महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-25

प्राणाः प्राणभृतां संख्ये प्रेषिता निशितैः शरैः ।
राजन्प्रापुरमुं लोकं शरीराण्यवनिं ययुः ॥२५॥

25. prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṁ saṁkhye preṣitā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
rājanprāpuramuṁ lokaṁ śarīrāṇyavaniṁ yayuḥ.

25. prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtām saṃkhye preṣitā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
rājan prāpuḥ amuṃ lokam śarīrāṇi avanim yayuḥ

25. rājan,
saṃkhye niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ preṣitāḥ prāṇabhṛtām prāṇāḥ amuṃ lokam prāpuḥ,
śarīrāṇi avanim yayuḥ

25. O King, in battle, the vital breaths (prāṇa) of living beings, sent forth by sharp arrows, reached that other world, while their bodies fell to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the lives or life-forces (of the slain warriors) (vital breaths, life forces, lives)

• प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of the warriors, who are living beings (of living beings, of those who bear life)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in the battle (in battle, in enumeration)

• प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - (the lives) sent forth (by the arrows) (sent forth, dispatched)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by whetted)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the (sharp) arrows (of Arjuna) (by arrows)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

• प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they (the lives) reached (they reached, they attained)

• अमुम् (amum) - that (other) (that, yonder)

• लोकम् (lokam) - the other world (heaven) (world, realm)

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - the physical bodies (of the slain warriors) (bodies)

• अवनिम् (avanim) - the earth (earth, ground)

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they (the bodies) fell (to the earth) (they went, they departed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the lives or life-forces (of the slain warriors) (vital breaths, life forces, lives)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit (prāṇa)

derived from 'pra' + 'an' (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'prāpuḥ'.

प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of the warriors, who are living beings (of living beings, of those who bear life)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - supporting life, living being

derived from 'prāṇa' (life) and 'bhṛ' (to bear)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – life, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'bhṛ'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'prāṇāḥ'.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in the battle (in battle, in enumeration)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, enumeration, calculation, battle

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adverbial locative of place.

प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - (the lives) sent forth (by the arrows) (sent forth, dispatched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, impelled

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'iṣ' with upasarga 'pra' and causal suffix 'eṣ' then suffix 'kta'

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Past Passive Participle.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by whetted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'śo' with upasarga 'ni', suffix 'kta'

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the (sharp) arrows (of Arjuna) (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of sending the lives.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they (the lives) reached (they reached, they attained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prāp

Perfect (Liṭ)

Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person plural active, from root 'āp' with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अमुम् (amum) - that (other) (that, yonder)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - the other world (heaven) (world, realm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Refers to the next world, a common concept in Indian philosophy, often implying heaven for warriors.

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - the physical bodies (of the slain warriors) (bodies)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śṛ

अवनिम् (avanim) - the earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, land

Root: av (class 1)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they (the bodies) fell (to the earth) (they went, they departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect (Liṭ)

Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person plural active, from root 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)