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

गदाभिरन्यैर्गुर्वीभिः परिघैर्मुसलैरपि ।
पोथिताः शतशः पेतुर्वीरा वीरतरै रणे ॥८॥

8. gadābhiranyairgurvībhiḥ parighairmusalairapi ,
pothitāḥ śataśaḥ peturvīrā vīratarai raṇe.

8. gadābhiḥ anyaiḥ gurvībhiḥ parighaiḥ musalaiḥ
api pothitāḥ śataśaḥ petuḥ vīrāḥ vīrataraiḥ raṇe

8. raṇe vīrāḥ śataśaḥ gurvībhiḥ gadābhiḥ anyaiḥ
parighaiḥ musalaiḥ api pothitāḥ vīrataraiḥ petuḥ

8. In battle, hundreds of warriors, struck down by maces, other heavy iron clubs, and pestles, fell, slain by their more valiant adversaries.

Words meanings summery:

• गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others, with other

• गुर्वीभिः (gurvībhiḥ) - with heavy, weighty

• परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron clubs, with bolts

• मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles, with clubs

• अपि (api) - also, even, and

• पोथिताः (pothitāḥ) - struck down, crushed, smitten

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

• वीरतरैः (vīrataraiḥ) - by braver ones, by more valiant ones

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

Words meanings and morphology

गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others, with other

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with `parighaiḥ`.

गुर्वीभिः (gurvībhiḥ) - with heavy, weighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gurvī

gurvī - heavy, weighty, great, important

Feminine form of `guru` (heavy).

Note: Agrees with `gadābhiḥ`.

परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron clubs, with bolts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parigha

parigha - iron club, bolt, cross-bar

Derived from prefix `pari-` and root `han` (to strike, kill) or `ghā` (to strike).

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles, with clubs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of musala

musala - pestle, club

अपि (api) - also, even, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of weapons.

पोथिताः (pothitāḥ) - struck down, crushed, smitten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pothita

pothita - struck, crushed, beaten, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `poth` (to strike, crush)

Root: poth (class 10)

Note: Modifies `vīrāḥ`.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

(indeclinable)

Suffix `-śas` indicating distribution or manner.

Note: Describes the quantity of warriors falling.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active indicative of √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Note: Subject of `petuḥ`.

वीरतरैः (vīrataraiḥ) - by braver ones, by more valiant ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīratara

vīratara - more heroic, more valiant, braver

Comparative form of `vīra` (heroic).

Note: Denotes the agents of falling (the victors).

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.