महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-17, verse-28

ते मुहूर्ताद्रणे वीरा हस्ताहस्तं विशां पते ।
निहताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त मद्रराजपदानुगाः ॥२८॥

28. te muhūrtādraṇe vīrā hastāhastaṁ viśāṁ pate ,
nihatāḥ pratyadṛśyanta madrarājapadānugāḥ.

28. te muhūrtāt raṇe vīrāḥ hastāhastam viśām pate
nihatāḥ pratyadṛśyanta madrarājapadānugāḥ

28. viśām pate muhūrtāt raṇe te vīrāḥ madrarājapadānugāḥ
hastāhastam nihatāḥ pratyadṛśyanta

28. O lord of the people, within a moment, those valiant followers of the Madra king were seen slain in hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, soon

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, valiant ones

• हस्ताहस्तम् (hastāhastam) - hand to hand (combat)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of men

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed

• प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

• मद्राराजपदानुगाः (madrārājapadānugāḥ) - the followers of the Madra king

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (pronoun)

Nominative plural masculine of tad

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, soon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a short period of time

Ablative singular of muhūrta

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

Locative singular of raṇa

Root: raṇ (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, valiant ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, valiant

Nominative plural of vīra

हस्ताहस्तम् (hastāhastam) - hand to hand (combat)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound of the "vyatīhāra" type

Compound type : avyayībhāva (hasta+hasta)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of men

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, men

Genitive plural of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Vocative singular of pati

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √han with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś

Imperfect Passive

Third person plural imperfect passive of √dṛś with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Root dṛś, prefix prati

मद्राराजपदानुगाः (madrārājapadānugāḥ) - the followers of the Madra king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madrārājapadānuga

madrārājapadānuga - follower of the Madra king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+rājan+pada+anuga)

• madra – Madra (a country/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, trace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• anuga – following, follower
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from anu + √gam
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)