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6,58

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-48

नदतः सीदतश्चान्यान्विमुखान्समरे गजान् ।
विमूत्रान्भग्नसंविग्नांस्तथा विशकृतोऽपरान् ॥४८॥
48. nadataḥ sīdataścānyānvimukhānsamare gajān ,
vimūtrānbhagnasaṁvignāṁstathā viśakṛto'parān.
48. nadataḥ sīdataḥ ca anyān vimukhān samare gajān
vimūtrān bhagnasaṃvignān tathā viśakṛtaḥ aparān
48. samare nadataḥ sīdataḥ ca anyān vimukhān gajān
vimūtrān bhagnasaṃvignān tathā aparān viśakṛtaḥ
48. We also saw other elephants in the battle, roaring, sinking down, and turning away in flight; some were urinating, others were broken and utterly terrified, and still others were defecating.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नदतः (nadataḥ) - roaring, trumpeting, crying out
  • सीदतः (sīdataḥ) - sinking, collapsing, despairing, distressed
  • (ca) - and
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different
  • विमुखान् (vimukhān) - turned away, fleeing, averse
  • समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield
  • गजान् (gajān) - elephants
  • विमूत्रान् (vimūtrān) - passing urine, having urinated (from fear)
  • भग्नसंविग्नान् (bhagnasaṁvignān) - broken and terrified, shattered and agitated
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and
  • विशकृतः (viśakṛtaḥ) - defecating, having defecated
  • अपरान् (aparān) - other, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

नदतः (nadataḥ) - roaring, trumpeting, crying out
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nadat
nad - to roar, to sound, to cry, to trumpet (of elephants)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root `nad` (class 1) with `śatṛ` suffix, masculine accusative plural.
Root: nad (class 1)
सीदतः (sīdataḥ) - sinking, collapsing, despairing, distressed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sīdat
sad - to sit, to sink, to collapse, to despair
Present Active Participle
Derived from root `sad` (class 1) with `śatṛ` suffix, masculine accusative plural.
Root: sad (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Joins `nadataḥ` and `sīdataḥ`.
अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Indefinite pronoun/adjective.
Note: Modifies `gajān`.
विमुखान् (vimukhān) - turned away, fleeing, averse
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vimukha
vimukha - turned away, averted, fleeing, having the face turned away
Bahuvrihi compound: `vi` (away) + `mukha` (face).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mukha)
  • vi – away, apart, dis-
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating separation or reversal.
  • mukha – face, mouth, front
    noun (neuter)
समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, combat, conflict
Note: Specifies the location of the elephants' state.
गजान् (gajān) - elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
Note: Direct object of the implied verb `apaśyāma` (we saw).
विमूत्रान् (vimūtrān) - passing urine, having urinated (from fear)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vimūtra
vimūtra - passing urine, having discharged urine (especially from fear)
From `vi` (prefix for intensity/apart) + `mūtra` (urine). Implies involuntary urination due to fright.
भग्नसंविग्नान् (bhagnasaṁvignān) - broken and terrified, shattered and agitated
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhagnasaṃvigna
bhagnasaṁvigna - broken and terrified, shattered and agitated
Compound of `bhagna` (broken) and `saṃvigna` (terrified).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhagna+saṃvigna)
  • bhagna – broken, shattered
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `bhañj` (to break) with `kta` suffix.
    Root: bhañj (class 7)
  • saṃvigna – terrified, agitated, disturbed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `vij` (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix `sam`, `kta` suffix.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: vij (class 6)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and
(indeclinable)
Adverb/conjunction.
विशकृतः (viśakṛtaḥ) - defecating, having defecated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśakṛta
viśakṛta - having defecated, passing dung (from fear)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from `viśakṛt` (defecation) as an adjective, or P.P.P. from `vi-śakṛ` + `kta` or similar formation.
Note: Syntactically irregular in this accusative list; contextually modifies `aparān`.
अपरान् (aparān) - other, remaining
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
Pronoun/adjective.
Note: Modifies the implied `gajān`, referring to a different group of distressed elephants.