महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-16

क्रोशन्तस्तात पुत्रेति पलायन्तोऽपरे भयात् ।
नाभिजानन्ति चान्योन्यं कश्मलाभिहतौजसः ॥१६॥

16. krośantastāta putreti palāyanto'pare bhayāt ,
nābhijānanti cānyonyaṁ kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ.

16. krośantaḥ tāta putra iti palāyantaḥ apare bhayāt
na abhijānanti ca anyonyam kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ

16. apare krośantaḥ "tāta putra" iti bhayāt palāyantaḥ ca.
[te] kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ anyonyam na abhijānanti.

16. Still others cried out 'Father!' and 'Son!', fleeing in fear. With their strength overcome by confusion, they could no longer recognize one another.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोशन्तः (krośantaḥ) - crying out, shouting

• तात (tāta) - 'father' (used as an address) (father, dear one, sir)

• पुत्र (putra) - 'son' (used as an address) (son)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating quoted speech

• पलायन्तः (palāyantaḥ) - fleeing, running away

• अपरे (apare) - others

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• न (na) - not

• अभिजानन्ति (abhijānanti) - they recognize

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

• कश्मलाभिहतौजसः (kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ) - whose strength/vigor is overcome by confusion/faintness

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोशन्तः (krośantaḥ) - crying out, shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krośat

krośat - crying, shouting, lamenting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kruś' (to cry out).

Root: kruś (class 1)

तात (tāta) - 'father' (used as an address) (father, dear one, sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, child, dear one (term of endearment or respect)

पुत्र (putra) - 'son' (used as an address) (son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating quoted speech

(indeclinable)

पलायन्तः (palāyantaḥ) - fleeing, running away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of palāyat

palāyat - fleeing, running away

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'ay' (to go) with prefix 'parā'.

Prefix: parā

Root: i (class 2)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent, inferior

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिजानन्ति (abhijānanti) - they recognize

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhijñā

Present Active

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Main verb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Formed from 'anya' + 'anya'.

Note: Object of 'abhijānanti'.

कश्मलाभिहतौजसः (kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ) - whose strength/vigor is overcome by confusion/faintness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaśmalābhihatauajas

kaśmalābhihatauajas - whose strength is struck/overcome by faintness/confusion

Bahuvrihi compound: kaśmala (confusion/faintness) + abhihata (struck/overcome) + ojas (vigor/strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaśmala+abhihata+ojas)

• kaśmala – confusion, faintness, impurity, dirt
  noun (neuter)
• abhihata – struck, beaten, overcome, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)
• ojas – vigor, strength, power, vitality
  noun (neuter)