महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-23

उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः ।
चिह्नभूतानि जगतो विनाशार्थाय भारत ॥२३॥

23. utthitānyagaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ ,
cihnabhūtāni jagato vināśārthāya bhārata.

23. utthitāni agaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ
cihnabhūtāni jagataḥ vināśārthāya bhārata

23. bhārata,
agaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ utthitāni,
jagataḥ vināśārthāya cihnabhūtāni

23. O Bhārata, uncountable headless trunks (kabandha) rose up everywhere, serving as omens for the destruction of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen, standing up, risen

• अगणेयानि (agaṇeyāni) - innumerable, countless, uncountable

• कबन्धानि (kabandhāni) - headless trunks, headless bodies

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• चिह्नभूतानि (cihnabhūtāni) - having become signs, serving as signs, symbolic

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

• विनाशार्थाय (vināśārthāya) - for the purpose of destruction, for destruction

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen, standing up, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of utthita

utthita - arisen, standing up, risen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā- (to stand) with upasarga ut- (up).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural neuter. Here nominative plural neuter, agreeing with 'kabandhāni'.

अगणेयानि (agaṇeyāni) - innumerable, countless, uncountable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of agaṇeya

agaṇeya - innumerable, uncountable, not to be counted

Gerundive

Negated gerundive of root gaṇ- (to count) with prefix a-.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gaṇeya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• gaṇeya – to be counted, countable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root gaṇ- (to count).
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Also accusative plural neuter. Here nominative plural neuter, agreeing with 'kabandhāni'.

कबन्धानि (kabandhāni) - headless trunks, headless bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kabandha

kabandha - a headless trunk, a headless body

Note: Also accusative plural neuter. Here nominative plural neuter.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

चिह्नभूतानि (cihnabhūtāni) - having become signs, serving as signs, symbolic

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cihnabhūta

cihnabhūta - having become a sign, serving as an emblem

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed with 'cihna' (sign) and 'bhūta' (past passive participle of bhū 'to become').

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cihna+bhūta)

• cihna – sign, mark, characteristic, symptom
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, been, past, being, creature
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū- (to become, to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural neuter. Here nominative plural neuter, agreeing with 'kabandhāni'.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root gam- (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

विनाशार्थाय (vināśārthāya) - for the purpose of destruction, for destruction

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśārtha

vināśārtha - purpose of destruction, for destruction

Compound of 'vināśa' (destruction) and 'artha' (purpose).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vināśa+artha)

• vināśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root naś- (to perish) with upasarga vi- (apart).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Derived from Bharata.