महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-9

तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता संशप्तकवरूथिनी ।
निश्चेष्टावस्थिता संक्ये अश्मसारमयी यथा ॥९॥

9. tena śabdena vitrastā saṁśaptakavarūthinī ,
niśceṣṭāvasthitā saṁkye aśmasāramayī yathā.

9. tena śabdena vitrastā saṃśaptakavarūthinī
niśceṣṭā avasthitā saṅkhye aśmasāramayī yathā

9. saṃśaptakavarūthinī tena śabdena vitrastā
niśceṣṭā saṅkhye aśmasāramayī yathā avasthitā

9. Terrified by that sound, the army of the Samśaptakas stood motionless in battle, as if turned to stone or iron.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, by it

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, by word

• वित्रस्ता (vitrastā) - terrified, frightened

• संशप्तकवरूथिनी (saṁśaptakavarūthinī) - the army of the Samśaptakas

• निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless, inactive, without movement

• अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - stood, remained, situated

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict

• अश्मसारमयी (aśmasāramayī) - made of iron, adamantine, stone-hard

• यथा (yathā) - as if, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'śabdena' (sound).

शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, by word

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

वित्रस्ता (vitrastā) - terrified, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitrasta

vitrasta - terrified, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√tras (to tremble, be terrified)

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'saṃśaptakavarūthinī'.

संशप्तकवरूथिनी (saṁśaptakavarūthinī) - the army of the Samśaptakas

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃśaptakavarūthinī

saṁśaptakavarūthinī - army of the Samśaptakas (warriors sworn to fight to the death)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (saṃśaptaka+varūthinī)

• saṃśaptaka – Samśaptaka warrior, one who has sworn an oath (to kill or be killed)
  noun (masculine)
• varūthinī – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless, inactive, without movement

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśceṣṭa

niśceṣṭa - motionless, inactive, without effort

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nis+ceṣṭā)

• nis – without, out, devoid of
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ceṣṭā – movement, effort, action
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saṃśaptakavarūthinī'.

अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - stood, remained, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - stood, remained, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

From ava-√sthā (to stand, remain)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main predicate for 'saṃśaptakavarūthinī'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, conflict, war

अश्मसारमयी (aśmasāramayī) - made of iron, adamantine, stone-hard

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśmasāramaya

aśmasāramaya - made of iron/adamant, adamantine

Derived with suffix -maya

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aśmasāra+maya)

• aśmasāra – iron, adamant, diamond
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  adjective
  Suffix -maya(ṭ)

Note: Modifies 'saṃśaptakavarūthinī'.

यथा (yathā) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)