महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-10

पेतुरार्तस्वरं कृत्वा तत्र तत्र महागजाः ।
आबद्धाभरणैः कायैर्निहतानां महात्मनाम् ॥१०॥

10. peturārtasvaraṁ kṛtvā tatra tatra mahāgajāḥ ,
ābaddhābharaṇaiḥ kāyairnihatānāṁ mahātmanām.

10. petuḥ ārtasvaraṃ kṛtvā tatra tatra mahāgajāḥ
ābaddhābharaṇaiḥ kāyaiḥ nihatānāṃ mahātmanām

10. mahāgajāḥ ārtasvaraṃ kṛtvā tatra tatra petuḥ
ābaddhābharaṇaiḥ kāyaiḥ nihatānāṃ mahātmanām

10. Here and there, the great elephants fell, making cries of distress, along with the bodies of the slain noble warriors (mahātman) whose ornaments were still bound.

Words meanings summery:

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• आर्तस्वरं (ārtasvaraṁ) - a cry of distress, a piteous sound

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

• आबद्धाभरणैः (ābaddhābharaṇaiḥ) - with tied ornaments, with ornaments still bound

• कायैः (kāyaiḥ) - with bodies

• निहतानां (nihatānāṁ) - of the slain, of those killed

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled warriors (who were riding the elephants) (of the great-souled ones, of the noble warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pat

perfect active

3rd person plural perfect tense

Root: pat (class 1)

आर्तस्वरं (ārtasvaraṁ) - a cry of distress, a piteous sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārtasvara

ārtasvara - cry of distress, wail

Compound of ārta (distressed) + svara (sound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārta+svara)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ (to go/suffer)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• svara – sound, tone, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound of mahā (great) + gaja (elephant)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `petuḥ`.

आबद्धाभरणैः (ābaddhābharaṇaiḥ) - with tied ornaments, with ornaments still bound

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ābaddhābharaṇa

ābaddhābharaṇa - having ornaments bound, wearing ornaments

Compound of ābaddha (bound) + ābharaṇa (ornament)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ābaddha+ābharaṇa)

• ābaddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā (prefix) + bandh (to bind)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From ā (prefix) + bhṛ (to bear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kāyaiḥ`.

कायैः (kāyaiḥ) - with bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāya

kāya - body, mass, collection

Note: Accompanying the fallen elephants.

निहतानां (nihatānāṁ) - of the slain, of those killed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From ni (prefix) + han (to strike/kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here, "of the slain ones".

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled warriors (who were riding the elephants) (of the great-souled ones, of the noble warriors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

From mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `nihatānāṃ`.