महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-62, verse-24

ततोऽन्तरिक्षे नृवराश्वनागांश्चिच्छेद मार्गान्विचरन्विचित्रान् ।
ते प्रापतन्नसिना गां विशस्ता यथाश्वमेधे पशवः शमित्रा ॥२४॥

24. tato'ntarikṣe nṛvarāśvanāgāṁ;ściccheda mārgānvicaranvicitrān ,
te prāpatannasinā gāṁ viśastā; yathāśvamedhe paśavaḥ śamitrā.

24. tataḥ antarikṣe nṛvara aśva nāgān
ciccheda mārgān vicaran vicitrān
| te prāpatan asinā gām viśastāḥ
yathā aśvamedhe paśavaḥ śamitrā

24. tataḥ antarikṣe vicaran,
nṛvara aśva nāgān vicitrān mārgān ciccheda te asinā gām viśastāḥ,
yathā aśvamedhe śamitrā paśavaḥ (patanti),
prāpatan

24. Then, roaming in the sky, he cut off the various paths of eminent men, horses, and elephants. They fell to the ground, cut down by his sword, just as animals are slaughtered by the butcher in an aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of action) (then, thereupon, from that)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (where the cutting took place) (in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space)

• नृवर (nṛvara) - eminent men (referring to warriors) (eminent man, best of men)

• अश्व (aśva) - horses (warhorses) (horse)

• नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (war elephants) (elephants, snakes, powerful beings)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off (their paths/bodies) (he cut, he split, he severed)

• मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths (of flight or advance) (paths, ways, roads, courses)

• विचरन् (vicaran) - roaming (in the sky, describing the agent of cutting) (roaming, moving about, wandering)

• विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - various (paths) (various, diverse, variegated, beautiful)

• ते (te) - they (the eminent men, horses, elephants) (they, those)

• प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - they fell down (to the earth) (they fell down, they dropped)

• असिना (asinā) - by means of the sword (by the sword)

• गाम् (gām) - to the ground (as in, fell to the earth) (to the earth, to the ground, to a cow)

• विशस्ताः (viśastāḥ) - slaughtered (by the sword) (cut down, slaughtered, mutilated)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing a comparison) (just as, as, in which way)

• अश्वमेधे (aśvamedhe) - in an aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (in an aśvamedha, in a horse Vedic ritual)

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals (for slaughter) (animals, beasts, cattle)

• शमित्रा (śamitrā) - by the butcher (who slaughters animals for ritual) (by the butcher, by the sacrificer)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of action) (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (where the cutting took place) (in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, mid-region, space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+akṣa)

• antar – inside, between, among
  indeclinable
  prefix
• akṣa – space, region (often in compounds), axle, eye
  noun (neuter)

नृवर (nṛvara) - eminent men (referring to warriors) (eminent man, best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛvara

nṛvara - eminent man, best of men, hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+vara)

• nṛ – man, hero
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choose, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Part of a compound list with 'aśva' and 'nāga'.

अश्व (aśva) - horses (warhorses) (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse, swift, stallion

नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (war elephants) (elephants, snakes, powerful beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain, cloud, lead

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off (their paths/bodies) (he cut, he split, he severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

perfect

Root verb 'chid' (class 7) in perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: chid (class 7)

मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths (of flight or advance) (paths, ways, roads, courses)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, track, means

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

विचरन् (vicaran) - roaming (in the sky, describing the agent of cutting) (roaming, moving about, wandering)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (e.g., the hero who is doing the cutting).

विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - various (paths) (various, diverse, variegated, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange, beautiful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+citra)

• vi – apart, asunder, thoroughly
  indeclinable
  prefix
• citra – bright, clear, variegated, picture, wonderful
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgān'.

ते (te) - they (the eminent men, horses, elephants) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one, it

प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - they fell down (to the earth) (they fell down, they dropped)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

imperfect

Root verb 'pat' (class 1) with prefix pra- in imperfect tense, third person plural, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

असिना (asinā) - by means of the sword (by the sword)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, knife, scimitar

गाम् (gām) - to the ground (as in, fell to the earth) (to the earth, to the ground, to a cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, bull, ox, earth, ray of light

Note: Object of movement for 'prāpatan'.

विशस्ताः (viśastāḥ) - slaughtered (by the sword) (cut down, slaughtered, mutilated)

(verbal derivative)

यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing a comparison) (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

अश्वमेधे (aśvamedhe) - in an aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (in an aśvamedha, in a horse Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse Vedic ritual, a royal Vedic ritual involving the consecration and eventual ritual killing of a horse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse, swift
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, oblation, sap, vigor
  noun (masculine)
  From root medh (to thrive, mingle)
  Root: medh (class 1)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals (for slaughter) (animals, beasts, cattle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, victim

शमित्रा (śamitrā) - by the butcher (who slaughters animals for ritual) (by the butcher, by the sacrificer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śamitṛ

śamitṛ - sacrificer, slaughterer, butcher, priest who slays victims

Agent noun from root śam (to calm, or śam- 'to kill')

Root: śam (class 1)