महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-19

पेतुरश्वसहस्राणि प्रहतान्यर्जुनेषुभिः ।
हंसा हिमवतः पृष्ठे वारिविप्रहता इव ॥१९॥

19. peturaśvasahasrāṇi prahatānyarjuneṣubhiḥ ,
haṁsā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe vāriviprahatā iva.

19. petuḥ aśvasahasrāṇi prahatāni arjuneṣubhiḥ
haṃsāḥ himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe vāriviprahatāḥ iva

19. arjuneṣubhiḥ prahatāni aśvasahasrāṇi petuḥ,
himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe vāriviprahatāḥ haṃsāḥ iva

19. Thousands of horses fell, struck down by Arjuna's arrows, just like swans on the slopes of the Himalaya are scattered by rain.

Words meanings summery:

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, they fell

• अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses

• प्रहतानि (prahatāni) - struck down, killed

• अर्जुनेषुभिः (arjuneṣubhiḥ) - by Arjuna's arrows

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalaya

• पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the slopes (of the Himalaya) (on the back, on the surface, on the slopes)

• वारिविप्रहताः (vāriviprahatāḥ) - struck down by water, scattered by rain

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśvasahasra

aśvasahasra - a thousand horses, thousands of horses

Compound of aśva (horse) and sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+sahasra)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

प्रहतानि (prahatāni) - struck down, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prahata

prahata - struck, hit, killed, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aśvasahasrāṇi'.

अर्जुनेषुभिः (arjuneṣubhiḥ) - by Arjuna's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of arjuneṣu

arjuneṣu - Arjuna's arrow

Tatpurusha compound: Arjuna + iṣu (arrow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (arjuna+iṣu)

• arjuna – Arjuna (a prominent Pandava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a celestial bird

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalaya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalaya mountain range (lit. 'possessing snow')

Possessive adjective from 'hima' (snow).

पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the slopes (of the Himalaya) (on the back, on the surface, on the slopes)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, rear, surface, summit, slope

वारिविप्रहताः (vāriviprahatāḥ) - struck down by water, scattered by rain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāriviprahata

vāriviprahata - struck down or scattered by water/rain

Compound of noun and Past Passive Participle

Compound of vāri (water) and viprahata (scattered, struck down).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāri+viprahata)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• viprahata – scattered, struck down, damaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefixes 'vi' and 'pra'.
  Prefixes: vi+pra
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'haṃsāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)