महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-54

निपेतुरुर्व्यां समरे कर्णसायकपीडिताः ।
कुर्वन्तो विविधान्नादान्वज्रनुन्ना इवाचलाः ॥५४॥

54. nipetururvyāṁ samare karṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ ,
kurvanto vividhānnādānvajranunnā ivācalāḥ.

54. nipetuḥ urvyām samare karṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ
kurvantaḥ vividhān nādān vajranunnāḥ iva acalāḥ

54. samare karṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ (te) nipetuḥ urvyām
vajranunnāḥ acalāḥ iva vividhān nādān kurvantaḥ

54. Afflicted by Karna's arrows in battle, they fell to the earth, uttering various cries, like mountains struck down by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• कर्णसायकपीडिताः (karṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by Karna's arrows, tormented by Karna's arrows

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making, doing, performing

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

• नादान् (nādān) - sounds, cries, roars

• वज्रनुन्नाः (vajranunnāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt, pierced by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immovable ones

Words meanings and morphology

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of nipat

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni (down)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

कर्णसायकपीडिताः (karṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by Karna's arrows, tormented by Karna's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇasāyakapīḍita

karṇasāyakapīḍita - afflicted by Karna's arrows

Past Passive Participle as adjective

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karṇa+sāyaka+pīḍita)

• karṇa – ear; proper name (Karna)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāyaka – arrow, missile
  noun (masculine)
• pīḍita – afflicted, tormented, oppressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pīḍ (to oppress, torment)
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subjects of 'nipetuḥ'.

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making, doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - making, doing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subjects of 'nipetuḥ'.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Note: Qualifies 'nādān'.

नादान् (nādān) - sounds, cries, roars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, cry, roar

Note: Object of 'kurvantaḥ'.

वज्रनुन्नाः (vajranunnāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt, pierced by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajranunna

vajranunna - struck/pierced by a thunderbolt

Past Passive Participle as adjective

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vajra+nunna)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• nunna – pushed, propelled, struck, pierced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nud (to push, impel)
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implied subjects, used in simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immovable ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, mountain

Note: Compared to the fallen warriors.