महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-31

पतद्भिश्च हयै राजन्समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी ।
निर्जिह्वैश्च श्वसद्भिश्च कूजद्भिश्च गतासुभिः ।
हयैर्बभौ नरश्रेष्ठ नानारूपधरैर्धरा ॥३१॥

31. patadbhiśca hayai rājansamāstīryata medinī ,
nirjihvaiśca śvasadbhiśca kūjadbhiśca gatāsubhiḥ ,
hayairbabhau naraśreṣṭha nānārūpadharairdharā.

31. patadbhiḥ ca hayaiḥ rājan samāstīryata
medinī nirjihvaiḥ ca śvasadbhiḥ ca
kūjadbhiḥ ca gatāsubhiḥ hayaiḥ babhau
naraśreṣṭha nānārūpadharaiḥ dharā

31. rājan medinī patadbhiḥ ca hayaiḥ
samāstīryata naraśreṣṭha dharā nirjihvaiḥ
ca śvasadbhiḥ ca kūjadbhiḥ ca gatāsubhiḥ
ca nānārūpadharaiḥ hayaiḥ babhau

31. O King, the earth was completely covered by falling horses. O best among men, the ground shone with horses of various forms: those rendered silent, those still breathing, some groaning, and yet others completely lifeless.

Words meanings summery:

• पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - by the falling horses (by falling ones, by those falling)

• च (ca) - and

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• समास्तीर्यत (samāstīryata) - was covered completely

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth

• निर्जिह्वैः (nirjihvaiḥ) - by the silent horses (by silent ones, by tongueless ones)

• च (ca) - and

• श्वसद्भिः (śvasadbhiḥ) - by the breathing horses (by breathing ones, by those breathing)

• च (ca) - and

• कूजद्भिः (kūjadbhiḥ) - by the groaning horses (by groaning ones, by those groaning)

• च (ca) - and

• गतासुभिः (gatāsubhiḥ) - by the lifeless horses (by those whose life had departed, by lifeless ones)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, gleamed

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• नानारूपधरैः (nānārūpadharaiḥ) - by horses bearing various forms (by those bearing various forms, by those of various forms)

• धरा (dharā) - the earth, the ground

Words meanings and morphology

पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - by the falling horses (by falling ones, by those falling)

(participle (adjective))

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

समास्तीर्यत (samāstīryata) - was covered completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of samāstṛ

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: stṛ (class 5)

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

निर्जिह्वैः (nirjihvaiḥ) - by the silent horses (by silent ones, by tongueless ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirjihva

nirjihva - tongueless, silent, speechless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+jihva)

• nis – without, out, away (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• jihva – tongue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्वसद्भिः (śvasadbhiḥ) - by the breathing horses (by breathing ones, by those breathing)

(participle (adjective))

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कूजद्भिः (kūjadbhiḥ) - by the groaning horses (by groaning ones, by those groaning)

(participle (adjective))

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गतासुभिः (gatāsubhiḥ) - by the lifeless horses (by those whose life had departed, by lifeless ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, whose life has departed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  participle (adjective)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – life, life-breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

बभौ (babhau) - shone, gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective

नानारूपधरैः (nānārūpadharaiḥ) - by horses bearing various forms (by those bearing various forms, by those of various forms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānārūpadhara

nānārūpadhara - bearing various forms, having manifold shapes

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa+dhara)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root dhṛ
  Derived from the root 'dhṛ' with suffix '-a'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

धरा (dharā) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground