महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-39, verse-4

द्रौणायनिशरच्छन्नं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ।
बाणभूतमभूत्सर्वमायोधनशिरो हि तत् ॥४॥

4. drauṇāyaniśaracchannaṁ na prājñāyata kiṁcana ,
bāṇabhūtamabhūtsarvamāyodhanaśiro hi tat.

4. drauṇāyaniśaracchannam na prājñāyata kiṃcana
bāṇabhūtam abhūt sarvam āyodhanaśiraḥ hi tat

4. hi tat āyodhanaśiraḥ drauṇāyaniśaracchannam
abhūt sarvam bāṇabhūtam na kiṃcana prājñāyata

4. Indeed, the entire battlefield (āyodhanaśiras), completely covered by Aśvatthāman's (Drauṇāyani) arrows, transformed into nothing but arrows, and nothing at all could be discerned.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौणायनिशरच्छन्नम् (drauṇāyaniśaracchannam) - covered by Drauṇāyani's arrows

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was discerned, was perceived, was known

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something

• बाणभूतम् (bāṇabhūtam) - become arrows, transformed into arrows

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

• आयोधनशिरः (āyodhanaśiraḥ) - the head/forefront of the battle, the battlefield

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौणायनिशरच्छन्नम् (drauṇāyaniśaracchannam) - covered by Drauṇāyani's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of drauṇāyaniśaracchanna

drauṇāyaniśaracchanna - covered by Drauṇāyani's arrows

A compound where 'śaracchanna' (covered by arrows) is further modified by 'drauṇāyani' (Aśvatthāman's).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drauṇāyani+śara+channa)

• drauṇāyani – son of Droṇa, Aśvatthāman
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic of Droṇa.
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• channa – covered, concealed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √chad (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āyodhanaśiraḥ' and 'sarvam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'prājñāyata'.

प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was discerned, was perceived, was known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, Passive, Imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Root `jñā` with prefix `pra`. Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatever

Formed by `kim` (what) + `cana` (an emphatic particle). Functions as an indefinite pronoun.

बाणभूतम् (bāṇabhūtam) - become arrows, transformed into arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇabhūta

bāṇabhūta - having become arrows, consisting of arrows

Compound of `bāṇa` and `bhūta` (past passive participle of `bhū`, to become).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+bhūta)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: baṇ (class 1)
• bhūta – become, been, existed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'sarvam'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, Active, Aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

आयोधनशिरः (āyodhanaśiraḥ) - the head/forefront of the battle, the battlefield

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhanaśiras

āyodhanaśiras - the head of the battle, the battlefield, the main field of battle

Compound of `āyodhana` (battle) and `śiras` (head).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āyodhana+śiras)

• āyodhana – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  From root `yudh` (to fight) with `ā` prefix and `lyuṭ` suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• śiras – head, top, foremost part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence, implied as 'was'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'āyodhanaśiraḥ'.