महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-26

नराणां चैव कायेभ्यः शिरसां पततां रणे ।
शुश्रुवे सुमहाञ्शब्दः पततामश्मनामिव ॥२६॥

26. narāṇāṁ caiva kāyebhyaḥ śirasāṁ patatāṁ raṇe ,
śuśruve sumahāñśabdaḥ patatāmaśmanāmiva.

26. narāṇām ca eva kāyebhyaḥ śirasām patatām raṇe
śuśruve sumahān śabdaḥ patatām aśmanām iva

26. raṇe narāṇām kāyebhyaḥ patatām śirasām ca eva
patatām aśmanām iva sumahān śabdaḥ śuśruve

26. And indeed, a very great sound was heard in the battle, like that of falling stones, as the heads of men fell from their bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• कायेभ्यः (kāyebhyaḥ) - from bodies

• शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

• पतताम् (patatām) - of heads falling (of falling, of dropping)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• पतताम् (patatām) - of falling stones (of falling)

• अश्मनाम् (aśmanām) - of stones

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

Root: nṛ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

कायेभ्यः (kāyebhyaḥ) - from bodies

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of kāya

kāya - body

Root: ci (class 5)

शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Root: śri

Note: Qualifies 'patatām'.

पतताम् (patatām) - of heads falling (of falling, of dropping)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping

present active participle

Derived from root 'pat' (1st class) + present participle suffix 'at'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'śirasām' in case and number.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śru

perfect passive

Root śru (5th class), perfect passive 3rd singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, huge, mighty

Compound of 'su' (good/very) and 'mahat' (great). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'śuśruve'.

पतताम् (patatām) - of falling stones (of falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping

present active participle

Derived from root 'pat' (1st class) + present participle suffix 'at'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'aśmanām'.

अश्मनाम् (aśmanām) - of stones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśman

aśman - stone, rock

`n`-stem noun.

Root: aś (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.