महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-8

कांदिग्भूताः श्रान्तपत्रा हतास्त्रा हतचेतसः ।
अन्योन्यमभिसंश्लिष्य योधास्ते भरतर्षभ ॥८॥

8. kāṁdigbhūtāḥ śrāntapatrā hatāstrā hatacetasaḥ ,
anyonyamabhisaṁśliṣya yodhāste bharatarṣabha.

8. kāndigbhūtāḥ śrāntapattrāḥ hatāstrāḥ hatacetasaḥ
anyonyam abhisaṃśliṣya yodhāḥ te bharatarṣabha

8. bharatarṣabha te yodhāḥ kāndigbhūtāḥ śrāntapattrāḥ
hatāstrāḥ hatacetasaḥ anyonyam abhisaṃśliṣya

8. O best among Bharatas, those warriors, utterly bewildered, their strength diminished, their weapons lost, and their spirits broken, clung to each other.

Words meanings summery:

• कान्दिग्भूताः (kāndigbhūtāḥ) - bewildered, disoriented, utterly confused

• श्रान्तपत्त्राः (śrāntapattrāḥ) - whose strength/means are exhausted, weary of resources

• हतास्त्राः (hatāstrāḥ) - whose weapons are destroyed/lost

• हतचेतसः (hatacetasaḥ) - whose spirits/minds are broken/crushed

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभिसंश्लिष्य (abhisaṁśliṣya) - clinging to, embracing closely

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, soldiers

• ते (te) - those, they

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best among Bharatas, O bull of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

कान्दिग्भूताः (kāndigbhūtāḥ) - bewildered, disoriented, utterly confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāndigbhūta

kāndigbhūta - utterly bewildered, confused about directions, disoriented

Compound adjective, meaning 'having become lost in directions' or 'utterly bewildered'. From 'ka' (intensive/interrogative) + 'dik' (direction) + 'bhūta' (become, P.P.P. of bhū).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ka+digbhūta)

• ka – what, which, who; a prefix indicating badness or intensity
  indeclinable
• digbhūta – become like a direction, disoriented, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `diś` (direction) + `bhū` (to be, become) + `kta` suffix. `dik` is the sandhi form of `diś` in compounds.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective describing the warriors.

श्रान्तपत्त्राः (śrāntapattrāḥ) - whose strength/means are exhausted, weary of resources

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrāntapattra

śrāntapattra - having exhausted wings/means/resources

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrānta+pattra)

• śrānta – exhausted, weary, tired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `śram` (to be weary) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pattra – wing, feather, leaf, means, vehicle, weapon (arrow)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `yodhāḥ`.

हतास्त्राः (hatāstrāḥ) - whose weapons are destroyed/lost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatāstra

hatāstra - having lost or destroyed weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+astra)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `han` (to strike, kill) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `yodhāḥ`.

हतचेतसः (hatacetasaḥ) - whose spirits/minds are broken/crushed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatacetas

hatacetas - having a broken spirit, disheartened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+cetas)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `han` (to strike, kill) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetas – mind, intellect, spirit, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, know) + `as` suffix.
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `yodhāḥ`.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual

Formed by reduplication of `anya`.

Note: Functions as an object of the action.

अभिसंश्लिष्य (abhisaṁśliṣya) - clinging to, embracing closely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `śliṣ` (to cling, embrace) with prefixes `abhi` and `sam`. Formed with suffix `lyaP` (when verb has prefixes).

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb (implied 'āsan' - were).

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

From root `yudh` (to fight) + `a` suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `yodhāḥ`.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best among Bharatas, O bull of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a ruler, India
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.