महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-32

ततस्तु राजवचनाद्राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः ।
निर्ययुर्विकृताकाराः सहस्रशतसंघशः ॥३२॥

32. tatastu rājavacanādrākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ,
niryayurvikṛtākārāḥ sahasraśatasaṁghaśaḥ.

32. tataḥ tu rājavacanāt rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
niryayuḥ vikṛtākārāḥ sahasraśatasaṅghaśaḥ

32. Then, at the king's command, the rākṣasas, who could assume any form (kāmarūpiṇaḥ), emerged with distorted appearances (vikṛtākārāḥ) in groups numbering hundreds of thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

• राजवचनात् (rājavacanāt) - by the king's command, from the king's word

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas, demons

• कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - shapeshifters, taking forms at will, assuming desired forms

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went out, they emerged, they departed

• विकृताकाराः (vikṛtākārāḥ) - of distorted forms, deformed in appearance, having monstrous shapes

• सहस्रशतसङ्घशः (sahasraśatasaṅghaśaḥ) - in groups of hundreds of thousands, by hundreds and thousands

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-tas'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

(indeclinable)

राजवचनात् (rājavacanāt) - by the king's command, from the king's word

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājavacana

rājavacana - king's word, royal command

Compound noun, neuter.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (rājan+vacana)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, command, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of their emergence.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Masculine noun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - shapeshifters, taking forms at will, assuming desired forms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shapeshifting

Compound adjective, 'kāma' (desire) + 'rūpin' (having form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, appearing as, shapeshifting
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix '-in' for possession.

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went out, they emerged, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of niryā

Perfect Active

Root yā (2nd class, yāti) with upasarga 'nir' in perfect, 3rd person plural, active voice. Reduplication 'ya-'.

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

विकृताकाराः (vikṛtākārāḥ) - of distorted forms, deformed in appearance, having monstrous shapes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛtākāra

vikṛtākāra - having a distorted/changed form, monstrous in appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'vikṛta' (altered, distorted) + 'ākāra' (form, shape).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ākāra)

• vikṛta – altered, changed, distorted, monstrous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to make) with upasarga 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

सहस्रशतसङ्घशः (sahasraśatasaṅghaśaḥ) - in groups of hundreds of thousands, by hundreds and thousands

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'sahasra' (thousand), 'śata' (hundred), 'saṅgha' (multitude, group) with adverbial suffix '-śas'.

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa with -śas (sahasra+śata+saṅgha)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgha – multitude, group, host, crowd
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'niryayuḥ'.