महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-11

ते रथास्तत्र विध्वस्ताः परार्ध्या भान्त्यनेकशः ।
धनिनामिव वेश्मानि हतान्यग्न्यनिलाम्बुभिः ॥११॥

11. te rathāstatra vidhvastāḥ parārdhyā bhāntyanekaśaḥ ,
dhanināmiva veśmāni hatānyagnyanilāmbubhiḥ.

11. te rathāḥ tatra vidhvastāḥ parārghyāḥ bhānti anekaśaḥ
dhaninām iva veśmāni hatāni agni anila ambubhiḥ

11. tatra te parārghyāḥ vidhvastāḥ rathāḥ anekaśaḥ bhānti,
agni anila ambubhiḥ hatāni dhaninām veśmāni iva

11. Those extremely valuable chariots, destroyed there in many ways, appeared just like mansions of the wealthy that have been ruined by fire, wind, and water.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

• तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

• विध्वस्ताः (vidhvastāḥ) - destroyed, shattered, ruined

• परार्घ्याः (parārghyāḥ) - most valuable, precious, excellent

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they look

• अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, manifold, repeatedly

• धनिनाम् (dhaninām) - of the wealthy, of rich people

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, mansions, palaces

• हतानि (hatāni) - ruined, destroyed, struck

• अग्नि (agni) - fire

• अनिल (anila) - wind, air

• अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - by waters, by water

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

विध्वस्ताः (vidhvastāḥ) - destroyed, shattered, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - destroyed, ruined, shattered

Past Passive Participle

From root √dhvaṃs (to fall, destroy) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

परार्घ्याः (parārghyāḥ) - most valuable, precious, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parārghya

parārghya - most valuable, precious, excellent, of highest price

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they look

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, manifold, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating manner.

धनिनाम् (dhaninām) - of the wealthy, of rich people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich person

From 'dhana' (wealth) with suffix -in.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, mansions, palaces

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, mansion, palace

हतानि (hatāni) - ruined, destroyed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

अग्नि (agni) - fire

(noun)

masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Part of a compound 'agni-anila-ambubhiḥ'.

अनिल (anila) - wind, air

(noun)

masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, god of wind

Note: Part of a compound 'agni-anila-ambubhiḥ'.

अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - by waters, by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ambu

ambu - water

Note: Completes the compound 'agni-anila-ambubhiḥ' meaning 'by fire, wind, and water'.