महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-17

गन्धेनापि हि संग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रवः ।
विसंज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ति च पतन्ति च ॥१७॥

17. gandhenāpi hi saṁgrāme tasya kruddhasya śatravaḥ ,
visaṁjñā hatabhūyiṣṭhā vepanti ca patanti ca.

17. gandhena api hi saṅgrāme tasya kruddhasya śatravaḥ
visañjñāḥ hatabhūyiṣṭhāḥ vepanti ca patanti ca

17. hi saṅgrāme kruddhasya tasya gandhena api śatravaḥ
visañjñāḥ hatabhūyiṣṭhāḥ vepanti ca patanti ca

17. Indeed, even by the mere presence of him, when he is enraged in battle, his enemies become senseless, mostly slain, and they tremble and fall.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धेन (gandhena) - by the smell, by the scent, by the presence

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - of the enraged one, when he is enraged

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

• विसञ्ज्ञाः (visañjñāḥ) - senseless, unconscious

• हतभूयिष्ठाः (hatabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - mostly slain, predominantly killed

• वेपन्ति (vepanti) - they tremble

• च (ca) - and

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धेन (gandhena) - by the smell, by the scent, by the presence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, scent, fragrance, presence (figuratively)

Root: gandh (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Maheśvara (Śiva)

क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - of the enraged one, when he is enraged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle (used as adjective)

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry) with suffix -ta

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

विसञ्ज्ञाः (visañjñāḥ) - senseless, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visañjña

visañjña - senseless, unconscious, bewildered

Compound of vi (without) and sañjña (consciousness)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+sañjña)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• sañjña – consciousness, knowledge, sign
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'śatravaḥ'

हतभूयिष्ठाः (hatabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - mostly slain, predominantly killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatabhūyiṣṭha

hatabhūyiṣṭha - mostly slain, having a majority slain

Compound of hata (slain) and bhūyiṣṭha (most, predominant)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hata+bhūyiṣṭha)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with suffix -ta
  Root: han (class 2)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most, greatest, predominant
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'bahu'

Note: Agrees with 'śatravaḥ'

वेपन्ति (vepanti) - they tremble

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural Present Indicative Parasmaipada of root √vep

Root: vep (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural Present Indicative Parasmaipada of root √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)