महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-5

शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च अन्तरिक्षान्महीतलम् ।
तालैरिव महीपाल वृन्ताद्भ्रष्टैरदृश्यत ॥५॥

5. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiśca antarikṣānmahītalam ,
tālairiva mahīpāla vṛntādbhraṣṭairadṛśyata.

5. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiḥ ca antarikṣāt mahītalam
tālaiḥ iva mahīpāla vṛntāt bhraṣṭaiḥ adṛśyata

5. Heads, falling from the sky to the surface of the earth, were seen, O king, like palmyra fruits detached from their stalks.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by heads, with heads

• प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - by those falling down, with those falling down

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from space

• महीतलम् (mahītalam) - to the surface of the earth

• तालैः (tālaiḥ) - by palmyra fruits, like palmyra fruits

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king!

• वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from the stalk

• भ्रष्टैः (bhraṣṭaiḥ) - by those fallen, by those detached

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by heads, with heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Used here to indicate the subject of passive verb `adṛśyata` or to denote comparison.

प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - by those falling down, with those falling down

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of prapatat

prapatat - falling down, descending

Present Active Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śirobhiḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space

महीतलम् (mahītalam) - to the surface of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, base
  noun (neuter)

तालैः (tālaiḥ) - by palmyra fruits, like palmyra fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāla

tāla - palmyra palm, palmyra fruit

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)

वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from the stalk

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vṛnta

vṛnta - stalk, pedicle, stem

भ्रष्टैः (bhraṣṭaiḥ) - by those fallen, by those detached

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, detached

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tālaiḥ`.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)