महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-24

तत्र योधा महाराज विचरन्तो ह्यभीतवत् ।
दृश्यन्ते रुधिराक्ताङ्गाः पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः ॥२४॥

24. tatra yodhā mahārāja vicaranto hyabhītavat ,
dṛśyante rudhirāktāṅgāḥ puṣpitā iva kiṁśukāḥ.

24. tatra yodhāḥ mahārāja vicarantaḥ hi abhītavat
dṛśyante rudhirāktāṅgāḥ puṣpitāḥ iva kiṃśukāḥ

24. mahārāja tatra abhītavat vicarantaḥ rudhirāktāṅgāḥ
yodhāḥ puṣpitāḥ kiṃśukāḥ iva hi dṛśyante

24. O great king, the warriors, moving fearlessly, are seen with their limbs smeared with blood, resembling blooming palāśa (kiṃśuka) trees.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• विचरन्तः (vicarantaḥ) - moving about, roaming

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - like the fearless, fearlessly

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen

• रुधिराक्ताङ्गाः (rudhirāktāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with blood

• पुष्पिताः (puṣpitāḥ) - blooming, flowered

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - palāśa trees

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

विचरन्तः (vicarantaḥ) - moving about, roaming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicarat

vicarat - moving about, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'vi-car' (to move about)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yodhāḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - like the fearless, fearlessly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'abhīta' (fearless) with suffix '-vat' (like, as)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (abhīta+vat)

• abhīta – fearless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Not afraid; 'a' (negation) + 'bhīta' (feared)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vat – like, as
  suffix
  Secondary suffix forming adverbs or adjectives indicating similarity

Note: Adverbial usage

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रुधिराक्ताङ्गाः (rudhirāktāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhirāktāṅga

rudhirāktāṅga - having limbs smeared with blood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rudhira+ākta+aṅga)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rudh
• ākta – smeared, stained, covered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' (to anoint, smear)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aṅg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yodhāḥ'

पुष्पिताः (puṣpitāḥ) - blooming, flowered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowered, blooming, having flowers

Derived from 'puṣpa' (flower) with suffix '-ita'

Note: Agrees with 'kiṃśukāḥ' (implied, used in simile)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - palāśa trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - palāśa tree (Butea monosperma), known for red-orange flowers