महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-47

विरथांश्च महेष्वासान्कृत्वा तत्र स राक्षसः ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन हन्तुकामो निशाचरः ॥४७॥

47. virathāṁśca maheṣvāsānkṛtvā tatra sa rākṣasaḥ ,
abhidudrāva vegena hantukāmo niśācaraḥ.

47. virathān ca maheṣvāsān kṛtvā tatra sa rākṣasaḥ
abhidudrāva vegena hantukāmaḥ niśācaraḥ

47. saḥ rākṣasaḥ niśācaraḥ tatra maheṣvāsān
virathān ca kṛtvā hantukāmaḥ vegena abhidudrāva

47. Having made those great archers chariots-less there, that demon (rākṣasa), that night-wanderer (niśācara), desiring to kill them, rushed forward with great speed.

Words meanings summery:

• विरथान् (virathān) - chariots-less, dismounted from chariots

• च (ca) - and, also

• महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers, mighty bowmen

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

• स (sa) - that (demon) (he, that)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Alambusa, the demon (the demon)

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, quickly

• हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desirous of killing, wishing to kill

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - Alambusa, the night-wandering demon (night-wanderer, demon (rākṣasa))

Words meanings and morphology

विरथान् (virathān) - chariots-less, dismounted from chariots

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viratha

viratha - chariots-less, without a chariot

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+ratha)

• vi – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "maheṣvāsān".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers, mighty bowmen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – archer (literally, bow-wielder)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the warriors Alambusa was fighting.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with -ktvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the battlefield.

स (sa) - that (demon) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Alambusa.

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Alambusa, the demon (the demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, inhabitant of darkness

Note: Refers to Alambusa.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dru

reduplicated perfect (lit.)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, rush, impetuosity

Root: vij (class 6)

हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desirous of killing, wishing to kill

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantukāma

hantukāma - desirous of killing, wishing to slay

Compound type : tatpurusha (hantu+kāma)

• hantu – to kill (infinitive)
  indeclinable
  infinitive
  Derived from root 'han' with -tumun suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasaḥ' and 'niśācaraḥ'.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - Alambusa, the night-wandering demon (night-wanderer, demon (rākṣasa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa

Derived from 'niśā' (night) and 'cara' (wanderer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – wanderer, mover
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'car' (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for a demon, refers to Alambusa.