महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-14

नासीद्रथपथस्तत्र योधैर्युधि निपातितैः ।
गजैश्च पतितैर्नीलैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरिवावृतम् ॥१४॥

14. nāsīdrathapathastatra yodhairyudhi nipātitaiḥ ,
gajaiśca patitairnīlairgiriśṛṅgairivāvṛtam.

14. na āsīt rathapathaḥ tatra yodhaiḥ yudhi nipātitaiḥ
gajaiḥ ca patitaiḥ nīlaiḥ giriśṛṅgaiḥ iva āvṛtam

14. tatra rathapathaḥ na āsīt,
yudhi nipātitaiḥ yodhaiḥ ca patitaiḥ nīlaiḥ gajaiḥ ca āvṛtam iva giriśṛṅgaiḥ.

14. There was no path for chariots there, as it was covered by warriors fallen in battle and by fallen dark elephants, resembling scattered mountain peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• रथपथः (rathapathaḥ) - chariot path

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by those fallen, by those struck down

• गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

• च (ca) - and, also

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones

• नीलैः (nīlaiḥ) - by dark ones, by blue ones

• गिरिशृङ्गैः (giriśṛṅgaiḥ) - by mountain peaks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

रथपथः (rathapathaḥ) - chariot path

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathapatha

rathapatha - chariot track, road for chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+patha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• patha – path, road
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Derived from root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by those fallen, by those struck down

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - made to fall, thrown down, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni and causative suffix -i, then p.p.p. suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yodhaiḥ'.

गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with suffix -ta (p.p.p.).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gajaiḥ'.

नीलैः (nīlaiḥ) - by dark ones, by blue ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīla

nīla - dark blue, black, dark, indigo

Note: Qualifies 'gajaiḥ'.

गिरिशृङ्गैः (giriśṛṅgaiḥ) - by mountain peaks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of giriśṛṅga

giriśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+śṛṅga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, encompass) with upasarga ā and suffix -ta (p.p.p.).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'rathapathaḥ' implicitly via the state of being covered.