महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-17, verse-35

निहतेषु च शूरेषु मद्रराजानुगेषु च ।
अस्मानापततश्चापि दृष्ट्वा पार्था महारथाः ॥३५॥

35. nihateṣu ca śūreṣu madrarājānugeṣu ca ,
asmānāpatataścāpi dṛṣṭvā pārthā mahārathāḥ.

35. nihateṣu ca śūreṣu madrarājānugeṣu ca asmān
āpatataḥ ca api dṛṣṭvā pārthāḥ mahārathāḥ

35. śūreṣu ca madrarājānugeṣu ca nihateṣu [satsu],
asmān āpatataḥ ca api dṛṣṭvā,
mahārathāḥ pārthāḥ

35. And when the brave warriors and the followers of the Madra king were slain, and seeing us charging upon them, the great charioteers (mahārathas), the sons of Pṛthā (Pārthas)...

Words meanings summery:

• निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - when slain, in the slain ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• शूरेषु (śūreṣu) - among the brave, in the heroes

• मद्रराजानुगेषु (madrarājānugeṣu) - among the followers of the Madra king

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - charging, falling upon

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna (Pārthas, sons of Pṛthā)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

Words meanings and morphology

निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - when slain, in the slain ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शूरेषु (śūreṣu) - among the brave, in the heroes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

मद्रराजानुगेषु (madrarājānugeṣu) - among the followers of the Madra king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of madrarājānuga

madrarājānuga - follower of the king of Madra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madrarāja+anuga)

• madrarāja – king of Madra
  noun (masculine)
• anuga – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - charging, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āpatat

āpatat - charging, falling upon, descending

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'asmān'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna (Pārthas, sons of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet for the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior, one who can fight ten thousand warriors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (fighting from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)