महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-58, verse-8

ईषाचक्राक्षभङ्गैश्च व्यश्वैः साश्वैश्च युध्यताम् ।
ससूतैर्हतसूतैश्च रथैः स्तीर्णाभवन्मही ॥८॥

8. īṣācakrākṣabhaṅgaiśca vyaśvaiḥ sāśvaiśca yudhyatām ,
sasūtairhatasūtaiśca rathaiḥ stīrṇābhavanmahī.

8. īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅgaiḥ ca vyaśvaiḥ sa-aśvaiḥ ca yudhyatām
sa-sūtaiḥ hata-sūtaiḥ ca rathaiḥ stīrṇā abhavat mahī

8. yudhyatām rathaiḥ īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅgaiḥ ca vyaśvaiḥ ca
sa-aśvaiḥ sa-sūtaiḥ ca hata-sūtaiḥ mahī stīrṇā abhavat

8. The earth became strewn with chariots of those fighting – some with broken poles, wheels, and axles, some without horses, some still with horses, some with charioteers (sūta), and some with their charioteers (sūta) slain.

Words meanings summery:

• ईषा-चक्र-अक्ष-भङ्गैः (īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅgaiḥ) - with broken poles, wheels, and axles

• च (ca) - and, also

• व्यश्वैः (vyaśvaiḥ) - without horses

• स-अश्वैः (sa-aśvaiḥ) - with horses

• च (ca) - and, also

• युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting

• स-सूतैः (sa-sūtaiḥ) - with charioteers

• हत-सूतैः (hata-sūtaiḥ) - with slain charioteers

• च (ca) - and, also

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• स्तीर्णा (stīrṇā) - covered, strewn, spread

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• मही (mahī) - the earth, land

Words meanings and morphology

ईषा-चक्र-अक्ष-भङ्गैः (īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅgaiḥ) - with broken poles, wheels, and axles

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅga

īṣā-cakra-akṣa-bhaṅga - having broken poles, wheels, and axles

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (īṣā+cakra+akṣa+bhaṅga)

• īṣā – pole, shaft (of a carriage)
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, disc
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – axle, axis
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅga – breaking, fracture, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhañj (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

व्यश्वैः (vyaśvaiḥ) - without horses

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyaśva

vyaśva - devoid of horses, horseless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+aśva)

• vi – without, lacking, separation
  indeclinable
  A prefix indicating separation, absence, opposition.
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

स-अश्वैः (sa-aśvaiḥ) - with horses

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sa-aśva

sa-aśva - having horses, with horses, horsed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+aśva)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  A prefix meaning 'with' or 'having'.
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyat

yudhyat - fighting, warring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √yudh (class 4, to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'warriors' or 'people' whose chariots are being described.

स-सूतैः (sa-sūtaiḥ) - with charioteers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sa-sūta

sa-sūta - having a charioteer, with a driver

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+sūta)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  A prefix meaning 'with' or 'having'.
• sūta – charioteer, driver, bard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

हत-सूतैः (hata-sūtaiḥ) - with slain charioteers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hata-sūta

hata-sūta - having a slain charioteer

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hata+sūta)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (class 2, to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• sūta – charioteer, driver, bard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

स्तीर्णा (stīrṇā) - covered, strewn, spread

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of stīrṇa

stīrṇa - covered, strewn, spread out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √stṛ (class 5/9, to strew, spread, cover).

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mahī'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मही (mahī) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, cow