महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-31

परिपेतुर्हयाश्चात्र केचिच्छस्त्रकृतव्रणाः ।
रथान्विपरिकर्षन्तो हतेषु रथयोधिषु ॥३१॥

31. paripeturhayāścātra kecicchastrakṛtavraṇāḥ ,
rathānviparikarṣanto hateṣu rathayodhiṣu.

31. pari petuḥ hayāḥ ca atra kecit śastrakṛtavraṇāḥ
rathān viparikarṣantaḥ hateṣu rathayodhiṣu

31. atra kecit śastrakṛtavraṇāḥ hayāḥ ca rathayodhiṣu
hateṣu rathān viparikarṣantaḥ pari petuḥ

31. Here, some horses, wounded by weapons, ran wildly, dragging chariots behind them, as the chariot warriors were slain.

Words meanings summery:

• परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - ran about, rushed around, flew around

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• च (ca) - and, also

• अत्र (atra) - here, there, in this place

• केचित् (kecit) - some (masculine plural)

• शस्त्रकृतव्रणाः (śastrakṛtavraṇāḥ) - having wounds made by weapons

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• विपरिकर्षन्तः (viparikarṣantaḥ) - dragging around, pulling to pieces

• हतेषु (hateṣu) - when slain, among those killed

• रथयोधिषु (rathayodhiṣu) - among the chariot fighters

Words meanings and morphology

परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - ran about, rushed around, flew around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pari-pat

Perfect (Lit), 3rd person plural

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Note: Subject of paripetuḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, there, in this place

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, some, any

indefinite pronoun, combines ka (who) and cid (particle of indefiniteness)

Note: Qualifies hayāḥ.

शस्त्रकृतव्रणाः (śastrakṛtavraṇāḥ) - having wounds made by weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrakṛtavraṇa

śastrakṛtavraṇa - wounded by weapons, having wounds made by weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śastra+kṛtavraṇa)

• śastra – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• kṛtavraṇa – wound made
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vraṇa – wound, injury
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies hayāḥ.

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of viparikarṣantaḥ.

विपरिकर्षन्तः (viparikarṣantaḥ) - dragging around, pulling to pieces

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vi-pari-kṛṣ

vi-pari-kṛṣ - to drag around, to pull apart, to pull about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛṣ (to pull, drag) with prefixes vi- and pari-

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hayāḥ.

हतेषु (hateṣu) - when slain, among those killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with rathayodhiṣu.

रथयोधिषु (rathayodhiṣu) - among the chariot fighters

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rathayodhin

rathayodhin - chariot fighter, warrior on a chariot

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+yodhin)

• ratha – chariot, war-car
  noun (masculine)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root √yudh (to fight) with suffix -in
  agent noun
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with hateṣu.