महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-213, verse-48

कॢप्तानां पटुघण्टानां वराणां हेममालिनाम् ।
हस्त्यारोहैरुपेतानां सहस्रं साहसप्रियः ॥४८॥

48. kḷptānāṁ paṭughaṇṭānāṁ varāṇāṁ hemamālinām ,
hastyārohairupetānāṁ sahasraṁ sāhasapriyaḥ.

48. kḷptānām paṭughaṇṭānām varāṇām hemamālinām
hastyārohaiḥ upetānām sahasram sāhasapriyaḥ

48. The courageous (sāhasapriyaḥ) Krishna (implied) gave a thousand excellent elephants. These elephants (implied from 43491) were fully adorned, equipped with resonant bells, bedecked with golden garlands, and accompanied by their riders.

Words meanings summery:

• कॢप्तानाम् (kḷptānām) - of those prepared, of those adorned, of those arranged

• पटुघण्टानाम् (paṭughaṇṭānām) - of those with clanging bells, of those having loud bells

• वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of the excellent, of the best

• हेममालिनाम् (hemamālinām) - of those wearing golden garlands

• हस्त्यारोहैः (hastyārohaiḥ) - by elephant riders

• उपेतानाम् (upetānām) - of those accompanied by, of those provided with

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (elephants) (a thousand)

• साहसप्रियः (sāhasapriyaḥ) - Krishna, the courageous one (the one who loves daring deeds, the courageous)

Words meanings and morphology

कॢप्तानाम् (kḷptānām) - of those prepared, of those adorned, of those arranged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kḷpta

kḷpta - prepared, arranged, adorned, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root kḷp (to be suitable, to be arranged).

Root: kḷp (class 1)

पटुघण्टानाम् (paṭughaṇṭānām) - of those with clanging bells, of those having loud bells

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paṭughaṇṭa

paṭughaṇṭa - having clanging bells

paṭu (sharp, loud) + ghaṇṭā (bell).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (paṭu+ghaṇṭā)

• paṭu – sharp, keen, loud, clever
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• ghaṇṭā – bell
  noun (feminine)

वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of the excellent, of the best

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vara

vara - excellent, best, fine, choicest; boon, choice

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

हेममालिनाम् (hemamālinām) - of those wearing golden garlands

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hemamālin

hemamālin - wearing a golden garland

hema (gold) + mālin (garlanded, wearing a garland).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hema+mālin)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – garlanded, wearing a garland, having a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  From mālā (garland) + in (possessive suffix).

हस्त्यारोहैः (hastyārohaiḥ) - by elephant riders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastyāroha

hastyāroha - elephant rider, mahout

hastin (elephant) + āroha (rider).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hastin+āroha)

• hastin – elephant (lit. 'having a hand/trunk')
  noun (masculine)
  From hasta (hand) + in (possessive suffix).
• āroha – ascent, mounting, rider
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-ruh (to ascend, to mount).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agent of upetānām.

उपेतानाम् (upetānām) - of those accompanied by, of those provided with

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upeta

upeta - approached, accompanied by, furnished with

Past Passive Participle

From upa-i (to go near, to approach).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (elephants) (a thousand)

(numeral)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb dadau.

साहसप्रियः (sāhasapriyaḥ) - Krishna, the courageous one (the one who loves daring deeds, the courageous)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāhasapriya

sāhasapriya - fond of daring deeds, courageous

sāhasa (daring deed, violence) + priya (dear, beloved, fond of).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sāhasa+priya)

• sāhasa – daring, courage, violence, enterprise
  noun (neuter)
  From sahasa (force, violence).
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  From root prī (to please, to love).
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of the implied verb dadau.