महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-68, verse-24

विमुक्तयन्त्रैर्निहतैरयस्मयैर्हतानुषङ्गैर्विनिषङ्गबन्धुरैः ।
प्रभग्ननीडैर्मणिहेममण्डितैः स्तृता मही द्यौरिव शारदैर्घनैः ॥२४॥

24. vimuktayantrairnihatairayasmayai;rhatānuṣaṅgairviniṣaṅgabandhuraiḥ ,
prabhagnanīḍairmaṇihemamaṇḍitaiḥ; stṛtā mahī dyauriva śāradairghanaiḥ.

24. vimukta-yantraiḥ nihataiḥ ayasmyaiḥ
hata-anuṣaṅgaiḥ viniṣaṅga-bandhuraiḥ
prabhagna-nīḍaiḥ maṇi-hema-maṇḍitaiḥ
stṛtā mahī dyauḥ iva śāradaiḥ ghanaiḥ

24. mahī vimukta-yantraiḥ nihataiḥ ayasmyaiḥ hata-anuṣaṅgaiḥ viniṣaṅga-bandhuraiḥ prabhagna-nīḍaiḥ maṇi-hema-maṇḍitaiḥ stṛtā,
dyauḥ iva śāradaiḥ ghanaiḥ

24. The earth was strewn with those (chariots and warriors) whose mechanisms were shattered, with those struck down and made of iron, with broken attachments, with shattered quivers and frames, with broken seats, and those adorned with jewels and gold, just as the sky is strewn with autumnal clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• विमुक्त-यन्त्रैः (vimukta-yantraiḥ) - by those with shattered mechanisms/restraints

• निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by those struck down/killed

• अयस्म्यैः (ayasmyaiḥ) - by those made of iron, iron-like

• हत-अनुषङ्गैः (hata-anuṣaṅgaiḥ) - by those with broken attachments/fittings

• विनिषङ्ग-बन्धुरैः (viniṣaṅga-bandhuraiḥ) - by those with shattered quivers and broken frames

• प्रभग्न-नीडैः (prabhagna-nīḍaiḥ) - by those with broken seats/nests

• मणि-हेम-मण्डितैः (maṇi-hema-maṇḍitaiḥ) - by those adorned with jewels and gold

• स्तृता (stṛtā) - strewn, covered

• मही (mahī) - the earth, ground

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• शारदैः (śāradaiḥ) - by autumnal, by those of autumn

• घनैः (ghanaiḥ) - by clouds, by masses

Words meanings and morphology

विमुक्त-यन्त्रैः (vimukta-yantraiḥ) - by those with shattered mechanisms/restraints

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimukta-yantra

vimukta-yantra - having shattered mechanisms/restraints

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vimukta+yantra)

• vimukta – released, freed, shattered, unfastened
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc
• yantra – machine, mechanism, instrument, restraint
  noun (neuter)

निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - by those struck down/killed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: han

Note: Functions as a substantive referring to 'the killed ones'.

अयस्म्यैः (ayasmyaiḥ) - by those made of iron, iron-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ayasmaya

ayasmaya - made of iron, iron, firm

हत-अनुषङ्गैः (hata-anuṣaṅgaiḥ) - by those with broken attachments/fittings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hata-anuṣaṅga

hata-anuṣaṅga - having broken attachments/fittings

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hata+anuṣaṅga)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, broken
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: han
• anuṣaṅga – attachment, connection, consequence, appurtenance
  noun (masculine)

विनिषङ्ग-बन्धुरैः (viniṣaṅga-bandhuraiḥ) - by those with shattered quivers and broken frames

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viniṣaṅga-bandhura

viniṣaṅga-bandhura - having shattered quivers and broken frames (of chariots)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (viniṣaṅga+bandhura)

• viniṣaṅga – quiver, arrow-case
  noun (masculine)
• bandhura – chariot frame, beautiful, charming
  noun (masculine)

प्रभग्न-नीडैः (prabhagna-nīḍaiḥ) - by those with broken seats/nests

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prabhagna-nīḍa

prabhagna-nīḍa - having broken seats/nests (of chariots)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (prabhagna+nīḍa)

• prabhagna – completely broken, shattered
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhañj
• nīḍa – nest, seat (of a chariot), dwelling
  noun (neuter)

मणि-हेम-मण्डितैः (maṇi-hema-maṇḍitaiḥ) - by those adorned with jewels and gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maṇi-hema-maṇḍita

maṇi-hema-maṇḍita - adorned with jewels and gold

Compound type : Tatpurusha (maṇi+hema+maṇḍita)

• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍita – adorned, decorated
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: maṇḍ

स्तृता (stṛtā) - strewn, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of stṛta

stṛta - strewn, spread, covered

Past Passive Participle

Root: stṛ

Note: Functions predicatively with 'mahī'.

मही (mahī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

शारदैः (śāradaiḥ) - by autumnal, by those of autumn

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śārada

śārada - autumnal, belonging to autumn

Note: Agrees with 'ghanaiḥ'.

घनैः (ghanaiḥ) - by clouds, by masses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense, mass, hammer