महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-30

प्रच्छाद्य पृथिवीं तस्थुः सर्वमायोधनं प्रति ।
शरीराण्यशिरस्कानि विदेहानि शिरांसि च ॥३०॥

30. pracchādya pṛthivīṁ tasthuḥ sarvamāyodhanaṁ prati ,
śarīrāṇyaśiraskāni videhāni śirāṁsi ca.

30. pracchādya pṛthivīm tasthuḥ sarvam āyodhanam
prati śarīrāṇi aśiraskāni videhāni śirāṃsi ca

30. Headless bodies and severed heads lay scattered, completely covering the earth and the entire battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered (the earth and battlefield) (having covered, having concealed)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they lay (scattered) (they stood, lay)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, place of combat

• प्रति (prati) - over (the entire area of) (towards, against, concerning, over)

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• अशिरस्कानि (aśiraskāni) - headless, without heads

• विदेहानि (videhāni) - severed, separated from their bodies (referring to heads) (disembodied, without bodies)

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered (the earth and battlefield) (having covered, having concealed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) ending in -ya

Derived from pra- (prefix) + root chad (to cover), causative form chād, followed by the suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Indicates a prior action that results in the state described by 'tasthuḥ'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

Note: Object of 'pracchādya'.

तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they lay (scattered) (they stood, lay)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect (lit)

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada, Perfect tense of root sthā (class 1). Often implies a state of being or lying in context.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implies bodies and heads lying scattered on the battlefield.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'āyodhanam'.

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, place of combat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, combat, battlefield

From ā- (prefix) + root yudh (to fight).

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - over (the entire area of) (towards, against, concerning, over)

(indeclinable)

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body

Note: Subject of 'tasthuḥ' (implied).

अशिरस्कानि (aśiraskāni) - headless, without heads

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśiraska

aśiraska - headless, without a head

Compound: a- (negation) + śiras (head) + -ka (suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+śiras)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable (prefix)
  Negative prefix.
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīrāṇi'.

विदेहानि (videhāni) - severed, separated from their bodies (referring to heads) (disembodied, without bodies)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of videha

videha - disembodied, without a body, pertaining to the country of Videha

Compound: vi- (negation/separation) + deha (body).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+deha)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable (prefix)
  Separative or privative prefix.
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śirāṃsi'.

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Subject of 'tasthuḥ' (implied).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)