महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-16

हतानां वाजिनागानां रथानां च नरैः सह ।
उपरिष्टादतिक्रान्ताः शैलाभानां सहस्रशः ॥१६॥

16. hatānāṁ vājināgānāṁ rathānāṁ ca naraiḥ saha ,
upariṣṭādatikrāntāḥ śailābhānāṁ sahasraśaḥ.

16. hatānāṃ vājināgānāṃ rathānāṃ ca naraiḥ saha
upariṣṭāt atikrāntāḥ śailābhānāṃ sahasraśaḥ

16. ca atikrāntāḥ upariṣṭāt sahasraśaḥ śailābhānāṃ
hatānāṃ vājināgānāṃ rathānāṃ naraiḥ saha

16. And they (the horses) advanced over the corpses of thousands of slain horses, elephants, chariots, and men, which lay piled up like mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• हतानां (hatānāṁ) - of the slain (horses, elephants, chariots, and men) (of the slain, of the killed)

• वाजिनागानां (vājināgānāṁ) - of horses and elephants

• रथानां (rathānāṁ) - of chariots

• च (ca) - and

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, with men

• सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

• उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above, over, from above

• अतिक्रान्ताः (atikrāntāḥ) - they (the horses) passed over (they passed over, they transcended, they surpassed)

• शैलाभानां (śailābhānāṁ) - of those resembling mountains (the piles of bodies) (of mountain-like, of mountain-resembling)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

हतानां (hatānāṁ) - of the slain (horses, elephants, chariots, and men) (of the slain, of the killed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the following genitive nouns.

वाजिनागानां (vājināgānāṁ) - of horses and elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājināga

vājināga - horses and elephants

Compound type : dvandva (vājin+nāga)

• vājin – horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)

रथानां (rathānāṁ) - of chariots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, with men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

(indeclinable)

उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above, over, from above

(indeclinable)

Derived from upari (above) with suffix -tāt.

अतिक्रान्ताः (atikrāntāḥ) - they (the horses) passed over (they passed over, they transcended, they surpassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atikrānta

atikrānta - passed over, traversed, surpassed, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram (to step, go) with upasarga ati.

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb, referring to the horses (te).

शैलाभानां (śailābhānāṁ) - of those resembling mountains (the piles of bodies) (of mountain-like, of mountain-resembling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śailābha

śailābha - mountain-like, resembling mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+ābha)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, similar, shining
  adjective

Note: Agrees with and modifies the preceding list of genitive nouns.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śaḥ (denoting distribution or quantity).