महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-20

अभिक्रोशन्ति भूतानि अन्तरिक्षे विशां पते ।
दृष्ट्वा निपतितं वीरं च्युतं चन्द्रमिवाम्बरात् ॥२०॥

20. abhikrośanti bhūtāni antarikṣe viśāṁ pate ,
dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṁ vīraṁ cyutaṁ candramivāmbarāt.

20. abhikrośanti bhūtāni antarikṣe viśām pate dṛṣṭvā
nipatitam vīram cyutam candram iva ambarāt

20. viśām pate,
antarikṣe bhūtāni nipatitam,
ambarāt cyutam candram iva,
vīram dṛṣṭvā abhikrośanti.

20. O lord of people, the beings in the sky cried out upon seeing the fallen hero, who was like the moon fallen from the heavens.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिक्रोशन्ति (abhikrośanti) - they cry out, they lament

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - celestial beings or all living creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O King Dhritarashtra (O lord, O master)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down, thrown down

• वीरम् (vīram) - the fallen Bhishma (implied context) (hero, warrior)

• च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, slipped, departed

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the heavens

Words meanings and morphology

अभिक्रोशन्ति (abhikrośanti) - they cry out, they lament

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-kruś

Present Active

Derived from root kruś, 3rd person plural present active.

Prefix: abhi

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Used here in a historical present sense.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - celestial beings or all living creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle (from bhū)

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -ta.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhikrośanti'.

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, sky

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, clan

Note: Part of the compound 'viśām pate'.

पते (pate) - O King Dhritarashtra (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Vocative form, addressing Dhritarashtra.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down, thrown down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix ni and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vīram'.

वीरम् (vīram) - the fallen Bhishma (implied context) (hero, warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, slipped, departed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cyu (to move, fall, drop) with suffix -ta.

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'candram'.

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the heavens

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment