महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-7, verse-21

तान्वै सरथहस्त्यश्वान्प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ।
द्रोणोऽचिरेणाकरोच्च महीं शोणितकर्दमाम् ॥२१॥

21. tānvai sarathahastyaśvānprāhiṇodyamasādanam ,
droṇo'cireṇākarocca mahīṁ śoṇitakardamām.

21. tān vai sarathahasty-aśvān prāhiṇot yamasādanam
droṇaḥ acireṇa akarot ca mahīm śoṇitakardamām

21. droṇaḥ vai acireṇa tān sarathahasty-aśvān
yamasādanam prāhiṇot ca mahīm śoṇitakardamām akarot

21. Drona quickly dispatched those warriors, along with their chariots, elephants, and horses, to the abode of Yama (the god of death). And in no time, he made the earth muddy with blood.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those warriors/soldiers (them, those)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• सरथहस्त्य्-अश्वान् (sarathahasty-aśvān) - along with chariots, elephants, and horses

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent forth, dispatched

• यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - abode of Yama, realm of death

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (the preceptor, commander) (Drona)

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, without delay

• अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

• च (ca) - and

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• शोणितकर्दमाम् (śoṇitakardamām) - muddy with blood, having blood as mud

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those warriors/soldiers (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the opposing warriors, implied from context.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

सरथहस्त्य्-अश्वान् (sarathahasty-aśvān) - along with chariots, elephants, and horses

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarathahasty-aśva

sarathahasty-aśva - accompanied by chariots, elephants, and horses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha+hastin+aśva)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with' or 'together'.
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adjective describing the warriors (tān).

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent forth, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-hi

Imperfect (past tense)

3rd person singular, augment 'a-' from root 'hi' (to send) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - abode of Yama, realm of death

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - abode of Yama, realm of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sādana – abode, dwelling, place
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √sad (to sit, settle) + ana suffix.
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Functions as a destination, hence accusative case.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (the preceptor, commander) (Drona)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a famous warrior and preceptor in the Mahabharata); a measure of capacity

Note: Subject of the verb 'prāhiṇot' and 'akarot'.

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, without delay

(adverb)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• cira – long (time)
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying the verbs 'prāhiṇot' and 'akarot'.

अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

(verb)

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

Imperfect (past tense)

3rd person singular, augment 'a-' from root 'kṛ' (8th class).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Note: Object of the verb 'akarot'.

शोणितकर्दमाम् (śoṇitakardamām) - muddy with blood, having blood as mud

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śoṇitakardama

śoṇitakardama - mud of blood, blood-mud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+kardama)

• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective describing 'mahīm'.