महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-27

बहवश्च नरा राजंस्तस्य नादेन भीषिताः ।
प्रियान्प्राणान्परित्यज्य निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥२७॥

27. bahavaśca narā rājaṁstasya nādena bhīṣitāḥ ,
priyānprāṇānparityajya nipeturdharaṇītale.

27. bahavaḥ ca narāḥ rājan tasya nādena bhīṣitāḥ
priyān prāṇān pari-tyajya ni-petuḥ dharaṇī-tala

27. rājan bahavaḥ ca narāḥ tasya nādena bhīṣitāḥ
priyān prāṇān pari-tyajya dharaṇī-tala ni-petuḥ

27. And O king, many men, terrified by his (Ghaṭotkaca's) roar, abandoned their dear lives and fell upon the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, persons)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Ghaṭotkaca's) (his, of him)

• नादेन (nādena) - by the roar (by the sound, by the roar)

• भीषिताः (bhīṣitāḥ) - terrified (frightened, terrified)

• प्रियान् (priyān) - dear (dear, beloved)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

• परि-त्यज्य (pari-tyajya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

• नि-पेतुः (ni-petuḥ) - fell down

• धरणी-तल (dharaṇī-tala) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ'

राजन् (rājan) - O king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya

तस्य (tasya) - his (Ghaṭotkaca's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive

नादेन (nādena) - by the roar (by the sound, by the roar)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry

From root nad- (to sound, roar)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Instrument of frightening

भीषिताः (bhīṣitāḥ) - terrified (frightened, terrified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīṣita

bhīṣita - frightened, terrified, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative root bhīṣaya- (to frighten), past participle

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'

प्रियान् (priyān) - dear (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Note: Qualifies 'prāṇān'

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air

Note: Object of 'parityajya'

परि-त्यज्य (pari-tyajya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root tyaj- (to abandon) (1st class) with prefix pari- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Forms an absolutive (gerund)

नि-पेतुः (ni-petuḥ) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nipat

perfect tense

3rd person plural perfect tense of root pat- (1st class) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणी-तल (dharaṇī-tala) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of falling