महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-18

निहतानाहवे पश्य पदात्यश्वरथद्विपान् ।
मच्छरैरग्निसंकाशैर्विदेहासून्सहस्रशः ॥१८॥

18. nihatānāhave paśya padātyaśvarathadvipān ,
maccharairagnisaṁkāśairvidehāsūnsahasraśaḥ.

18. nihatān āhave paśya padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipān
mat-śaraiḥ agni-saṃkāśaiḥ vigata-asūn sahasraśaḥ

18. āhave nihatān vigata-asūn sahasraśaḥ
padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipān mat-śaraiḥ agni-saṃkāśaiḥ paśya

18. In battle, behold thousands of infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants, deprived of life (vigata-asu), slain by my fire-like arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed, struck down

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• पदाति-अश्व-रथ-द्विपान् (padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipān) - infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants

• मत्-शरैः (mat-śaraiḥ) - by my arrows

• अग्नि-संकाशैः (agni-saṁkāśaiḥ) - with fire-like, resembling fire

• विगत-असून् (vigata-asūn) - deprived of life, lifeless, dead

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

From root hū (to call) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 3)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś

present imperative

Root dṛś (to see), present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पदाति-अश्व-रथ-द्विपान् (padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipān) - infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipa

padāti-aśva-ratha-dvipa - infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants (the four divisions of an army)

Dvaṃdva compound of the four components.

Compound type : itaretara-yoga-dvaṃdva (padāti+aśva+ratha+dvipa)

• padāti – foot-soldier, infantry
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse, cavalry
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'twice-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of paśya.

मत्-शरैः (mat-śaraiḥ) - by my arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mat-śara

mat-śara - my arrow

Tatpuruṣa compound of mat (my) and śara (arrow).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+śara)

• mad – my, mine, of me
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of 'aham' (I)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent of nihatān.

अग्नि-संकाशैः (agni-saṁkāśaiḥ) - with fire-like, resembling fire

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agni-saṃkāśa

agni-saṁkāśa - fire-like, resembling fire, fiery

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that which has the appearance of fire'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+saṃkāśa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – appearance, resemblance, like
  adjective
  From root kāś (to shine) with prefix sam-. Formed with 'a' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śaraiḥ.

विगत-असून् (vigata-asūn) - deprived of life, lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vigata-asu

vigata-asu - deprived of life, lifeless, dead (vigata means 'gone, departed', asu means 'life, breath')

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose life has departed'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+asu)

• vigata – departed, gone away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – life, breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreement with padātyaśvarathadvipān.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

From sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas.

Note: Modifies the slain troops.