महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-53

बहुपादैर्बहुभुजैः कबन्धैर्घोरदर्शनैः ।
नृत्यद्भिर्भयदैर्व्याप्ता दिशस्तत्राभवन्नृप ॥५३॥

53. bahupādairbahubhujaiḥ kabandhairghoradarśanaiḥ ,
nṛtyadbhirbhayadairvyāptā diśastatrābhavannṛpa.

53. bahupādaiḥ bahubhujaiḥ kabandhaiḥ ghoradarśanaiḥ
nṛtyadbhiḥ bhayadaiḥ vyāptā diśaḥ tatra abhavan nṛpa

53. nṛpa tatra diśaḥ bahupādaiḥ bahubhujaiḥ ghoradarśanaiḥ
nṛtyadbhiḥ bhayadaiḥ kabandhaiḥ vyāptā abhavan

53. O King, there the directions became filled with terrifying, dancing headless trunks (kabandha) that had many feet, many arms, and a dreadful appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुपादैः (bahupādaiḥ) - with many feet, having many feet

• बहुभुजैः (bahubhujaiḥ) - with many arms, having many arms

• कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - by headless trunks, by mutilated bodies

• घोरदर्शनैः (ghoradarśanaiḥ) - with dreadful appearance, having a terrifying sight

• नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones)

• भयदैः (bhayadaiḥ) - by terrifying (ones), by fear-giving (ones)

• व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - filled, pervaded, occupied

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

बहुपादैः (bahupādaiḥ) - with many feet, having many feet

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahupāda

bahupāda - many-footed, having many feet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+pāda)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg; ray (of light); chapter (of a book); part, portion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kabandhaiḥ

बहुभुजैः (bahubhujaiḥ) - with many arms, having many arms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahubhuja

bahubhuja - many-armed, having many arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+bhuja)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• bhuja – arm, hand; branch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kabandhaiḥ

कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - by headless trunks, by mutilated bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kabandha

kabandha - a headless trunk (especially of a demon or corpse); a mutilated body

घोरदर्शनैः (ghoradarśanaiḥ) - with dreadful appearance, having a terrifying sight

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - of dreadful appearance, terrifying to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, beholding; appearance, sight; vision; doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kabandhaiḥ

नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nṛt (to dance), class 4, in present active participial form

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kabandhaiḥ

भयदैः (bhayadaiḥ) - by terrifying (ones), by fear-giving (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhayada

bhayada - causing fear, terrifying, dreadful

Compound of bhaya (fear) and da (giving/causing, from root dA)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+da)

• bhaya – fear, alarm, dread
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing; causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root dA (to give)
  Root: dA (class 3)

Note: Agrees with kabandhaiḥ

व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - filled, pervaded, occupied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix vi

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with diśaḥ (which acts as a collective singular here for the predicate)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter (of the sky)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root bhū, class 1, Parasmaipada, Laṅ (Imperfect)

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector, from root pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)