महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-55

गजवाजिमनुष्यैश्च निपतद्भिः समन्ततः ।
रथैश्चावगतैर्मार्गे पर्यस्तीर्यत मेदिनी ॥५५॥

55. gajavājimanuṣyaiśca nipatadbhiḥ samantataḥ ,
rathaiścāvagatairmārge paryastīryata medinī.

55. gajavājimanuṣyaiḥ ca nipatadbhiḥ samantataḥ
rathaiḥ ca avagataiḥ mārge paryastīryata medinī

55. samantataḥ nipatadbhiḥ gajavājimanuṣyaiḥ ca
mārge avagataiḥ rathaiḥ ca medinī paryastīryata

55. The ground (medinī) was strewn all over with falling elephants, horses, and men, and with chariots that had fallen along the path.

Words meanings summery:

• गजवाजिमनुष्यैः (gajavājimanuṣyaiḥ) - by elephants, horses, and men

• च (ca) - and

• निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - by those falling down, by falling

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• च (ca) - and

• अवगतैः (avagataiḥ) - by those fallen down, by those gone down

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the road

• पर्यस्तीर्यत (paryastīryata) - it was completely covered, it was strewn all over

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, the ground

Words meanings and morphology

गजवाजिमनुष्यैः (gajavājimanuṣyaiḥ) - by elephants, horses, and men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajavājimanuṣya

gajavājimanuṣya - elephants, horses, and men (collectively)

Compound type : Dvandva (gaja+vāji+manuṣya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vāji – horse
  noun (masculine)
• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - by those falling down, by falling

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipatant

nipatant - falling down, descending (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni (down)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gajavājimanuṣyaiḥ'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अवगतैः (avagataiḥ) - by those fallen down, by those gone down

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avagata

avagata - fallen down, descended, known

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with upasarga ava (down)

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way

पर्यस्तीर्यत (paryastīryata) - it was completely covered, it was strewn all over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (Laṅ) of paryastīrya

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root stṛ (to strew, spread) with upasargas pari (around) and ā (towards, over)

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: stṛ (class 5)

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil, ground

Note: Subject of 'paryastīryata'.