महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-81

ते वध्यमानाः समरे भारद्वाजेन पार्थिवाः ।
मेदिन्यामन्वकीर्यन्त वातनुन्ना इव द्रुमाः ॥८१॥

81. te vadhyamānāḥ samare bhāradvājena pārthivāḥ ,
medinyāmanvakīryanta vātanunnā iva drumāḥ.

81. te vadhyamānāḥ samare bhāradvājena pārthivāḥ
medinyām anvakīryanta vātanunnāḥ iva drumāḥ

81. samare bhāradvājena vadhyamānāḥ te pārthivāḥ
vātanunnāḥ drumāḥ iva medinyām anvakīryanta

81. Those kings, being slain in battle by Drona (Bhāradvāja), fell upon the earth like trees scattered by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain

• समरे (samare) - in battle

• भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Drona, by the son of Bharadvaja

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

• मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth

• अन्वकीर्यन्त (anvakīryanta) - they were scattered, they fell down

• वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - wind-driven, scattered by the wind

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the passive form of the root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Drona, by the son of Bharadvaja

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - son of Bharadvaja (an epithet of Drona)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly; a king, prince, ruler

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil

अन्वकीर्यन्त (anvakīryanta) - they were scattered, they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-vi-kṛ

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - wind-driven, scattered by the wind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātanunna

vātanunna - driven by the wind, scattered by the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+nunna)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• nunna – pushed, driven, impelled
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'nud' (to push, impel)
  Root: nud (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree