महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-35

सतोमरमहामात्रैर्निपतद्भिर्गतासुभिः ।
बभूवायोधनं छन्नं नाराचाभिहतैर्गजैः ॥३५॥

35. satomaramahāmātrairnipatadbhirgatāsubhiḥ ,
babhūvāyodhanaṁ channaṁ nārācābhihatairgajaiḥ.

35. sa-tomara-mahāmātraiḥ nipatadbhiḥ gata-asubhiḥ
babhūva āyodhanam channam nārāca-abhihataiḥ gajaiḥ

35. āyodhanam sa-tomara-mahāmātraiḥ nipatadbhiḥ
gata-asubhiḥ nārāca-abhihataiḥ gajaiḥ channam babhūva

35. The battlefield became covered with dead mahouts carrying lances, who were falling down, and with elephants struck by iron arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• स-तोमर-महामात्रैः (sa-tomara-mahāmātraiḥ) - by elephant-riders still holding their lances (by mahouts with lances, by great officers with javelins)

• निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - by the mahouts who were falling (by those falling down, by the falling)

• गत-असुभिः (gata-asubhiḥ) - by the mahouts whose life-breaths had departed (by the lifeless, by the dead)

• बभूव (babhūva) - it became, it was

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat

• छन्नम् (channam) - strewn over (covered, hidden, veiled)

• नाराच-अभिहतैः (nārāca-abhihataiḥ) - severely wounded by iron arrows (struck by iron arrows)

• गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

Words meanings and morphology

स-तोमर-महामात्रैः (sa-tomara-mahāmātraiḥ) - by elephant-riders still holding their lances (by mahouts with lances, by great officers with javelins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of satomaramahāmātra

satomaramahāmātra - mahout with a lance, great officer with a javelin

Compound: sa (with) + tomara (lance) + mahāmātra (great officer, mahout). sa-tomara is itself a bahuvrīhi (or used adverbially).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa-tomara+mahāmātra)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
• tomara – lance, javelin, iron club
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: tu
• mahāmātra – great officer, prime minister, mahout (elephant driver)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) + mātra (measure, quantity, officer).

Note: Agent of channam (covered).

निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - by the mahouts who were falling (by those falling down, by the falling)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipatāt

nipatāt - falling down, descending

Present Active Participle

From root pat (to fall) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

गत-असुभिः (gata-asubhiḥ) - by the mahouts whose life-breaths had departed (by the lifeless, by the dead)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - whose life is gone, lifeless, dead

Compound of gata (gone, departed) + asu (life-breath).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  U-stem noun.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with mahāmātraiḥ.

बभूव (babhūva) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect, 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicates on āyodhanam.

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battlefield, combat, fighting

From root yudh (to fight) with prefix ā and suffix -(ana).

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of babhūva.

छन्नम् (channam) - strewn over (covered, hidden, veiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of channa

channa - covered, concealed, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From root chad (to cover).

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with āyodhanam.

नाराच-अभिहतैः (nārāca-abhihataiḥ) - severely wounded by iron arrows (struck by iron arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārācābihata

nārācābihata - struck by iron arrows

Compound: nārāca (iron arrow) + abhihata (struck by).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāca+abhihata)

• nārāca – iron arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• abhihata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike) with prefix abhi.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with gajaiḥ.

गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

From root gaj (to roar).

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Agent of channam (covered).