महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-53

स निहत्य बहूञ्शूरानश्वत्थामा व्यरोचत ।
युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि भस्म कृत्वेव पावकः ॥५३॥

53. sa nihatya bahūñśūrānaśvatthāmā vyarocata ,
yugānte sarvabhūtāni bhasma kṛtveva pāvakaḥ.

53. saḥ nihatya bahūn śūrān aśvatthāmā vyarocata
yugānte sarvabhūtāni bhasma kṛtvā iva pāvakaḥ

53. saḥ aśvatthāmā bahūn śūrān nihatya vyarocata yathā
yugānte pāvakaḥ sarvabhūtāni bhasma kṛtvā iva

53. Having struck down many heroes, Aśvatthāmā shone brightly, like the fire that turns all beings to ashes at the end of an eon (yuga).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having struck down, having killed

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes, brave ones

• अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Son of Droṇa, a powerful warrior in the Mahābhārata. (Aśvatthāmā (proper name))

• व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - he shone, he gleamed

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an eon, at the end of a (yuga)

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• भस्म (bhasma) - ashes, dust

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having turned into

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the cosmic fire of dissolution (fire, purifier)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā.

निहत्य (nihatya) - having struck down, having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root han + prefix ni + suffix -tya

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agreement with 'śūrān'.

शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave man

अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Son of Droṇa, a powerful warrior in the Mahābhārata. (Aśvatthāmā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - Aśvatthāmā

nominative singular of aśvatthāman (n-stem)

व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - he shone, he gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

Imperfect middle third person singular

Formed with prefix vi + a-augment + root ruc + at (middle ending)

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an eon, at the end of a (yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of a (yuga) (eon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – eon, age, epoch (yuga)
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the dissolution of the universe at the end of a cosmic age.

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used collectively for all living entities.

भस्म (bhasma) - ashes, dust

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ashes, dust

nominative/accusative singular of bhasman (n-stem)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having turned into

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root kṛ + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison, meaning 'like' or 'as if'.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the cosmic fire of dissolution (fire, purifier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)