महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-8

छन्नमायोधनं सर्वं शरीरैर्गतचेतसाम् ।
गजाश्वसादिभिस्तत्र शितबाणात्तजीवितैः ॥८॥

8. channamāyodhanaṁ sarvaṁ śarīrairgatacetasām ,
gajāśvasādibhistatra śitabāṇāttajīvitaiḥ.

8. channam āyodhanam sarvam śarīraiḥ gatacetasām
gajāśvasādibhiḥ tatra śitabāṇāttajīvitaiḥ

8. The entire battlefield was covered there with the bodies of those whose consciousness had departed, and also by elephants, horses, and their riders, whose lives had been taken by sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• छन्नम् (channam) - covered, hidden

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire, all

• शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - by bodies

• गतचेतसाम् (gatacetasām) - of those whose consciousness has departed

• गजाश्वसादिभिः (gajāśvasādibhiḥ) - by elephants, horses, and riders/charioteers

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शितबाणात्तजीवितैः (śitabāṇāttajīvitaiḥ) - by those whose lives were taken by sharp arrows

Words meanings and morphology

छन्नम् (channam) - covered, hidden

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of channa

channa - covered, hidden

past passive participle

from root √chad

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'āyodhanam'.

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battlefield, combat

from √yudh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire, all

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, entire, every

Note: Modifies 'āyodhanam'.

शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - by bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agent of 'channam'.

गतचेतसाम् (gatacetasām) - of those whose consciousness has departed

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of gatacetas

gatacetas - whose mind/consciousness has gone, dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+cetas)

• gata – gone, departed
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied 'those' (warriors) whose bodies cover the field.

गजाश्वसादिभिः (gajāśvasādibhiḥ) - by elephants, horses, and riders/charioteers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajāśvasādin

gajāśvasādin - elephants, horses, and riders

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+aśva+sādin)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• sādin – rider, charioteer, mounted warrior
  noun (masculine)
  from √sad
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Also an agent of 'channam'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

शितबाणात्तजीवितैः (śitabāṇāttajīvitaiḥ) - by those whose lives were taken by sharp arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śitabāṇāttajīvita

śitabāṇāttajīvita - having life taken by sharp arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śita+bāṇa+ātta+jīvita)

• śita – sharp, whetted
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √śo
  Root: śo (class 4)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ātta – taken, seized
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √ādā (ā + √dā)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 1)
• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  derived from √jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gajāśvasādibhiḥ'.