महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-14

विध्वस्तपर्णकमलां वित्रासितविहंगमाम् ।
हस्तिहस्तपरिक्लिष्टां व्याकुलामिव पद्मिनीम् ॥१४॥

14. vidhvastaparṇakamalāṁ vitrāsitavihaṁgamām ,
hastihastaparikliṣṭāṁ vyākulāmiva padminīm.

14. vidhvastaparṇakamalām vitrāsitavihaṅgamām
hastihastaparikliṣṭām vyākulām iva padminīm

14. Like a distressed lotus pond, its lotus leaves shattered, its birds frightened away, and crushed by an elephant's trunk.

14. היא כבריכת לוטוס שעליה ופרחיה נהרסו, ציפוריה הוברחו, והיא נמעכה בידי פיל ונסערה.

Words meanings summery:

• विध्वस्तपर्णकमलाम् (vidhvastaparṇakamalām) - having its lotus leaves destroyed/scattered

• वित्रासितविहङ्गमाम् (vitrāsitavihaṅgamām) - having its birds frightened

• हस्तिहस्तपरिक्लिष्टाम् (hastihastaparikliṣṭām) - crushed/harassed by an elephant's trunk

• व्याकुलाम् (vyākulām) - distressed, agitated, perplexed

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus pond, collection of lotuses

Words meanings and morphology

विध्वस्तपर्णकमलाम् (vidhvastaparṇakamalām) - having its lotus leaves destroyed/scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidhvastaparṇakamalā

vidhvastaparṇakamalā - having its lotus leaves destroyed/scattered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidhvasta+parṇa+kamalā)

• vidhvasta – destroyed, shattered, scattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dhvaṃs with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• kamalā – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (feminine)

वित्रासितविहङ्गमाम् (vitrāsitavihaṅgamām) - having its birds frightened

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitrāsitavihaṅgamā

vitrāsitavihaṅgamā - having its birds frightened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitrāsita+vihaṅgama)

• vitrāsita – frightened, scared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root trās with prefix vi- (causative of trās)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: trās (class 1)
• vihaṅgama – bird
  noun (masculine)

हस्तिहस्तपरिक्लिष्टाम् (hastihastaparikliṣṭām) - crushed/harassed by an elephant's trunk

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hastihastaparikliṣṭā

hastihastaparikliṣṭā - crushed/harassed by an elephant's trunk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastihasta+parikliṣṭa)

• hastihasta – elephant's trunk
  noun (masculine)
• parikliṣṭa – crushed, distressed, harassed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kliś with prefix pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kliś (class 9)

व्याकुलाम् (vyākulām) - distressed, agitated, perplexed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vyākulā

vyākulā - distressed, agitated, perplexed

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus pond, collection of lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus pond, collection of lotuses

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