महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-18

शिरसां च महाराज पततां वसुधातले ।
च्युतानामिव तालेभ्यः फलानां श्रूयते स्वनः ॥१८॥

18. śirasāṁ ca mahārāja patatāṁ vasudhātale ,
cyutānāmiva tālebhyaḥ phalānāṁ śrūyate svanaḥ.

18. śirasām ca mahārāja patatām vasudhātale
cyutānām iva tālebhyaḥ phalānām śrūyate svanaḥ

18. mahārāja śirasām ca patatām vasudhātale
tālebhyaḥ cyutānām phalānām iva svanaḥ śrūyate

18. And, O great king, the sound of heads falling upon the earth is heard, just like the thud of fruits that have dropped from palm trees.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

• च (ca) - and

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling, of the falling ones

• वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

• च्युतानाम् (cyutānām) - of those fallen, of those dropped

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• तालेभ्यः (tālebhyaḥ) - from palm trees

• फलानाम् (phalānām) - of fruits

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

Words meanings and morphology

शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling, of the falling ones

(participle)

Genitive, neuter, plural of patat

patat - falling, flying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat- (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śirasām

वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (neuter)

च्युतानाम् (cyutānām) - of those fallen, of those dropped

(participle)

Genitive, neuter, plural of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cyu- (to move, fall, drop)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with phalānām

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

तालेभ्यः (tālebhyaḥ) - from palm trees

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tāla

tāla - palm tree, palmyra tree

फलानाम् (phalānām) - of fruits

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, roar, rustle