महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-35

पेतुः शूलविभिन्नाङ्गा बहवो वानरर्षभाः ।
स्तम्भतोरणभग्नाश्च पेतुस्तत्र निशाचराः ॥३५॥

35. petuḥ śūlavibhinnāṅgā bahavo vānararṣabhāḥ ,
stambhatoraṇabhagnāśca petustatra niśācarāḥ.

35. petuḥ śūlavibhinnāṅgāḥ bahavaḥ vānararṣabhāḥ
stambhatoraṇabhagnāḥ ca petuḥ tatra niśācarāḥ

35. Many mighty monkeys whose limbs were pierced by spears fell. And there, the night-wanderers (Rakshasas) also fell, crushed by pillars and archways.

Words meanings summery:

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, dropped

• शूलविभिन्नाङ्गाः (śūlavibhinnāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs were pierced by spears

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - chief monkeys, mighty monkeys

• स्तम्भतोरणभग्नाः (stambhatoraṇabhagnāḥ) - crushed by pillars and archways

• च (ca) - and

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, dropped

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, Rakshasas

Words meanings and morphology

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Finite verb for vānararṣabhāḥ.

शूलविभिन्नाङ्गाः (śūlavibhinnāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs were pierced by spears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūlavibhinnāṅga

śūlavibhinnāṅga - having limbs pierced by spears

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūla+vibhinna+aṅga)

• śūla – spear, lance, pike
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• vibhinna – pierced, broken, torn asunder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + root bhid (to break, cleave) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies vānararṣabhāḥ.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies vānararṣabhāḥ.

वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - chief monkeys, mighty monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānararṣabha

vānararṣabha - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey, mighty monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  From vana (forest).
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject.

स्तम्भतोरणभग्नाः (stambhatoraṇabhagnāḥ) - crushed by pillars and archways

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stambhatoraṇabhagna

stambhatoraṇabhagna - broken or crushed by pillars and archways

Compound type : tatpurusha (stambha+toraṇa+bhagna)

• stambha – pillar, post, column
  noun (masculine)
  From root stabh (to support).
  Root: stabh (class 5)
• toraṇa – archway, gate, ornamental gateway
  noun (neuter)
  From root tṛ (to pass over) + ana suffix.
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• bhagna – broken, crushed, shattered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhañj (to break) + kta suffix.
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies niśācarāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Finite verb for niśācarāḥ.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad + tra suffix.

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, Rakshasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rakshasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
  From root niś (to shine) or nī (to lead).
  Root: niś (class 4)
• cara – moving, wandering, a wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root car (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject.