महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-6

शिरोभिः पतितैस्तत्र भूमिरासीन्निरन्तरा ।
अभ्रच्छायेव चैवासीद्ध्वाङ्क्षगृध्रवडैर्युधि ॥६॥

6. śirobhiḥ patitaistatra bhūmirāsīnnirantarā ,
abhracchāyeva caivāsīddhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍairyudhi.

6. śirobhiḥ patitaiḥ tatra bhūmiḥ āsīt nirantarā
abhracchāyā iva ca eva āsīt dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍaiḥ yudhi

6. tatra patitaiḥ śirobhiḥ bhūmiḥ nirantarā āsīt ca
eva yudhi dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍaiḥ abhracchāyā iva āsīt

6. The ground there was entirely covered with fallen heads. And in battle, it resembled a cloud shadow due to the crows, vultures, and (other) large birds (circling).

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - with fallen heads (with fallen (ones))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, the ground, land

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - completely covered (with heads) (uninterrupted, continuous, covered)

• अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud-shadow, shadow of clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• ध्वाङ्क्षगृध्रवडैः (dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍaiḥ) - by crows, vultures, and large birds

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - with fallen heads (with fallen (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended

past passive participle

Past passive participle of the root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śirobhiḥ'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, the ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - completely covered (with heads) (uninterrupted, continuous, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirantara

nirantara - without interval, continuous, dense, covered

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'antara' (interval).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+antara)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'bhūmiḥ'

अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud-shadow, shadow of clouds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhracchāyā

abhracchāyā - cloud-shadow

Compound of 'abhra' (cloud) and 'chāyā' (shadow).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+chāyā)

• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• chāyā – shadow, image, reflection
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

ध्वाङ्क्षगृध्रवडैः (dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍaiḥ) - by crows, vultures, and large birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍa

dhvāṅkṣagṛdhravaḍa - crows, vultures, and large birds

Dvandva compound listing types of carrion birds.

Compound type : dvandva (dhvāṅkṣa+gṛdhra+vaḍa)

• dhvāṅkṣa – crow
  noun (masculine)
• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• vaḍa – large water-bird, stork, carrion bird
  noun (masculine)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war