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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-220, verse-18

ऐरावतस्य घण्टे द्वे वैजयन्त्याविति श्रुते ।
गुहस्य ते स्वयं दत्ते शक्रेणानाय्य धीमता ॥१८॥
18. airāvatasya ghaṇṭe dve vaijayantyāviti śrute ,
guhasya te svayaṁ datte śakreṇānāyya dhīmatā.
18. airāvatasya ghaṇṭe dve vaijayantyau iti śrute
guhasya te svayam datte śakreṇa ānāyya dhīmatā
18. The two bells of Airāvata, renowned as Vaijayantīs, were personally given to Guha, after being brought by the intelligent Indra (Śakra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ऐरावतस्य (airāvatasya) - of Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
  • घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) - two bells
  • द्वे (dve) - two
  • वैजयन्त्यौ (vaijayantyau) - (named) Vaijayantīs (two)
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, known as
  • श्रुते (śrute) - heard, known, famous
  • गुहस्य (guhasya) - to Guha (Skanda, the son of Shiva) (to Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya))
  • ते (te) - those (two)
  • स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself
  • दत्ते (datte) - given, bestowed
  • शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra (Indra)
  • आनाय्य (ānāyya) - having caused to be brought, having ordered to be brought
  • धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent one, by the wise one

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावतस्य (airāvatasya) - of Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of airāvata
airāvata - Airāvata (name of Indra's elephant)
घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) - two bells
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of ghaṇṭā
ghaṇṭā - bell
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
वैजयन्त्यौ (vaijayantyau) - (named) Vaijayantīs (two)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of vaijayantī
vaijayantī - name of a particular bell; victorious
इति (iti) - thus, so, known as
(indeclinable)
श्रुते (śrute) - heard, known, famous
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of śruta
śruta - heard, listened, known, famous
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ŚRU (to hear)
Root: ŚRU (class 5)
गुहस्य (guhasya) - to Guha (Skanda, the son of Shiva) (to Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of guha
guha - Guha (an epithet of Skanda or Kārttikeya)
ते (te) - those (two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, by oneself
(indeclinable)
दत्ते (datte) - given, bestowed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of datta
datta - given, bestowed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root DĀ (to give)
Root: DĀ (class 3)
शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra (Indra)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Śakra (name of Indra)
आनाय्य (ānāyya) - having caused to be brought, having ordered to be brought
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund) of the Causative
Derived from root NĪ (to lead) with prefix Ā, in its causative form (nāyayati) and then the absolutive suffix -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: NĪ (class 1)
धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent one, by the wise one
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful
Possessive suffix -mat