महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-34

केचिद्धस्तैर्द्विधा छिन्नैश्छिन्नगात्रास्तथापरे ।
निपेतुस्तुमुले तस्मिंश्छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥३४॥

34. keciddhastairdvidhā chinnaiśchinnagātrāstathāpare ,
nipetustumule tasmiṁśchinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ.

34. kecit hastaiḥ dvidhā chinnaiḥ chinna-gātrāḥ tathā
apare nipetuḥ tumule tasmin chinna-pakṣāḥ iva adrayaḥ

34. kecit hastaiḥ dvidhā chinnaiḥ tathā apare chinna-gātrāḥ
tasmin tumule chinna-pakṣāḥ adrayaḥ iva nipetuḥ

34. Some (elephants), with their trunks cut in two and others with their bodies mutilated, fell in that tumultuous battle like mountains whose wings had been severed.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some (elephants) (some, certain)

• हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - by (their) trunks (of elephants) (by hands, by trunks)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two (halves) (in two ways, in two parts, doubly)

• छिन्नैः (chinnaiḥ) - cut (in two) (cut, severed, broken)

• छिन्न-गात्राः (chinna-gātrāḥ) - with their bodies mutilated (with severed bodies/limbs)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, in that manner, and)

• अपरे (apare) - others (elephants) (others)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (down) (they fell down)

• तुमुले (tumule) - in that tumultuous (battle) (in the tumultuous, in the fierce, in the noisy)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (battle) (in that, in it)

• छिन्न-पक्षाः (chinna-pakṣāḥ) - whose wings had been severed (with severed wings)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains (from mythology) (mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some (elephants) (some, certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Refers to some elephants from the battle.

हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - by (their) trunks (of elephants) (by hands, by trunks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk (of an elephant)

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two (halves) (in two ways, in two parts, doubly)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'fold' or 'parts'.

छिन्नैः (chinnaiḥ) - cut (in two) (cut, severed, broken)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √chid (to cut, cleave) + -kta suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `hastaiḥ`.

छिन्न-गात्राः (chinna-gātrāḥ) - with their bodies mutilated (with severed bodies/limbs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-gātra

chinna-gātra - having cut/severed limbs/body

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose limbs are cut'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+gātra)

• chinna – cut, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut, cleave) + -kta suffix.
  Root: chid (class 7)
• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `apare`.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, in that manner, and)

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others (elephants) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another

Note: Refers to other elephants.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (down) (they fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of √pat

Perfect

Root √pat, prefixed with ni, forming the perfect tense.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तुमुले (tumule) - in that tumultuous (battle) (in the tumultuous, in the fierce, in the noisy)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, fierce, noisy

Note: Agrees with `tasmin` (implied `raṇe` or `saṃgrāme`).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (battle) (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the tumultuous battle mentioned or implied earlier.

छिन्न-पक्षाः (chinna-pakṣāḥ) - whose wings had been severed (with severed wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-pakṣa

chinna-pakṣa - having cut/severed wings

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose wings are cut'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+pakṣa)

• chinna – cut, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut, cleave) + -kta suffix.
  Root: chid (class 7)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `adrayaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains (from mythology) (mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock