महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-37

निष्टनन्तो ह्युभयतस्तत्र वानरराक्षसाः ।
हता निपतिता भूमौ न मुञ्चन्ति परस्परम् ॥३७॥

37. niṣṭananto hyubhayatastatra vānararākṣasāḥ ,
hatā nipatitā bhūmau na muñcanti parasparam.

37. niṣṭanantaḥ hi ubhayataḥ tatra vānara-rākṣasāḥ
hatāḥ nipatitāḥ bhūmau na muñcanti parasparam

37. Indeed, from both sides, the monkeys and demons, though killed and fallen on the ground there, were still roaring and would not let go of each other.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्टनन्तः (niṣṭanantaḥ) - roaring, groaning, moaning

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - from both sides, on both sides

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वानर-राक्षसाः (vānara-rākṣasāḥ) - monkeys and demons

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, collapsed

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• न (na) - not, no

• मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - they release, they let go

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

निष्टनन्तः (niṣṭanantaḥ) - roaring, groaning, moaning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣṭanat

niṣṭanat - roaring, groaning, moaning; shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'stan' (to roar, sound) with the prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: stan (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - from both sides, on both sides

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'ubhaya' (both) with the suffix 'tas'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tra'.

वानर-राक्षसाः (vānara-rākṣasāḥ) - monkeys and demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara-rākṣasa

vānara-rākṣasa - monkeys and demons

Compound type : dvandva (vānara+rākṣasa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, rakṣasa
  noun (masculine)

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, collapsed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen down, descended, collapsed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall) with the prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - they release, they let go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Note: Used here adverbially, or as an accusative object 'each other'.