महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-24

स्वप्स्यन्ति निहता वीरा भूमिमावृत्य पार्थिवाः ।
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च शूराः परिघबाहवः ॥२४॥

24. svapsyanti nihatā vīrā bhūmimāvṛtya pārthivāḥ ,
rājāno rājaputrāśca śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ.

24. svapsyanti nihatāḥ vīrāḥ bhūmim āvṛtya pārthivāḥ
rājānaḥ rājaputrāḥ ca śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ

24. pārthivāḥ rājānaḥ rājaputrāḥ ca vīrāḥ śūrāḥ
parighabāhavaḥ nihatāḥ bhūmim āvṛtya svapsyanti

24. The brave kings and princes, mighty warriors whose arms are like maces, will lie slain, covering the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्स्यन्ति (svapsyanti) - will sleep, will die

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, ground, land

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having enveloped, having spread over

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes, sons of kings

• च (ca) - and

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, warriors, valiant men

• परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - those whose arms are like maces/iron bars, mighty-armed

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्स्यन्ति (svapsyanti) - will sleep, will die

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of svap

Root: svap (class 2)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-√han + kta (suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as predicate adjective to 'vīrāḥ', 'pārthivāḥ', etc.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, ground, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of āvṛtya.

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having enveloped, having spread over

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from ā-√vṛ + lyap (suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly, king, prince

From pṛthivī + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes, sons of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, warriors, valiant men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

Note: Qualifies kings and princes.

परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - those whose arms are like maces/iron bars, mighty-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parighabāhu

parighabāhu - having arms like maces, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parigha+bāhu)

• parigha – an iron bar, mace, bolt
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies kings and princes.