महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-12

ते हता न्यपतन्भूमौ स्यन्दनेभ्यो महारथाः ।
वसन्ते पुष्पशबला निकृत्ता इव किंशुकाः ॥१२॥

12. te hatā nyapatanbhūmau syandanebhyo mahārathāḥ ,
vasante puṣpaśabalā nikṛttā iva kiṁśukāḥ.

12. te hatāḥ nyapatan bhūmau syandanebhyaḥ mahārathāḥ
vasante puṣpa-śabalāḥ nikṛttāḥ iva kiṃśukāḥ

12. te mahārathāḥ hatāḥ syandanebhyaḥ bhūmau nyapatan,
vasante puṣpa-śabalāḥ nikṛttāḥ kiṃśukāḥ iva.

12. Struck down, those great chariot-warriors fell from their chariots to the ground, just like variegated Kiṃśuka trees, laden with flowers, are cut down in spring.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Refers to the three warriors struck by Bhīma. (they, those)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - Struck by Bhīma's arrows. (struck, wounded, killed)

• न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - The warriors fell from their chariots. (they fell down)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• स्यन्दनेभ्यः (syandanebhyaḥ) - From their respective chariots. (from chariots)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - Refers to Jaitra, Bhūribala, and Ravi. (great warriors, great chariot-fighters)

• वसन्ते (vasante) - The season when Kiṃśuka trees are cut down. (in spring)

• पुष्प-शबलाः (puṣpa-śabalāḥ) - The Kiṃśuka trees were colorful with flowers. (variegated with flowers, covered with flowers)

• निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - The trees were cut down. (cut down, felled)

• इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison. (like, as, as if)

• किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - Used in the simile to describe the fallen warriors. (Kiṃśuka trees (Flame of the Forest))

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Refers to the three warriors struck by Bhīma. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of the sentence (along with mahārathāḥ).

हताः (hatāḥ) - Struck by Bhīma's arrows. (struck, wounded, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - struck, killed, wounded, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han with kta suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'te mahārathāḥ'.

न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - The warriors fell from their chariots. (they fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-pat

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada

Derived from root pat with prefix ni. Imperfect 3rd person plural.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

स्यन्दनेभ्यः (syandanebhyaḥ) - From their respective chariots. (from chariots)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of syandana

syandana - chariot, flowing, moving

Root: syand (class 1)

Note: Denotes the source of falling.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - Refers to Jaitra, Bhūribala, and Ravi. (great warriors, great chariot-fighters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, great chariot-fighter

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (along with 'te').

वसन्ते (vasante) - The season when Kiṃśuka trees are cut down. (in spring)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

Note: Time adverbial.

पुष्प-शबलाः (puṣpa-śabalāḥ) - The Kiṃśuka trees were colorful with flowers. (variegated with flowers, covered with flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpa-śabala

puṣpa-śabala - variegated with flowers, covered with flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+śabala)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• śabala – variegated, speckled, mixed
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kiṃśukāḥ'.

निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - The trees were cut down. (cut down, felled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut down, felled, severed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛt with prefix ni and kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'kiṃśukāḥ'.

इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - Used in the simile to describe the fallen warriors. (Kiṃśuka trees (Flame of the Forest))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - Kiṃśuka tree (Butea monosperma, 'Flame of the Forest'), a tree known for its bright red-orange flowers in spring.

Note: The object of comparison.