महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-48, verse-25

विराटेन तु मत्स्येन बल्यर्थं हेममालिनाम् ।
कुञ्जराणां सहस्रे द्वे मत्तानां समुपाहृते ॥२५॥

25. virāṭena tu matsyena balyarthaṁ hemamālinām ,
kuñjarāṇāṁ sahasre dve mattānāṁ samupāhṛte.

25. virāṭena tu matsyena balyartham hemamālinām
kuñjarāṇām sahasre dve mattānām samupāhṛte

25. Indeed, by Virāṭa, the king of the Matsyas, two thousand intoxicated elephants adorned with golden garlands were offered as tribute.

Words meanings summery:

• विराटेन (virāṭena) - by King Virāṭa (by Virāṭa)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

• मत्स्येन (matsyena) - by the Matsya king (Virāṭa) (by a fish; by the Matsya king)

• बल्यर्थम् (balyartham) - as tribute (for the sake of tribute, as an offering)

• हेममालिनाम् (hemamālinām) - of those adorned with golden garlands

• कुञ्जराणाम् (kuñjarāṇām) - of elephants

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousands

• द्वे (dve) - two

• मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of intoxicated (elephants) (of intoxicated, of enraged)

• समुपाहृते (samupāhṛte) - were offered (were brought, were collected, were offered)

Words meanings and morphology

विराटेन (virāṭena) - by King Virāṭa (by Virāṭa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virāṭa (name of a king)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मत्स्येन (matsyena) - by the Matsya king (Virāṭa) (by a fish; by the Matsya king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish; a king or people of the Matsya kingdom

बल्यर्थम् (balyartham) - as tribute (for the sake of tribute, as an offering)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bali+artha)

• bali – offering, tribute, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

हेममालिनाम् (hemamālinām) - of those adorned with golden garlands

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hemamālin

hemamālin - adorned with a golden garland

-in suffix from mālā 'garland'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+mālin)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – wearing a garland, having a garland
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kuñjarāṇām.

कुञ्जराणाम् (kuñjarāṇām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Object of 'samupāhṛte' treated as subject in passive voice.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with sahasre.

मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of intoxicated (elephants) (of intoxicated, of enraged)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, enraged, proud

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mad (be intoxicated).

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kuñjarāṇām.

समुपाहृते (samupāhṛte) - were offered (were brought, were collected, were offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of samupahṛta

samupahṛta - collected, brought, offered

Past Passive Participle

Root hṛ with upasargas sam and upa.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: The form samupāhṛte agrees with sahasre dve (dual neuter nominative).