महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-35

अश्वपृष्ठेषु चाप्यन्ये रथनीडेषु चापरे ।
गजस्कन्धगताश्चान्ये शेरते चापरे क्षितौ ॥३५॥

35. aśvapṛṣṭheṣu cāpyanye rathanīḍeṣu cāpare ,
gajaskandhagatāścānye śerate cāpare kṣitau.

35. aśvapṛṣṭheṣu ca api anye rathanīḍeṣu ca apare
gajaskandhagatāḥ ca anye śerate ca apare kṣitau

35. ca anye aśvapṛṣṭheṣu api ca apare rathanīḍeṣu
ca anye gajaskandhagatāḥ śerate ca apare kṣitau

35. And some lay on horses' backs, while others in chariot compartments. Still others were seated on elephants' shoulders, and yet others slept on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वपृष्ठेषु (aśvapṛṣṭheṣu) - on horses' backs

• च (ca) - and; also

• अपि (api) - also; even; indeed

• अन्ये (anye) - others; some

• रथनीडेषु (rathanīḍeṣu) - in chariot compartments

• च (ca) - and; also

• अपरे (apare) - others

• गजस्कन्धगताः (gajaskandhagatāḥ) - seated on elephants' shoulders; mounted on elephants

• च (ca) - and; also

• अन्ये (anye) - others; some

• शेरते (śerate) - they sleep; they lie down

• च (ca) - and; also

• अपरे (apare) - others

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वपृष्ठेषु (aśvapṛṣṭheṣu) - on horses' backs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aśvapṛṣṭha

aśvapṛṣṭha - horse's back

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+pṛṣṭha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back; surface
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also; even; indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others; some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other; another; some

रथनीडेषु (rathanīḍeṣu) - in chariot compartments

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of rathanīḍa

rathanīḍa - chariot compartment; chariot seat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nīḍa)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• nīḍa – nest; abode; seat; compartment
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other; another; following

गजस्कन्धगताः (gajaskandhagatāḥ) - seated on elephants' shoulders; mounted on elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajaskandhagata

gajaskandhagata - seated on elephant's shoulder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gajaskandha+gata)

• gajaskandha – elephant's shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone; reached; seated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others; some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other; another; some

शेरते (śerate) - they sleep; they lie down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √śī

Root: śī (class 2)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other; another; following

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth; ground; land