महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-24

निकाया भूतसंघानां परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः ।
विकृता विकृताकारा विकृताभरणध्वजाः ॥२४॥

24. nikāyā bhūtasaṁghānāṁ paramādbhutadarśanāḥ ,
vikṛtā vikṛtākārā vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ.

24. nikāyāḥ bhūtasaṅghānām paramādbhūtadarśanāḥ
vikṛtāḥ vikṛtākārāḥ vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ

24. bhūtasaṅghānām nikāyāḥ paramādbhūtadarśanāḥ
vikṛtāḥ vikṛtākārāḥ vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ

24. The hosts of spirits (bhūtas) were of extremely wonderful appearance; they were distorted, had grotesque forms, and bore distorted ornaments and banners.

Words meanings summery:

• निकायाः (nikāyāḥ) - collections, hosts, groups

• भूतसङ्घानाम् (bhūtasaṅghānām) - of the hosts of spirits (bhūtas)

• परमाद्भूतदर्शनाः (paramādbhūtadarśanāḥ) - of extremely wonderful appearance

• विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - distorted, disfigured, monstrous

• विकृताकाराः (vikṛtākārāḥ) - of distorted forms, having monstrous shapes

• विकृताभरणध्वजाः (vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ) - having distorted ornaments and banners

Words meanings and morphology

निकायाः (nikāyāḥ) - collections, hosts, groups

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikāya

nikāya - collection, group, assembly, body

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

भूतसङ्घानाम् (bhūtasaṅghānām) - of the hosts of spirits (bhūtas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūtasaṅgha

bhūtasaṅgha - host of spirits/goblins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+saṅgha)

• bhūta – being, spirit, goblin
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṅgha – assembly, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-han
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

परमाद्भूतदर्शनाः (paramādbhūtadarśanāḥ) - of extremely wonderful appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramādbhūtadarśana

paramādbhūtadarśana - having an appearance that is extremely wonderful/amazing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+adbhūta+darśana)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective
• adbhūta – wonderful, amazing, strange
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ad-bhū
  Prefix: ad
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun or action noun
  from root dṛś with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - distorted, disfigured, monstrous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, distorted, deformed, monstrous

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विकृताकाराः (vikṛtākārāḥ) - of distorted forms, having monstrous shapes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛtākāra

vikṛtākāra - having a distorted form/shape

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ākāra)

• vikṛta – distorted, deformed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विकृताभरणध्वजाः (vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ) - having distorted ornaments and banners

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛtābharaṇadhvaja

vikṛtābharaṇadhvaja - having distorted ornaments and banners

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ābharaṇa+dhvaja)

• vikṛta – distorted, deformed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhṛ with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, ensign
  noun (masculine)