महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-30

निहतैर्वारणैरश्वैः क्षत्रियैश्च निपातितैः ।
अदृश्यत मही तत्र दारुणप्रतिदर्शना ॥३०॥

30. nihatairvāraṇairaśvaiḥ kṣatriyaiśca nipātitaiḥ ,
adṛśyata mahī tatra dāruṇapratidarśanā.

30. nihataiḥ vāraṇaiḥ aśvaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ ca nipātitaiḥ
adṛśyata mahī tatra dāruṇapratidarśanā

30. tatra nihataiḥ vāraṇaiḥ aśvaiḥ ca nipātitaiḥ
kṣatriyaiḥ mahī dāruṇapratidarśanā adṛśyata

30. The earth there appeared terrifying, covered with slain elephants, horses, and fallen warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by the slain (elephants, horses, and warriors) (by the slain, by the struck down)

• वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by the elephants (by the elephants, by the defenders)

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by the horses

• क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by the warriors (kṣatriyas) (by the warriors, by the kṣatriyas)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by the fallen (warriors) (by the fallen, by the struck down)

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - appeared (was seen, appeared)

• मही (mahī) - the earth (ground) (the earth, land)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (on the battlefield) (there, in that place)

• दारुणप्रतिदर्शना (dāruṇapratidarśanā) - terrifying in appearance (frightful to behold, terrible in appearance)

Words meanings and morphology

निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by the slain (elephants, horses, and warriors) (by the slain, by the struck down)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, struck down, killed

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vāraṇaiḥ, aśvaiḥ, and kṣatriyaiḥ.

वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by the elephants (by the elephants, by the defenders)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, preventing, protecting

From root vṛ (to cover, restrain).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to elephants.

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by the horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Refers to horses.

क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by the warriors (kṣatriyas) (by the warriors, by the kṣatriyas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste

Note: Refers to the warrior class.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by the fallen (warriors) (by the fallen, by the struck down)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - caused to fall, struck down, prostrated, slain

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kṣatriyaiḥ.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - appeared (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Passive voice, third person singular imperfect.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for mahī.

मही (mahī) - the earth (ground) (the earth, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

Note: Subject of adṛśyata.

तत्र (tatra) - there (on the battlefield) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + traL suffix.

Note: Locative adverb.

दारुणप्रतिदर्शना (dāruṇapratidarśanā) - terrifying in appearance (frightful to behold, terrible in appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāruṇapratidarśana

dāruṇapratidarśana - frightful to behold, having a terrible appearance

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dāruṇa+pratidarśana)

• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, cruel, harsh
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• pratidarśana – sight, appearance, seeing, showing
  noun (neuter)
  From prati + root dṛś
  Prefix: prati
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Attribute of mahī.