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9,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-6

रणे विनिहतान्नागान्दृष्ट्वा पत्तींश्च मारिष ।
आयोधनं चातिघोरं रुद्रस्याक्रीडसंनिभम् ॥६॥
6. raṇe vinihatānnāgāndṛṣṭvā pattīṁśca māriṣa ,
āyodhanaṁ cātighoraṁ rudrasyākrīḍasaṁnibham.
6. raṇe vinihatān nāgān dṛṣṭvā pattīn ca māriṣa
āyodhanam ca atighoram rudrasya ākrīḍasannibham
6. māriṣa raṇe vinihatān nāgān ca pattīn dṛṣṭvā atighoram
rudrasya ākrīḍasannibham āyodhanam ca [dṛṣṭvā]
6. And having seen the elephants and foot soldiers slain in battle, O respected one, and the exceedingly dreadful battlefield resembling Rudra's playground (ākrīḍa)...

Words meanings summery:

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  • रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)
  • विनिहतान् (vinihatān) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)
  • नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (elephants, serpents, Nāgas (mythical beings))
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, upon seeing)
  • पत्तीन् (pattīn) - foot soldiers (foot soldiers, infantry)
  • (ca) - and
  • मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O respected one, O venerable one)
  • आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield (battlefield, place of combat)
  • (ca) - and
  • अतिघोरम् (atighoram) - exceedingly dreadful (exceedingly dreadful, very terrible)
  • रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra (a fierce deity, often associated with Shiva) (of Rudra, of the terrible one)
  • आक्रीडसन्निभम् (ākrīḍasannibham) - resembling Rudra's playground (ākrīḍa) (resembling a playground/sporting ground)

Words meanings and morphology

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, conflict, fight
From root `raṇ` (class 1, P) "to delight, sound" or associated with conflict.
Root: raṇ (class 1)
विनिहतान् (vinihatān) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vinihata
vinihata - killed, slain, destroyed, struck down
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `han` (class 2, P) "to strike, kill" with prefixes `vi-` and `ni-`.
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with `nāgān` and `pattīn`.
नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (elephants, serpents, Nāgas (mythical beings))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - elephant, serpent, Nāga (mythical serpent-like deity)
Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, upon seeing)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root `dṛś` (class 1, P) "to see", with suffix `-tvā`.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पत्तीन् (pattīn) - foot soldiers (foot soldiers, infantry)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pattin
pattin - foot soldier, infantryman
From root `pat` (to go, fall) + suffix `in`.
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O respected one, O venerable one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa
māriṣa - respected person, venerable person, gentleman
An address of respect.
आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield (battlefield, place of combat)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyodhana
āyodhana - battlefield, place of fighting, combat
From `ā-yudh` (to fight).
Prefix: ā
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अतिघोरम् (atighoram) - exceedingly dreadful (exceedingly dreadful, very terrible)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of atighora
atighora - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible, extremely formidable
Compound of `ati` (exceedingly) and `ghora` (dreadful).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+ghora)
  • ati – exceeding, beyond, very
    indeclinable
    Prefix/Preposition
  • ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Agrees with `āyodhanam`.
रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra (a fierce deity, often associated with Shiva) (of Rudra, of the terrible one)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rudra
rudra - Rudra (Vedic deity), howling, terrible, fierce, name of Shiva
From root `rud` (to cry, howl).
Root: rud (class 2)
Note: Qualifies `ākrīḍasannibham`.
आक्रीडसन्निभम् (ākrīḍasannibham) - resembling Rudra's playground (ākrīḍa) (resembling a playground/sporting ground)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākrīḍasannibha
ākrīḍasannibha - resembling a playground, like a place for sport or play
Compound of `ākrīḍa` (playground, sport) and `sannibha` (resembling, like).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākrīḍa+sannibha)
  • ākrīḍa – playground, sporting ground, amusement
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-krīḍ (to play)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: krīḍ (class 1)
  • sannibha – resembling, like, similar to
    adjective (masculine)
    From sam-nibhā (to appear, shine like)
    Prefixes: sam+ni
    Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with `āyodhanam`.