महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-22

ऊरुभिश्च नरेन्द्राणां विनिकृत्तैर्महाहवे ।
हस्तिहस्तोपमैरन्यैः संवृतं तद्रणाङ्गणम् ॥२२॥

22. ūrubhiśca narendrāṇāṁ vinikṛttairmahāhave ,
hastihastopamairanyaiḥ saṁvṛtaṁ tadraṇāṅgaṇam.

22. ūrubhiḥ ca narendrāṇām vinikṛttaiḥ mahāhave
hastihastopamaiḥ anyaiḥ saṃvṛtam tat raṇāṅgaṇam

22. mahāhave tat raṇāṅgaṇam narendrāṇām vinikṛttaiḥ
ūrubhiḥ ca hastihastopamaiḥ anyaiḥ saṃvṛtam

22. And in that great battle, that battlefield was covered by the severed thighs of kings, and by other (limbs) resembling elephant trunks.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊरुभिः (ūrubhiḥ) - by the (severed) thighs of kings (by thighs)

• च (ca) - and

• नरेन्द्राणाम् (narendrāṇām) - of the kings (warriors) (of kings, of rulers)

• विनिकृत्तैः (vinikṛttaiḥ) - by the severed (thighs) (by those severed, by those cut off)

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (of Kurukṣetra) (in the great battle)

• हस्तिहस्तोपमैः (hastihastopamaiḥ) - by the (limbs) resembling elephant trunks (by those resembling elephant trunks)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (limbs/parts) (by others)

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - was covered (the battlefield) (covered, filled, surrounded)

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

• रणाङ्गणम् (raṇāṅgaṇam) - the battlefield (battlefield)

Words meanings and morphology

ऊरुभिः (ūrubhiḥ) - by the (severed) thighs of kings (by thighs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ūru

ūru - thigh

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

नरेन्द्राणाम् (narendrāṇām) - of the kings (warriors) (of kings, of rulers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of narendra

narendra - chief of men, king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'of the kings'.

विनिकृत्तैः (vinikṛttaiḥ) - by the severed (thighs) (by those severed, by those cut off)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vinikṛtta

vinikṛtta - cut off, severed, amputated

Past Passive Participle

from vi-ni-√kṛt (to cut, sever)

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (of Kurukṣetra) (in the great battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  from mahat
• hava – battle, war, sacrifice, calling
  noun (masculine)
  from √hu (to offer, call)
  Root: hu (class 3)

हस्तिहस्तोपमैः (hastihastopamaiḥ) - by the (limbs) resembling elephant trunks (by those resembling elephant trunks)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastihastopama

hastihastopama - resembling an elephant's trunk

Compound type : upamā (hastin+hasta+upama)

• hastin – elephant (literally 'having a hand/trunk')
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `anyaiḥ` (implied `aṅgaiḥ` - limbs).

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (limbs/parts) (by others)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to other limbs or body parts.

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - was covered (the battlefield) (covered, filled, surrounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, filled, concealed

Past Passive Participle

from sam-√vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively as 'was covered'.

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

रणाङ्गणम् (raṇāṅgaṇam) - the battlefield (battlefield)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raṇāṅgaṇa

raṇāṅgaṇa - battlefield, arena of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+aṅgaṇa)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• aṅgaṇa – court, courtyard, open ground, arena
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aṅg (class 1)