महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-23

प्रभिन्नकरटः प्रांशुः पद्मी विततमस्तकः ।
सुविषाणो महाकायो मेघगम्भीरनिस्वनः ॥२३॥

23. prabhinnakaraṭaḥ prāṁśuḥ padmī vitatamastakaḥ ,
suviṣāṇo mahākāyo meghagambhīranisvanaḥ.

23. prabhinnakaraṭaḥ prāṃśuḥ padmī vitatamastakaḥ
suviṣāṇaḥ mahākāyaḥ meghagambhīranisvanaḥ

23. (saḥ nāgaḥ) prabhinnakaraṭaḥ prāṃśuḥ padmī vitatamastakaḥ
suviṣāṇaḥ mahākāyaḥ meghagambhīranisvanaḥ (āsīt)

23. Its temples were exuding ichor, it was tall and majestic, with a broad forehead and excellent tusks, possessing a massive body, and its roar was deep like that of a thunderous cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभिन्नकरटः (prabhinnakaraṭaḥ) - with temples exuding ichor, whose temples are burst forth (with ichor)

• प्रांशुः (prāṁśuḥ) - tall, lofty

• पद्मी (padmī) - majestic (elephant with characteristic marks) (possessing lotuses, marked with lotus-like signs (referring to an excellent elephant))

• विततमस्तकः (vitatamastakaḥ) - with a broad/wide forehead

• सुविषाणः (suviṣāṇaḥ) - with excellent tusks, having good horns

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - of massive body, large-bodied

• मेघगम्भीरनिस्वनः (meghagambhīranisvanaḥ) - with a deep sound like a cloud, having a roar deep like a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभिन्नकरटः (prabhinnakaraṭaḥ) - with temples exuding ichor, whose temples are burst forth (with ichor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhinnakaraṭa

prabhinnakaraṭa - with temples exuding ichor (of an elephant), whose temples are burst forth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhinna+karaṭa)

• prabhinna – burst forth, cleft, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root 'bhid' (to cleave) with prefix 'pra-' and past passive participle suffix '-ta'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• karaṭa – elephant's temple
  noun (masculine)

प्रांशुः (prāṁśuḥ) - tall, lofty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṃśu

prāṁśu - tall, lofty, high

पद्मी (padmī) - majestic (elephant with characteristic marks) (possessing lotuses, marked with lotus-like signs (referring to an excellent elephant))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmin

padmin - possessing lotuses, lotus-bearing; a type of excellent elephant

derived from 'padma' (lotus) with the possessive suffix '-inī' (masculine form '-in')

विततमस्तकः (vitatamastakaḥ) - with a broad/wide forehead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitatamastaka

vitatamastaka - whose forehead is broad/extended

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+mastaka)

• vitata – spread, extended, wide
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'vi-' and past passive participle suffix '-ta'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• mastaka – forehead, head
  noun (neuter)

सुविषाणः (suviṣāṇaḥ) - with excellent tusks, having good horns

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suviṣāṇa

suviṣāṇa - having good tusks/horns

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+viṣāṇa)

• su – good, excellent
  indeclinable
• viṣāṇa – tusk, horn
  noun (neuter)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - of massive body, large-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - of massive body, large-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

मेघगम्भीरनिस्वनः (meghagambhīranisvanaḥ) - with a deep sound like a cloud, having a roar deep like a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghagambhīranisvana

meghagambhīranisvana - whose roar is deep like a cloud's (thunder)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+gambhīra+nisvana)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, solemn
  adjective (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: niḥ
  Root: svan (class 1)