महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-50

केचिदन्यत्र गच्छन्तः पथि चान्यैरुपद्रुताः ।
विमुखाः पृष्ठतश्चान्ये ताड्यन्ते पार्श्वतोऽपरे ॥५०॥

50. kecidanyatra gacchantaḥ pathi cānyairupadrutāḥ ,
vimukhāḥ pṛṣṭhataścānye tāḍyante pārśvato'pare.

50. kecit anyatra gacchantāḥ pathi ca anyaiḥ upadrutāḥ
vimukhāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ ca anye tāḍyante pārśvataḥ apare

50. kecit anyatra gacchantāḥ pathi ca anyaiḥ upadrutāḥ
ca anye vimukhāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ tāḍyante apare pārśvataḥ

50. Some, trying to go elsewhere, were harassed by others on the path. And others, turning their backs in retreat, were struck from behind. Still others were being struck from the side.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

• गच्छन्ताः (gacchantāḥ) - going, moving

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• उपद्रुताः (upadrutāḥ) - harassed, attacked, afflicted

• विमुखाः (vimukhāḥ) - turned away, facing away, retreating

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• ताड्यन्ते (tāḍyante) - they are being struck/beaten

• पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side, on the flank

• अपरे (apare) - still others, others

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

used with 'cid' to form indefinite pronoun

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

formed from 'anya' (other) + suffix 'tra' (locative sense)

गच्छन्ताः (gacchantāḥ) - going, moving

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

उपद्रुताः (upadrutāḥ) - harassed, attacked, afflicted

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upadruta

upadruta - harassed, attacked, afflicted, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: upa

Root: dru (class 1)

विमुखाः (vimukhāḥ) - turned away, facing away, retreating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimukha

vimukha - facing away, averted, retreating, hostile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mukha)

• vi – away, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

(indeclinable)

formed from 'pṛṣṭha' (back) + suffix 'tas' (ablative/spatial sense)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

ताड्यन्ते (tāḍyante) - they are being struck/beaten

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of taḍ

Passive stem 'tāḍya' + present middle 3rd plural ending

Root: taḍ (class 10)

पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side, on the flank

(indeclinable)

formed from 'pārśva' (side) + suffix 'tas' (ablative/spatial sense)

अपरे (apare) - still others, others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent