महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-18

निहतैः क्षत्रियैः शूरैर्नानाजनपदेश्वरैः ।
जयगृद्धैर्वृता भूमिर्दारुणा समपद्यत ॥१८॥

18. nihataiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ śūrairnānājanapadeśvaraiḥ ,
jayagṛddhairvṛtā bhūmirdāruṇā samapadyata.

18. nihataiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ śūraiḥ nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ
jayagṛddhaiḥ vṛtā bhūmiḥ dāruṇā samapadyata

18. nihataiḥ śūraiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ
jayagṛddhaiḥ vṛtā bhūmiḥ dāruṇā samapadyata

18. Covered by slain heroic warriors (kṣatriyas), who were lords of various regions and were greedy for victory, the earth became dreadful.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by slain warriors (by slain ones, by killed ones)

• क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors, by kṣatriyas

• शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroic warriors (by heroic ones, by brave ones)

• नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by warriors who were lords of various regions (by lords of various regions)

• जयगृद्धैः (jayagṛddhaiḥ) - by warriors who were greedy for victory (by those greedy for victory)

• वृता (vṛtā) - covered, surrounded

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, land

• दारुणा (dāruṇā) - terrible, dreadful

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, occurred, happened

Words meanings and morphology

निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by slain warriors (by slain ones, by killed ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han- (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'

क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors, by kṣatriyas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruling) class

शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroic warriors (by heroic ones, by brave ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - heroic, brave, valiant; a hero, warrior

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'

नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by warriors who were lords of various regions (by lords of various regions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānājanapadeśvara

nānājanapadeśvara - lord/ruler of various countries/regions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+janapada+īśvara)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• janapada – country, region, district
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'

जयगृद्धैः (jayagṛddhaiḥ) - by warriors who were greedy for victory (by those greedy for victory)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jayagṛddha

jayagṛddha - greedy for victory, eager for triumph

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛddha)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• gṛddha – greedy, covetous, eager for
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gṛdh- (to be greedy)
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'

वृता (vṛtā) - covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, selected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ- (to cover, surround, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, region

दारुणा (dāruṇā) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, severe, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, occurred, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-pad

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)