महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-26

वारणं जघने निघ्नन्दन्ताभ्यामपरो यथा ।
वाशितामनुसंप्राप्तो यूथपो बलिनां वरः ॥२६॥

26. vāraṇaṁ jaghane nighnandantābhyāmaparo yathā ,
vāśitāmanusaṁprāpto yūthapo balināṁ varaḥ.

26. vāraṇam jaghane nighnan dantābhyām aparaḥ yathā
vāśitām anusaṃprāptaḥ yūthapaḥ balinām varaḥ

26. Just as another elephant, the best among the powerful leaders of the herd, having pursued a female elephant in heat, strikes her on the hindquarters with its tusks.

Words meanings summery:

• वारणम् (vāraṇam) - an elephant

• जघने (jaghane) - on the hindquarters (on the hindquarters, hip, buttock)

• निघ्नन् (nighnan) - striking (striking, killing, attacking)

• दन्ताभ्याम् (dantābhyām) - with its tusks (with two tusks/teeth)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (elephant) (another, other)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• वाशिताम् (vāśitām) - a female elephant in heat (a female elephant in rut, a calling female)

• अनुसंप्राप्तः (anusaṁprāptaḥ) - having pursued (and reached) (having reached, having attained, having followed and arrived)

• यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - leader of the herd (of elephants) (leader of a herd/group)

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong ones (of the strong ones, mighty)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest)

Words meanings and morphology

वारणम् (vāraṇam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant

From root vṛ (to cover, restrain)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'nighnan' (implied) in the simile context

जघने (jaghane) - on the hindquarters (on the hindquarters, hip, buttock)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jaghana

jaghana - hindquarters, hip, buttock, rear

निघ्नन् (nighnan) - striking (striking, killing, attacking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nighnan

nighnan - striking, killing, attacking

Present Active Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying 'aparaḥ' or 'yūthapaḥ'

दन्ताभ्याम् (dantābhyām) - with its tusks (with two tusks/teeth)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (elephant) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Refers to the male elephant in the simile

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile

वाशिताम् (vāśitām) - a female elephant in heat (a female elephant in rut, a calling female)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāśitā

vāśitā - a female elephant in rut, a crying female, a calling female

From root vāś (to cry, bellow)

Root: vāś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anusaṃprāptaḥ'

अनुसंप्राप्तः (anusaṁprāptaḥ) - having pursued (and reached) (having reached, having attained, having followed and arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusaṃprāpta

anusaṁprāpta - reached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasargas anu and sam-pra

Prefixes: anu+sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'aparaḥ' or 'yūthapaḥ'

यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - leader of the herd (of elephants) (leader of a herd/group)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - leader of a herd, chief of a company

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – herd, flock, group
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, ruler, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Another descriptor for the male elephant

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong ones (of the strong ones, mighty)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Suffix -in added to bala (strength)

Note: Modifies 'yūthapaḥ' or implied "among the strong"

वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yūthapaḥ'