महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-37

मृदितानीव पद्मानि प्रम्लाना इव च स्रजः ।
हतानां वदनान्यासन्गात्राणि च महामते ॥३७॥

37. mṛditānīva padmāni pramlānā iva ca srajaḥ ,
hatānāṁ vadanānyāsangātrāṇi ca mahāmate.

37. mṛditāni iva padmāni pramlānāḥ iva ca srajaḥ
hatānām vadanāni āsan gātrāṇi ca mahāmate

37. mahāmate hatānām vadanāni ca gātrāṇi mṛditāni
padmāni iva ca pramlānāḥ srajaḥ iva āsan

37. O great-minded one, the faces and limbs of the slain were like trampled lotuses and withered garlands.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदितानि (mṛditāni) - crushed, trampled

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

• प्रम्लानाः (pramlānāḥ) - withered, faded

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च (ca) - and

• स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands

• हतानाम् (hatānām) - of the slain, of the killed

• वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces, mouths

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, bodies

• च (ca) - and

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

Words meanings and morphology

मृदितानि (mṛditāni) - crushed, trampled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mṛdita

mṛdita - crushed, trampled, bruised, rubbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛd (to crush, to rub)

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with padmāni

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus (flower or plant)

प्रम्लानाः (pramlānāḥ) - withered, faded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramlāna

pramlāna - withered, faded, languid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mlai (to fade, to languish) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with srajaḥ

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sraj

sraj - garland, wreath, chaplet

हतानाम् (hatānām) - of the slain, of the killed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, smitten, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces, mouths

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, countenance

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, sagacious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)