महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-27

प्रपतन्त स्म ते वीरा विरेजुर्भरतर्षभ ।
वसन्ते पुष्पशबलाश्चूताः प्रपतिता इव ॥२७॥

27. prapatanta sma te vīrā virejurbharatarṣabha ,
vasante puṣpaśabalāścūtāḥ prapatitā iva.

27. prapatantaḥ sma te vīrāḥ virejuḥ bharatarṣabha
vasante puṣpaśabalāḥ cūtāḥ prapatitāḥ iva

27. bharatarṣabha! te prapatantaḥ vīrāḥ vasante
puṣpaśabalāḥ prapatitāḥ cūtāḥ iva virejuḥ

27. O best of the Bharatas, those heroes, as they fell, appeared like mango trees, colorful with blossoms, fallen in springtime.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रपतन्तः (prapatantaḥ) - falling (from their chariots) (falling down, descending)

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past action (particle indicating past tense with present verbs/participles)

• ते (te) - those (referring to the heroes) (those, them)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes (the sons of Dhritarashtra) (heroes, brave men, warriors)

• विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they appeared (like) (they shone, they appeared, they were splendid)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas (vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra) (O best among Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in springtime (in spring, during springtime)

• पुष्पशबलाः (puṣpaśabalāḥ) - colorful with blossoms (variegated with flowers, colorful with flowers)

• चूताः (cūtāḥ) - mango trees

• प्रपतिताः (prapatitāḥ) - fallen (to the ground) (fallen down, thrown down, descended)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रपतन्तः (prapatantaḥ) - falling (from their chariots) (falling down, descending)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapatat

prapatat - falling forward, flying forth, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `pra` and `śatṛ` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used here with `sma` to denote past continuous action.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past action (particle indicating past tense with present verbs/participles)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (referring to the heroes) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes (the sons of Dhritarashtra) (heroes, brave men, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they appeared (like) (they shone, they appeared, they were splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of virāj

Perfect tense

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice. Root `rāj` with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas (vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra) (O best among Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - 'bull of Bharatas', 'chief of Bharatas', 'best among Bharatas'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage, an ancient Indian tribe/dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

वसन्ते (vasante) - in springtime (in spring, during springtime)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring, springtime

Root: vas (class 1)

पुष्पशबलाः (puṣpaśabalāḥ) - colorful with blossoms (variegated with flowers, colorful with flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpaśabala

puṣpaśabala - variegated/colorful with flowers, flowery-spotted

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (puṣpa+śabala)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• śabala – variegated, spotted, colorful, brindled
  adjective (masculine)

चूताः (cūtāḥ) - mango trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cūta

cūta - mango tree, mango fruit

प्रपतिताः (prapatitāḥ) - fallen (to the ground) (fallen down, thrown down, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapatita

prapatita - fallen down, dropped, fled, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `pra` and `kta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.