महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-29

छिन्नहस्ता महानागाश्छिन्नपादाश्च मारिष ।
क्रौञ्चवद्व्यनदन्भीताः पृथिवीमधिशिश्यिरे ॥२९॥

29. chinnahastā mahānāgāśchinnapādāśca māriṣa ,
krauñcavadvyanadanbhītāḥ pṛthivīmadhiśiśyire.

29. chinna-hastāḥ mahānāgāḥ chinna-pādāḥ ca māriṣa
krauñcavat vyanadan bhītāḥ pṛthivīm adhiśiśyire

29. māriṣa chinna-hastāḥ ca chinna-pādāḥ bhītāḥ
mahānāgāḥ krauñcavat vyanadan pṛthivīm adhiśiśyire

29. O venerable one, those great elephants, with their trunks and feet severed, roared in terror like Krauncha birds and lay upon the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्न-हस्ताः (chinna-hastāḥ) - with severed trunks (with severed hands/trunks)

• महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (great elephants, great snakes)

• छिन्न-पादाः (chinna-pādāḥ) - with severed feet

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (O venerable one, O respected one)

• क्रौञ्चवत् (krauñcavat) - like Krauncha birds (like a Krauncha (crane))

• व्यनदन् (vyanadan) - roared (they roared, cried out)

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - terrified (terrified, frightened)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• अधिशिश्यिरे (adhiśiśyire) - lay upon (they lay upon, they covered)

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्न-हस्ताः (chinna-hastāḥ) - with severed trunks (with severed hands/trunks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-hasta

chinna-hasta - having severed hands (or trunks for elephants)

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'those whose hands/trunks are severed'. From chinna (severed) and hasta (hand, trunk)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+hasta)

• chinna – severed, cut
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid (to cut) + kta suffix
  Root: chid (class 7)
• hasta – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (great elephants, great snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant, great snake

Karmadhāraya compound: mahat (great) + nāga (elephant/snake)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+nāga)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• nāga – elephant, snake, mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

छिन्न-पादाः (chinna-pādāḥ) - with severed feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-pāda

chinna-pāda - having severed feet

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'those whose feet are severed'. From chinna (severed) and pāda (foot)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+pāda)

• chinna – severed, cut
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid (to cut) + kta suffix
  Root: chid (class 7)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'chinna-pādāḥ' to 'chinna-hastāḥ'.

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (O venerable one, O respected one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable, respected

Often used as a vocative for an elder or respected person

क्रौञ्चवत् (krauñcavat) - like Krauncha birds (like a Krauncha (crane))

(indeclinable)

From krauñca (crane, a type of bird known for its loud cry) + vat (like, as)

Note: Modifies 'vyanadan'.

व्यनदन् (vyanadan) - roared (they roared, cried out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vi-nad

Root nad, with upasarga vi, third person plural imperfect

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - terrified (terrified, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - terrified, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear) + kta suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, land

From pṛthu (broad, wide)

Note: Object of 'adhiśiśyire'.

अधिशिश्यिरे (adhiśiśyire) - lay upon (they lay upon, they covered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of adhi-śī

Root śī, with upasarga adhi, third person plural perfect (ātmanepada)

Prefix: adhi

Root: śī (class 2)