महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-31

विमर्दः सुमहानासीत्तस्य सैन्यस्य मारिष ।
रक्षसा घोररूपेण वध्यमानस्य संयुगे ॥३१॥

31. vimardaḥ sumahānāsīttasya sainyasya māriṣa ,
rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa vadhyamānasya saṁyuge.

31. vimardaḥ sumahān āsīt tasya sainyasya māriṣa
rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa vadhyamānasya saṃyuge

31. māriṣa tasya सैन्यस्य संयुगे घोररूपेण
रक्षसा वध्यमानस्य सुमहान् विमर्दः आसीत्

31. O venerable one (māriṣa), a very great slaughter occurred for his army in that battle, as it was being destroyed by the demon of terrible form.

Words meanings summery:

• विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - slaughter (destruction, slaughter, conflict, crushing)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, very large, mighty)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, there was (was, existed)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Abhimanyu's) (his, of that)

• सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - for his army (of the army, of the military host)

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (form of address by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra) (O respectable one, O venerable one)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (by the demon, by the rākṣasa)

• घोररूपेण (ghorarūpeṇa) - by the demon of terrible form (by the one of terrible form)

• वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - as it was being destroyed (of the one being killed, being struck)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in that battle (in battle, in combat, in conflict)

Words meanings and morphology

विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - slaughter (destruction, slaughter, conflict, crushing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - crushing, destruction, slaughter, conflict

From root mṛd- 'to crush' with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, very large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, mighty, excellent

Compound of su- (very, good) and mahat (great).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb.
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, there was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

From root as- 'to be'. 3rd person singular active imperfect.

Root: as (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Abhimanyu's) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, refers to Abhimanyu (implied from previous verse).

सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - for his army (of the army, of the military host)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military host, relating to an army

Derived from senā (army).

Note: Qualifies 'vimardaḥ' or is genitive of interest.

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (form of address by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra) (O respectable one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - respectable, venerable, noble sir (often a term of address in drama)

Note: An address, likely by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (by the demon, by the rākṣasa)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action of 'vadhyamānasya'.

घोररूपेण (ghorarūpeṇa) - by the demon of terrible form (by the one of terrible form)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, having a dreadful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Gender agreement for adjectives with 'rakṣas' is complex; often takes masculine due to natural gender. Here, it agrees in case/number with rakṣasā.

वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - as it was being destroyed (of the one being killed, being struck)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being injured

Present Passive Participle

From root vadh- 'to strike, kill' (with vadhya- stem) and -māna suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of the army.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in that battle (in battle, in combat, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, conjunction

From root yuj- 'to join' with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Location of the action.