महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-17

अवक्षिप्तावधूतानामसीनां वीरबाहुभिः ।
संजज्ञे तुमुलः शब्दः पततां परमर्मसु ॥१७॥

17. avakṣiptāvadhūtānāmasīnāṁ vīrabāhubhiḥ ,
saṁjajñe tumulaḥ śabdaḥ patatāṁ paramarmasu.

17. avakṣipta-avadhūtānām asīnām vīrabāhubhiḥ
saṃjajñe tumulaḥ śabdaḥ patatām paramarmasu

17. vīrabāhubhiḥ avakṣipta-avadhūtānām asīnām
paramarmasu patatām tumulaḥ śabdaḥ saṃjajñe

17. A tumultuous sound arose as swords, brandished and then hurled by the arms of the warriors, struck the vital spots of their opponents.

Words meanings summery:

• अवक्षिप्त-अवधूतानाम् (avakṣipta-avadhūtānām) - of those thrown down and brandished, of those cast aside and swung

• असीनाम् (asīnām) - of swords

• वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes, by the strong arms

• संजज्ञे (saṁjajñe) - arose, was produced, occurred

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, fierce, confused

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling, striking

• परमर्मसु (paramarmasu) - on the vital spots of others, on the vulnerable points of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

अवक्षिप्त-अवधूतानाम् (avakṣipta-avadhūtānām) - of those thrown down and brandished, of those cast aside and swung

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avakṣipta-avadhūta

avakṣipta-avadhūta - thrown down and brandished, cast down and swung about

Compound of two past passive participles: 'avakṣipta' (thrown down) and 'avadhūta' (shaken, brandished).

Compound type : dvandva (avakṣipta+avadhūta)

• avakṣipta – thrown down, cast off, neglected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• avadhūta – shaken, tossed, brandished, rejected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhū' (to shake) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies "asīnām".

असीनाम् (asīnām) - of swords

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asi

asi - a sword, a scimitar

Note: Denotes possession or relation to the participles.

वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes, by the strong arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīrabāhu

vīrabāhu - arm of a hero, strong arm

Compound of 'vīra' (hero) and 'bāhu' (arm).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+bāhu)

• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the actions implied by the participles (avakṣipta-avadhūta).

संजज्ञे (saṁjajñe) - arose, was produced, occurred

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jan

Perfect (lit) 3rd Singular ātmanepada

From root 'jan' (to be born) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The subject is "śabdaḥ".

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, fierce, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, agitated, fierce, mighty

Note: Qualifies "śabdaḥ".

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, speech

Note: Subject of "saṃjajñe".

पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling, striking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, flying, striking

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall, to fly, to strike).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "asīnām" (the swords, implicitly as they are the ones falling/striking).

परमर्मसु (paramarmasu) - on the vital spots of others, on the vulnerable points of enemies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of paramarman

paramarman - vital spot of another, vital spot of an enemy

Compound of 'para' (other, enemy) and 'marman' (vital spot).

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+marman)

• para – other, another, enemy
  pronoun (masculine)
• marman – vital spot, vulnerable point, joint
  noun (neuter)

Note: Place where the swords fell/struck.