महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-202, verse-20

प्रभिन्नकरटौ मत्तौ भूत्वा कुञ्जररूपिणौ ।
संलीनानपि दुर्गेषु निन्यतुर्यमसादनम् ॥२०॥

20. prabhinnakaraṭau mattau bhūtvā kuñjararūpiṇau ,
saṁlīnānapi durgeṣu ninyaturyamasādanam.

20. prabhinnakaraṭau mattau bhūtvā kuñjararūpiṇau
saṃlīnān api durgeṣu ninyatuḥ yamasādanam

20. Having assumed the forms of enraged elephants, with their temples burst open (in rut), they led even those hidden in difficult places to the abode of Yama (the god of death).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभिन्नकरटौ (prabhinnakaraṭau) - with burst temples, with broken temples

• मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated, enraged, rutting

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• कुञ्जररूपिणौ (kuñjararūpiṇau) - having the form of elephants, elephant-shaped

• संलीनान् (saṁlīnān) - hidden, concealed, merged

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult places, in strongholds

• निन्यतुः (ninyatuḥ) - they led, they carried, they took

• यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभिन्नकरटौ (prabhinnakaraṭau) - with burst temples, with broken temples

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prabhinnakaraṭa

prabhinnakaraṭa - having burst or broken temples (referring to elephants in rut)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prabhinna+karaṭa)

• prabhinna – burst open, broken, rent
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- (prefix) + √bhid (to break, burst) + kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √bhid (class 7)
• karaṭa – temple (of an elephant), part of an elephant's head where ichor flows in rut
  noun (masculine)

मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated, enraged, rutting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, mad, enraged, rutting (of elephants)

Past Passive Participle

From √mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated) + kta suffix

Root: √mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the two asuras.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from √bhū (to be) + tvā suffix

Root: √bhū (class 1)

कुञ्जररूपिणौ (kuñjararūpiṇau) - having the form of elephants, elephant-shaped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kuñjararūpin

kuñjararūpin - having the form of an elephant

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuñjara+rūpin)

• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having the form of, shaped like
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive adjective
  From rūpa (form) + -in suffix

संलीनान् (saṁlīnān) - hidden, concealed, merged

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃlīna

saṁlīna - hidden, concealed, merged, clinging

Past Passive Participle

From sam- (prefix) + √lī (to cling, hide, dissolve) + kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ninyatuḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult places, in strongholds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of durga

durga - difficult place, stronghold, fortress, inaccessible

निन्यतुः (ninyatuḥ) - they led, they carried, they took

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of nī

Root: √nī (class 1)

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - abode of Yama (the god of death)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (the god of death), restraint
  proper noun (masculine)
• sādana – abode, dwelling, seat, leading to
  noun (neuter)