महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-28

हयानां सादिभिः सार्धं पतितानां महीतले ।
राशयः संप्रदृश्यन्ते गिरिमात्रास्ततस्ततः ॥२८॥

28. hayānāṁ sādibhiḥ sārdhaṁ patitānāṁ mahītale ,
rāśayaḥ saṁpradṛśyante girimātrāstatastataḥ.

28. hayānām sādibhiḥ sārdham patitānām mahītale
rāśayaḥ saṃpradṛśyante girimātrāḥ tataḥ tataḥ

28. mahītale patitānām hayānām sādibhiḥ sārdham
girimātrāḥ rāśayaḥ tataḥ tataḥ saṃpradṛśyante

28. Piles of horses, along with their fallen riders, were visible on the battlefield, appearing like mountains scattered here and there on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - with riders, by riders

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

• पतितानाम् (patitānām) - of the fallen

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - heaps, piles

• संप्रदृश्यन्ते (saṁpradṛśyante) - are seen, are visible

• गिरिमात्राः (girimātrāḥ) - mountain-sized, as big as mountains

• ततः (tataḥ) - here (from there, thence, then, therefore, in that place)

• ततः (tataḥ) - there (from there, thence, then, therefore, in that place)

Words meanings and morphology

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - with riders, by riders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sādin

sādin - rider, horseman

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with instrumental case.

पतितानाम् (patitānām) - of the fallen

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'horses' and 'riders'.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

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

राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - heaps, piles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāśi

rāśi - heap, pile, mass

संप्रदृश्यन्ते (saṁpradṛśyante) - are seen, are visible

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Root dṛś with upasargas sam-pra, in present passive middle voice

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Middle voice ending indicates passive in present tense.

गिरिमात्राः (girimātrāḥ) - mountain-sized, as big as mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of girimātra

girimātra - mountain-sized, as big as a mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (giri+mātra)

• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, size, only
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāśayaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - here (from there, thence, then, therefore, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'here and there'.

ततः (tataḥ) - there (from there, thence, then, therefore, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'here and there'.