महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-51

पताकाध्वजसंछन्नं पदातीनां महद्बलम् ।
निकृत्तं विबभौ तत्र घोररूपं भयानकम् ॥५१॥

51. patākādhvajasaṁchannaṁ padātīnāṁ mahadbalam ,
nikṛttaṁ vibabhau tatra ghorarūpaṁ bhayānakam.

51. patākādhvajasaṃchannam padātīnām mahat balam
nikṛttam vibabhau tatra ghorarūpam bhayānkam

51. tatra patākādhvajasaṃchannam padātīnām mahat
balam nikṛttam ghorarūpam bhayānkam vibabhau

51. There, a great army of foot-soldiers, covered with banners and flags, appeared cut down, terrible-looking, and dreadful.

Words meanings summery:

• पताकाध्वजसंछन्नम् (patākādhvajasaṁchannam) - covered with banners and flags

• पदातीनाम् (padātīnām) - of foot-soldiers, of infantry

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• बलम् (balam) - army (force, army, strength, power)

• निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut down, annihilated (cut down, slaughtered, destroyed)

• विबभौ (vibabhau) - appeared, looked (shone, appeared, became visible)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - of terrible form/appearance

• भयान्कम् (bhayānkam) - frightening, dreadful, fearful

Words meanings and morphology

पताकाध्वजसंछन्नम् (patākādhvajasaṁchannam) - covered with banners and flags

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patākādhvajasaṃchanna

patākādhvajasaṁchanna - covered with banners and flags

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa / Bahuvrīhi (patākā+dhvaja+saṃchanna)

• patākā – banner, flag, standard
  noun (feminine)
• dhvaja – flag, banner, emblem
  noun (masculine)
• saṃchanna – covered, veiled, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'chad' (to cover) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

पदातीनाम् (padātīnām) - of foot-soldiers, of infantry

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman

Note: Relates to 'balam' (force of foot-soldiers).

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army (force, army, strength, power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, army, strength, power, might

Note: Subject of the verb 'vibabhau'.

निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut down, annihilated (cut down, slaughtered, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut down, cut off, slaughtered, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛt' (to cut) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

विबभौ (vibabhau) - appeared, looked (shone, appeared, became visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vibhā

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - of terrible form/appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, dreadful-looking, hideous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

भयान्कम् (bhayānkam) - frightening, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - frightening, dreadful, terrible, fearful

From 'bhaya' (fear) with suffix '-ānaka'

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.