महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-20

मेकलोत्कलकालिङ्गा निषादास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः ।
शरतोमरवर्षाणि विमुञ्चन्तो जिघांसवः ॥२०॥

20. mekalotkalakāliṅgā niṣādāstāmraliptakāḥ ,
śaratomaravarṣāṇi vimuñcanto jighāṁsavaḥ.

20. mekala-utkala-kāliṅgāḥ niṣādāḥ tāmraliptakāḥ
śaratomaravarṣāṇi vimuñcantaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ

20. mekala-utkala-kāliṅgāḥ niṣādāḥ tāmraliptakāḥ
śaratomaravarṣāṇi vimuñcantaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ

20. The Mekalas, Utkalas, Kalingas, Niṣādas, and Tāmraliptakas, intent on killing, discharged showers of arrows and javelins.

Words meanings summery:

• मेकल-उत्कल-कालिङ्गाः (mekala-utkala-kāliṅgāḥ) - the Mekalas, Utkalas, and Kalingas (names of tribes/regions)

• निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (name of a low-caste tribe)

• ताम्रलिप्तकाः (tāmraliptakāḥ) - the Tāmraliptakas (people from Tāmralipta region)

• शरतोमरवर्षाणि (śaratomaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows and javelins

• विमुञ्चन्तः (vimuñcantaḥ) - discharging, releasing, throwing

• जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - intent on killing (desirous of killing, wishing to slay, murderous)

Words meanings and morphology

मेकल-उत्कल-कालिङ्गाः (mekala-utkala-kāliṅgāḥ) - the Mekalas, Utkalas, and Kalingas (names of tribes/regions)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mekala-utkala-kāliṅga

mekala-utkala-kāliṅga - people from Mekala, Utkala, and Kalinga regions

Compound type : dvandva (mekala+utkala+kāliṅga)

• mekala – name of a mountain range or tribe
  proper noun (masculine)
• utkala – name of a region/tribe (modern Odisha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kāliṅga – name of a region/tribe (modern Kalinga)
  proper noun (masculine)

निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (name of a low-caste tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - Niṣāda (a tribal community/caste)

Root: sad (class 1)

ताम्रलिप्तकाः (tāmraliptakāḥ) - the Tāmraliptakas (people from Tāmralipta region)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmraliptaka

tāmraliptaka - people from Tāmralipta (an ancient city/region)

Derived from Tāmralipta

शरतोमरवर्षाणि (śaratomaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows and javelins

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaratomaravarṣa

śaratomaravarṣa - rain/shower of arrows and javelins

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śara+tomara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ
• tomara – javelin, spear
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Null also possible for nominative, but context of 'discharging' implies accusative.

विमुञ्चन्तः (vimuñcantaḥ) - discharging, releasing, throwing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimuñcant

muc - to release, let loose, throw

Present Active Participle

Formed from √muc (to release) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the subjects (Mekalas, Utkalas, etc.).

जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - intent on killing (desirous of killing, wishing to slay, murderous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desirous of killing, murderous

Desiderative Adjective

Formed from desiderative stem of √han (to kill) + u suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the subjects (Mekalas, Utkalas, etc.).