महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-61

स्वप्ना हि सुमहाघोरा दृष्टा मेऽनिष्टदर्शनाः ।
विनाशायास्य दुर्बुद्धेः पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः ॥६१॥

61. svapnā hi sumahāghorā dṛṣṭā me'niṣṭadarśanāḥ ,
vināśāyāsya durbuddheḥ paulastyakulaghātinaḥ.

61. svapnāḥ hi sumahāghorāḥ dṛṣṭāḥ me aniṣṭadarśanāḥ
vināśāya asya durbuddheḥ paulastyakulaghātinaḥ

61. Indeed, I have seen extremely dreadful dreams, which portend misfortune. These dreams are for the destruction of this wicked-minded one (Rāvaṇa), who is the destroyer of the Paulastya family.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सुमहाघोराः (sumahāghorāḥ) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

• मे (me) - by me, for me, my

• अनिष्टदर्शनाः (aniṣṭadarśanāḥ) - portending misfortune, showing ill omens

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction, to the ruin

• अस्य (asya) - of this one (Rāvaṇa) (of this one)

• दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the wicked-minded, of the evil-minded

• पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः (paulastyakulaghātinaḥ) - of the killer of the Paulastya family

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सुमहाघोराः (sumahāghorāḥ) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahāghora

sumahāghora - very dreadful, extremely terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahāghora)

• su – very, exceedingly, well
  indeclinable
• mahāghora – very dreadful, exceedingly terrible
  adjective (masculine)

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Though the Devanagari `दृष्टा` appears as feminine singular, it is interpreted as masculine plural `dṛṣṭāḥ` to agree grammatically with `svapnāḥ` and `aniṣṭadarśanāḥ`.

मे (me) - by me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used here in an agentive sense ('by me') with a past passive participle.

अनिष्टदर्शनाः (aniṣṭadarśanāḥ) - portending misfortune, showing ill omens

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aniṣṭadarśana

aniṣṭadarśana - showing evil, portending misfortune

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aniṣṭa+darśana)

• aniṣṭa – undesired, evil, misfortune
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, showing, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction, to the ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss

अस्य (asya) - of this one (Rāvaṇa) (of this one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the wicked-minded, of the evil-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - wicked-minded, evil-minded, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)

पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः (paulastyakulaghātinaḥ) - of the killer of the Paulastya family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paulastyakulaghātin

paulastyakulaghātin - killer of the Paulastya lineage

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paulastya+kula+ghātin)

• paulastya – descendant of Pulastya, belonging to Pulastya
  adjective (masculine)
  Taddhita derivation from Pulastya
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• ghātin – killer, destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)