महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-36

पुण्डरीकवनानीव विध्वस्तानि समन्ततः ।
विनिकीर्णानि योधानां वदनानि चकाशिरे ॥३६॥

36. puṇḍarīkavanānīva vidhvastāni samantataḥ ,
vinikīrṇāni yodhānāṁ vadanāni cakāśire.

36. puṇḍarīkavanāni iva vidhvastāni samantataḥ
vinikīrṇāni yodhānām vadanāni cakāśire

36. yodhānām vinikīrṇāni vadanāni samantataḥ
vidhvastāni puṇḍarīkavanāni iva cakāśire

36. The scattered faces of the warriors, strewn everywhere, shone like destroyed lotus forests.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्डरीकवनानि (puṇḍarīkavanāni) - lotus forests (lotus forests, groves of white lotuses)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• विध्वस्तानि (vidhvastāni) - destroyed (destroyed, ruined, scattered)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, all around)

• विनिकीर्णानि (vinikīrṇāni) - scattered (scattered, strewed)

• योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors

• वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces (severed heads) (faces, mouths)

• चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone (shone, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्डरीकवनानि (puṇḍarīkavanāni) - lotus forests (lotus forests, groves of white lotuses)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṇḍarīkavana

puṇḍarīkavana - lotus forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇḍarīka+vana)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

विध्वस्तानि (vidhvastāni) - destroyed (destroyed, ruined, scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - destroyed, ruined, scattered

Past Passive Participle

From root dhvaṃs (to fall, destroy) with prefix vi (apart, completely)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Qualifies puṇḍarīkavanāni.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, all around)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the state of being strewn/scattered.

विनिकीर्णानि (vinikīrṇāni) - scattered (scattered, strewed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vinikīrṇa

vinikīrṇa - scattered, strewn

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to scatter) with prefixes vi and ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies vadanāni.

योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Possessive, refers to whose faces.

वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces (severed heads) (faces, mouths)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of cakāśire.

चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone (shone, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of kāś

Perfect Tense

3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: kāś (class 1)