathāt praskandya khaḍgadhṛk
śirāṃsi pādarakṣāṇām bījavat pravapan muhuḥ

10. Nakula was seen there, having leaped from his chariot and wielding a sword, repeatedly scattering the heads of the foot-guards like seeds.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

• प्रस्कन्द्य (praskandya) - having leaped down, having alighted

• खड्गधृक् (khaḍgadhṛk) - wielding a sword, sword-bearer

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• पादरक्षाणाम् (pādarakṣāṇām) - of the foot-guards

• बीजवत् (bījavat) - like seeds

• प्रवपन् (pravapan) - scattering, sowing

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root verb

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (name of one of the Pandavas)

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - a chariot, car

प्रस्कन्द्य (praskandya) - having leaped down, having alighted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √skand with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: skand (class 1)

खड्गधृक् (khaḍgadhṛk) - wielding a sword, sword-bearer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍgadhṛj

khaḍgadhṛj - one who holds a sword, a sword-bearer

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (khaḍga+dhṛj)

• khaḍga – a sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhṛj – holding, bearing, supporting (often as agent noun in compounds)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nakulaḥ'

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - a head, top, summit

पादरक्षाणाम् (pādarakṣāṇām) - of the foot-guards

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pādarakṣa

pādarakṣa - a foot-soldier, guard, sentinel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+rakṣa)

• pāda – a foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣa – a guard, protector, watcher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √rakṣ (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

बीजवत् (bījavat) - like seeds

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'bīja' (seed) with possessive suffix '-vat'

प्रवपन् (pravapan) - scattering, sowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravapat

pravapat - scattering, strewing, sowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from √vap (to sow) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nakulaḥ'

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)