महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-12

अदृश्यंस्तत्र गात्राणि शरैश्छिन्नानि भागशः ।
शालस्कन्धनिकाशानि क्षत्रियाणां महामृधे ॥१२॥

12. adṛśyaṁstatra gātrāṇi śaraiśchinnāni bhāgaśaḥ ,
śālaskandhanikāśāni kṣatriyāṇāṁ mahāmṛdhe.

12. adṛśyan tatra gātrāṇi śaraiḥ chinnāni bhāgaśaḥ
śālaskandhanikāśāni kṣatriyāṇām mahāmṛdhe

12. There, in the great battle, the limbs of the warriors (kṣatriyas) — severed into pieces by arrows and resembling the trunks of śāla trees — were seen.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृश्यन् (adṛśyan) - they were seen, they appeared

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• छिन्नानि (chinnāni) - cut, severed, broken

• भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts, piecemeal, by portions

• शालस्कन्धनिकाशानि (śālaskandhanikāśāni) - resembling the trunks of śāla trees

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors, of the kṣatriyas

• महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle

Words meanings and morphology

अदृश्यन् (adṛśyan) - they were seen, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

From verb root 'dṛś' in passive voice, third person plural.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body

From root 'gā'.

Root: gā

Note: Subject of 'adṛśyan'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ

Note: Agent of action 'chinnāni'.

छिन्नानि (chinnāni) - cut, severed, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'chid' (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'gātrāṇi'.

भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts, piecemeal, by portions

(indeclinable)

From 'bhāga' with suffix 'śaḥ'.

शालस्कन्धनिकाशानि (śālaskandhanikāśāni) - resembling the trunks of śāla trees

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śālaskandhanikāśa

śālaskandhanikāśa - resembling śāla tree trunks

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāla+skandha+nikāśa)

• śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta)
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – trunk of a tree, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: skandh
• nikāśa – resemblance, likeness, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kāś

Note: Agrees with 'gātrāṇi'.

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors, of the kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya (ruling/military) class

Root: kṣi

Note: Possessive, 'of the warriors'.

महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāmṛdh

mahāmṛdh - great battle, great conflict

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛdh)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mṛdh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mṛdh