महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-43

हतशिष्टा विरुधिरा भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डिकाः ।
कुञ्जराः संन्यवर्तन्त युयुधानरथं प्रथि ॥४३॥

43. hataśiṣṭā virudhirā bhinnamastakapiṇḍikāḥ ,
kuñjarāḥ saṁnyavartanta yuyudhānarathaṁ prathi.

43. hataśiṣṭāḥ virudhirāḥ bhinnamastakapiṇḍikāḥ
kuñjarāḥ saṃnyavartanta yuyudhānaratham prati

43. hataśiṣṭāḥ virudhirāḥ bhinnamastakapiṇḍikāḥ
kuñjarāḥ yuyudhānaratham prati saṃnyavartanta

43. The remaining elephants, bloodied and with crushed skulls, retreated towards Yuyudhāna's chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being struck, wounded survivors

• विरुधिराः (virudhirāḥ) - bloodied, covered in blood

• भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डिकाः (bhinnamastakapiṇḍikāḥ) - having fractured skull-lumps, with crushed skulls

• कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

• संन्यवर्तन्त (saṁnyavartanta) - turned back, retreated

• युयुधानरथम् (yuyudhānaratham) - Yuyudhāna's chariot

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against)

Words meanings and morphology

हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being struck, wounded survivors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hataśiṣṭa

hataśiṣṭa - remaining after being struck, wounded survivors

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hata+śiṣṭa)

• hata – struck, killed, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śiṣṭa – remaining, left over
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kuñjarāḥ'.

विरुधिराः (virudhirāḥ) - bloodied, covered in blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of virudhira

virudhira - bloodied, covered in blood, stained with blood

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kuñjarāḥ'.

भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डिकाः (bhinnamastakapiṇḍikāḥ) - having fractured skull-lumps, with crushed skulls

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnamastakapiṇḍika

bhinnamastakapiṇḍika - having fractured skull-lumps, with crushed skulls

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+mastaka+piṇḍikā)

• bhinna – fractured, broken, split
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhid' (to split, break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• mastaka – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍikā – lump, protuberance, small ball
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kuñjarāḥ'.

कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Subject of the sentence.

संन्यवर्तन्त (saṁnyavartanta) - turned back, retreated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect, Atmanepada

Root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'sam', 'ni', 'ava'. 'saṃnyavartanta' is formed from `sam-ni-ava-vṛt`. The 'a' of 'ava' is absorbed, and 'i' of 'ni' becomes 'y' by sandhi with 'a' of 'ava'.

Prefixes: sam+ni+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'kuñjarāḥ'.

युयुधानरथम् (yuyudhānaratham) - Yuyudhāna's chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuyudhānaratha

yuyudhānaratha - Yuyudhāna's chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuyudhāna+ratha)

• yuyudhāna – Yuyudhāna (a name, epithet of Satyaki)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.