महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-53

नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि विसृज्य पतिता नराः ।
जीवन्त इव दृश्यन्ते गतसत्त्वा महारथाः ॥५३॥

53. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjya patitā narāḥ ,
jīvanta iva dṛśyante gatasattvā mahārathāḥ.

53. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjya patitāḥ narāḥ
jīvantaḥ iva dṛśyante gatasattvāḥ mahārathāḥ

53. mahārathāḥ nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjya
patitāḥ gatasattvāḥ jīvantaḥ iva dṛśyante

53. Great charioteers, having cast aside various kinds of weapons, fell. Though their vital spirit was gone, they appeared as if still living.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, manifold

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having cast aside, having abandoned

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, collapsed

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings

• जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - lifeless, whose vital spirit is gone

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great charioteers

Words meanings and morphology

नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, many, diverse
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śastrāṇi'.

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, tool

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Direct object of the action implied by 'visṛjya'.

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having cast aside, having abandoned

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

prefix vi- + root sṛj + suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates a preceding action by the subject.

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, collapsed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, degraded

Past Passive Participle

root pat + suffix -ta

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ' and 'mahārathāḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyante'.

जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

root jīv + suffix -at

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ' and 'mahārathāḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive, Ātmanepada

root dṛś, 3rd person, plural, present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - lifeless, whose vital spirit is gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatasattva

gatasattva - lifeless, spiritless, whose essence is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root gam + suffix -ta
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – being, essence, vital spirit, courage, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mahārathāḥ'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.