महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-75, verse-18

स तेन वारणो राजन्मर्मण्यभिहतो भृशम् ।
पपात सहसा भूमौ वज्ररुग्ण इवाचलः ॥१८॥

18. sa tena vāraṇo rājanmarmaṇyabhihato bhṛśam ,
papāta sahasā bhūmau vajrarugṇa ivācalaḥ.

18. saḥ tena vāraṇaḥ rājan marmaṇi abhihataḥ bhṛśam
papāta sahasā bhūmau vajrarugṇaḥ iva acalaḥ

18. rājan saḥ vāraṇaḥ tena marmaṇi bhṛśam abhihataḥ
vajrarugṇaḥ acalaḥ iva sahasā bhūmau papāta

18. That elephant, O king, struck severely in its vital spot by that (arrow), instantly collapsed onto the earth, just like a mountain rent asunder by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that elephant (that, he)

• तेन (tena) - by that arrow (of Arjuna) (by that, by him)

• वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - the elephant

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spot, in a vulnerable point

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely, greatly, very much

• पपात (papāta) - fell down, collapsed

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, instantly, quickly

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• वज्ररुग्णः (vajrarugṇaḥ) - shattered/rent by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (lit. immovable)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that elephant (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the elephant mentioned in the previous verse.

तेन (tena) - by that arrow (of Arjuna) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to the 'nārāca' (arrow) from the previous verse.

वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - the elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, hindering

from vṛ (to cover, hinder)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of the verb 'papāta'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in direct address.

मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spot, in a vulnerable point

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable part, joint, secret

from mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ

Note: Indicates the location of the strike.

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, wounded, assailed

past passive participle

from abhi-han + kta

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vāraṇaḥ'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Root: bhṛś

पपात (papāta) - fell down, collapsed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, instantly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental of 'sahas' (force, power) used as an adverb.

Root: sah

Note: Qualifies 'papāta'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Root: bhū

Note: Indicates the surface where the elephant fell.

वज्ररुग्णः (vajrarugṇaḥ) - shattered/rent by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrarugṇa

vajrarugṇa - broken/shattered by a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+rugṇa)

• vajra – thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond
  noun (masculine)
  from vaj (to be strong)
  Root: vaj
• rugṇa – broken, shattered, injured
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from ruj (to break) + kta
  Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'acalaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a simile.

अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (lit. immovable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, immovable, steady

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• cala – moving, trembling, unstable
  adjective
  from cal + ac
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vajrarugṇaḥ'.