महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-66

ततो गत्वाथ तद्वेश्म कीचकं विनिपातितम् ।
गतासुं ददृशुर्भूमौ रुधिरेण समुक्षितम् ॥६६॥

66. tato gatvātha tadveśma kīcakaṁ vinipātitam ,
gatāsuṁ dadṛśurbhūmau rudhireṇa samukṣitam.

66. tataḥ gatvā atha tat veśma kīcakam vinipātitam
gatāsum dadṛśuḥ bhūmau rudhireṇa samukṣitam

66. Then, having gone to that house, they saw Kicaka, who had been killed and was lying lifeless on the ground, soaked in blood.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• अथ (atha) - and, then, now

• तत् (tat) - that

• वेश्म (veśma) - house, abode, dwelling

• कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kicaka

• विनिपातितम् (vinipātitam) - struck down, killed, felled

• गतासुम् (gatāsum) - lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

• समुक्षितम् (samukṣitam) - drenched, sprinkled, soaked

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

अथ (atha) - and, then, now

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Modifies 'veśma'.

वेश्म (veśma) - house, abode, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kicaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīcaka

kīcaka - Kicaka (proper name of a prince)

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

विनिपातितम् (vinipātitam) - struck down, killed, felled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinipātita

vinipātita - struck down, killed, felled, brought low

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ni-' (causative stem 'pātaya')

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with Kicaka.

गतासुम् (gatāsum) - lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, deceased

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with Kicaka.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is implicit, referring to the 'nartanāgārarakṣiṇaḥ' from the previous verse.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

Note: Used for the means by which Kicaka was 'sprinkled'.

समुक्षितम् (samukṣitam) - drenched, sprinkled, soaked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samukṣita

samukṣita - sprinkled, moistened, drenched

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'sam-'

Prefix: sam

Root: ukṣ (class 6)

Note: Adjective agreeing with Kicaka.