महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-8

हाहारवं प्रमुञ्चन्तः सार्थिकाः शरणार्थिनः ।
वनगुल्मांश्च धावन्तो निद्रान्धा महतो भयात् ।
केचिद्दन्तैः करैः केचित्केचित्पद्भ्यां हता नराः ॥८॥

8. hāhāravaṁ pramuñcantaḥ sārthikāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ ,
vanagulmāṁśca dhāvanto nidrāndhā mahato bhayāt ,
keciddantaiḥ karaiḥ kecitkecitpadbhyāṁ hatā narāḥ.

8. hāhāravam pramuñcantaḥ sārthikāḥ
śaraṇārthinaḥ vana-gulmān ca dhāvantaḥ
nidrā-andhāḥ mahataḥ bhayāt kecit dantaiḥ
karaiḥ kecit kecit padbhyām hatāḥ narāḥ

8. Blinded by sleep and overwhelmed by great fear, the travelers cried out in distress and sought refuge, running towards the forest thickets. Some men were struck down by teeth, some by hands, and some by feet.

Words meanings summery:

• हाहारवम् (hāhāravam) - a cry of distress, lamentation

• प्रमुञ्चन्तः (pramuñcantaḥ) - uttering (cries) (emitting, releasing, uttering)

• सार्थिकाः (sārthikāḥ) - travelers, caravan members, merchants

• शरणार्थिनः (śaraṇārthinaḥ) - those seeking refuge, supplicants

• वन-गुल्मान् (vana-gulmān) - forest thickets, bushes in the forest

• च (ca) - and, also

• धावन्तः (dhāvantaḥ) - running

• निद्रा-अन्धाः (nidrā-andhāḥ) - blinded by sleep

• महतः (mahataḥ) - from great (of great, from great)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by (animal's) teeth (by teeth)

• करैः (karaiḥ) - by (animal's) hands or claws (by hands, by trunks)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by (animal's) feet or hooves (by feet)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, injured

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

हाहारवम् (hāhāravam) - a cry of distress, lamentation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hāhārava

hāhārava - a cry of distress, lamentation, an exclamation of grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (hāhā+rava)

• hāhā – an exclamation of grief or distress
  indeclinable
• rava – sound, cry, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pramuñcantaḥ'.

प्रमुञ्चन्तः (pramuñcantaḥ) - uttering (cries) (emitting, releasing, uttering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pramuñcat

pramuñcat - emitting, releasing, letting go, uttering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'muc' with prefix 'pra-'. Formed with śatṛ affix.

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'sārthikāḥ'.

सार्थिकाः (sārthikāḥ) - travelers, caravan members, merchants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārthika

sārthika - a merchant, a traveler, one belonging to a caravan

Derived from 'sārtha' (caravan) + 'ika' (affix meaning 'belonging to' or 'engaged in').

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शरणार्थिनः (śaraṇārthinaḥ) - those seeking refuge, supplicants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaraṇārthin

śaraṇārthin - one seeking refuge, a supplicant, a refugee

Compound of 'śaraṇa' (refuge) and 'arthin' (seeker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaraṇa+arthin)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection, asylum
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• arthin – seeker, desirous of, requesting
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'artha' (purpose, object) + 'in' suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'sārthikāḥ'.

वन-गुल्मान् (vana-gulmān) - forest thickets, bushes in the forest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vana-gulma

vana-gulma - forest thicket, a bush or shrub in the forest

Compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'gulma' (bush, thicket).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+gulma)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• gulma – bush, shrub, thicket, clump
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dhāvantaḥ' (running towards).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धावन्तः (dhāvantaḥ) - running

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, fleeing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dhāv'. Formed with śatṛ affix.

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sārthikāḥ'.

निद्रा-अन्धाः (nidrā-andhāḥ) - blinded by sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nidrā-andha

nidrā-andha - blinded by sleep, sleepy, drowsy

Compound of 'nidrā' (sleep) and 'andha' (blind).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nidrā+andha)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• andha – blind, sightless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sārthikāḥ'.

महतः (mahataḥ) - from great (of great, from great)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Present active participle of 'mah' (to be great) or 'mahi' (to grow).

Root: mah (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'bhayāt'.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, apprehension

Derived from root 'bhī' (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Denotes the cause.

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim-cid

kim-cid - some, certain, anyone, anything

Formed from 'kim' (what/who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness).

Note: Subject (some men).

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by (animal's) teeth (by teeth)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk, ivory

Root: dam

Note: Denotes the instrument of attack.

करैः (karaiḥ) - by (animal's) hands or claws (by hands, by trunks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, arm, ray (of light), trunk (of an elephant), tax

Derived from 'kṛ' (to do/make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes the instrument of attack.

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim-cid

kim-cid - some, certain, anyone, anything

Formed from 'kim' (what/who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness).

Note: Subject (some men).

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim-cid

kim-cid - some, certain, anyone, anything

Formed from 'kim' (what/who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness).

Note: Subject (some men).

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by (animal's) feet or hooves (by feet)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, leg, step, quarter (of a verse)

Note: Denotes the instrument of attack. Dual form suggests two feet/hooves.

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, injured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, hurt, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'narāḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject.