महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-14

गजस्कन्धेषु संस्यूता नाराचैश्चलितासनाः ।
शरार्तैर्विद्रुतैर्नागैर्हृताः केचिद्दिशो दश ॥१४॥

14. gajaskandheṣu saṁsyūtā nārācaiścalitāsanāḥ ,
śarārtairvidrutairnāgairhṛtāḥ keciddiśo daśa.

14. gajaskandheṣu saṃsyūtāḥ nārācaiḥ ca calitāsanāḥ
śarārtaiḥ vidrutaiḥ nāgaiḥ hṛtāḥ kecit diśaḥ daśa

14. kecit gajaskandheṣu nārācaiḥ saṃsyūtāḥ ca calitāsanāḥ [babhūvuḥ].
[kecit] śarārtaiḥ vidrutaiḥ nāgaiḥ daśa diśaḥ hṛtāḥ [āsan].

14. Some, impaled by arrows while seated on the elephants' backs, had their seats dislodged. Others were carried away in all ten directions by elephants fleeing in distress from arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• गजस्कन्धेषु (gajaskandheṣu) - on elephant shoulders/backs

• संस्यूताः (saṁsyūtāḥ) - impaled, pierced through

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• चलितासनाः (calitāsanāḥ) - those whose seats are dislodged

• शरार्तैः (śarārtaiḥ) - distressed by arrows, wounded by arrows

• विद्रुतैः (vidrutaiḥ) - by those who fled, by fleeing ones

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants

• हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - carried away, seized, taken, lost

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• दश (daśa) - all ten directions (ten)

Words meanings and morphology

गजस्कन्धेषु (gajaskandheṣu) - on elephant shoulders/backs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gajaskandha

gajaskandha - elephant's shoulder/back

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+skandha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, back
  noun (masculine)

संस्यूताः (saṁsyūtāḥ) - impaled, pierced through

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsyūta

saṁsyūta - pierced, stitched, interwoven

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'siv' (to sew/pierce) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: siv (class 4)

Note: Refers to the warriors.

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, dart

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चलितासनाः (calitāsanāḥ) - those whose seats are dislodged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of calitāsana

calitāsana - having a dislodged seat, whose seat is moved

Bahuvrihi compound where 'calita' (Past Passive Participle of 'cal') modifies 'āsana' (seat).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (calita+āsana)

• calita – moved, shaken, dislodged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cal' (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• āsana – seat, sitting place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the subject warriors.

शरार्तैः (śarārtaiḥ) - distressed by arrows, wounded by arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarārta

śarārta - distressed by arrows, struck by arrows

Tatpurusha compound: śara (arrow) + ārta (distressed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ārta)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ṛ' (to go, move), here with prefix 'ā', meaning afflicted.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgaiḥ' (elephants).

विद्रुतैः (vidrutaiḥ) - by those who fled, by fleeing ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidruta

vidruta - fled, scattered, run away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dru' (to run) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - elephant, snake, mountain

हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - carried away, seized, taken, lost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛta

hṛta - carried, taken, seized, lost, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to carry, seize).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, some, a certain (when declined)

From 'kim' (what) + 'cit'.

Note: Refers to some warriors.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter

Note: Object of 'hṛtāḥ'.

दश (daśa) - all ten directions (ten)

(adjective)

Accusative, plural of daśan

daśan - ten

Numeral.