महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-18

तृणप्रायं ज्वलनेनेव दग्धं ग्रामं यथा धार्तराष्ट्रः समीक्ष्य ।
पक्वं सस्यं वैद्युतेनेव दग्धं परासिक्तं विपुलं स्वं बलौघम् ॥१८॥

18. tṛṇaprāyaṁ jvalaneneva dagdhaṁ; grāmaṁ yathā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ samīkṣya ,
pakvaṁ sasyaṁ vaidyuteneva dagdhaṁ; parāsiktaṁ vipulaṁ svaṁ balaugham.

18. tṛṇaprāyam jvalanena iva dagdham
grāmam yathā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ samīkṣya
pakvam sasyam vaidyutena iva dagdham
parāsiktam vipulam svam balaugham

18. Just as a village, burnt like grass by fire, and ripe crops, burnt as if by lightning, so Dhṛtarāṣṭra, upon seeing his own vast army—scattered...

Words meanings summery:

• तृणप्रायम् (tṛṇaprāyam) - resembling grass (in its vulnerability and destruction) (like grass, mostly grass, full of grass)

• ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by the destructive force of fire (by fire, by burning)

• इव (iva) - serving as a comparison (like, as, as if)

• दग्धम् (dagdham) - utterly destroyed as if by burning (burnt, consumed by fire)

• ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village, used as a simile for something utterly destroyed (village, mass, collection, multitude)

• यथा (yathā) - introducing a simile (as, just as, according to)

• धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra himself (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having clearly perceived or witnessed (having seen, having observed, having perceived)

• पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripe (referring to crops) (ripe, cooked, mature)

• सस्यम् (sasyam) - ripe crops (as a simile for destruction) (crop, grain, corn, produce)

• वैद्युतेन (vaidyutena) - by a strike of lightning (by lightning, by electricity)

• इव (iva) - serving as a comparison (like, as, as if)

• दग्धम् (dagdham) - utterly destroyed as if by burning (burnt, consumed by fire)

• परासिक्तम् (parāsiktam) - widely dispersed, strewn about (scattered, dispersed, poured out)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - immense, great in extent (vast, extensive, numerous)

• स्वम् (svam) - his very own (army) (own, one's own)

• बलौघम् (balaugham) - his vast army, a great collection of forces (multitude of forces, mass of army)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणप्रायम् (tṛṇaprāyam) - resembling grass (in its vulnerability and destruction) (like grass, mostly grass, full of grass)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇaprāya

tṛṇaprāya - like grass, mostly grass

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṇa+prāya)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• prāya – like, resembling, mostly, abundant in
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'grāmam'.

ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by the destructive force of fire (by fire, by burning)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - fire, burning, flaming

Derived from root 'jval' (to burn, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'dagdham'.

इव (iva) - serving as a comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दग्धम् (dagdham) - utterly destroyed as if by burning (burnt, consumed by fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, tormented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dah' (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'grāmam'.

ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village, used as a simile for something utterly destroyed (village, mass, collection, multitude)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, multitude, collection

Note: Object of comparison with 'yathā'.

यथा (yathā) - introducing a simile (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra himself (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Patronymic.

Note: Subject of 'samīkṣya'.

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having clearly perceived or witnessed (having seen, having observed, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with upasarga 'sam'. Formed with suffix '-ya' after upasarga.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripe (referring to crops) (ripe, cooked, mature)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - ripe, cooked, mature, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pac' (to cook, ripen).

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sasyam'.

सस्यम् (sasyam) - ripe crops (as a simile for destruction) (crop, grain, corn, produce)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasya

sasya - corn, grain, crop, produce

Note: Object of comparison with 'yathā'.

वैद्युतेन (vaidyutena) - by a strike of lightning (by lightning, by electricity)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vaidyuta

vaidyuta - relating to lightning, electric, produced by lightning

Derived from 'vidyut' (lightning). Here functions as a noun 'lightning'.

Note: Agent of 'dagdham'.

इव (iva) - serving as a comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दग्धम् (dagdham) - utterly destroyed as if by burning (burnt, consumed by fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, tormented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dah' (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sasyam'.

परासिक्तम् (parāsiktam) - widely dispersed, strewn about (scattered, dispersed, poured out)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parāsikta

parāsikta - scattered, dispersed, poured out, sprinkled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sic' (to pour) with upasargas 'parā' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: parā+ā

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'balaugham'.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - immense, great in extent (vast, extensive, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, vast, abundant, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'balaugham'.

स्वम् (svam) - his very own (army) (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kin

Note: Qualifies 'balaugham'.

बलौघम् (balaugham) - his vast army, a great collection of forces (multitude of forces, mass of army)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balaugha

balaugha - multitude of forces, stream of power, mass of an army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

• bala – force, strength, army
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samīkṣya'.