महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-29

सादिताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त बहवः सव्यसाचिना ।
सपताकाश्च मातङ्गाः सध्वजाश्च महारथाः ॥२९॥

29. sāditāḥ pratyadṛśyanta bahavaḥ savyasācinā ,
sapatākāśca mātaṅgāḥ sadhvajāśca mahārathāḥ.

29. sāditāḥ pratyadṛśyanta bahavaḥ savyasācinā
sapatākāḥ ca mātaṅgāḥ sadhvajāḥ ca mahārathāḥ

29. Many elephants, still bearing their banners, and great chariots, still with their standards, were seen struck down by Savyasācin (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• सादिताः (sāditāḥ) - struck down, fallen (referring to elephants and chariots) (struck down, brought down, dismounted)

• प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna, the ambidextrous archer (by Savyasācin)

• सपताकाः (sapatākāḥ) - having banners (on them) (with banners, having flags)

• च (ca) - and

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - war elephants (elephants)

• सध्वजाः (sadhvajāḥ) - having standards (on them) (with standards, having flags)

• च (ca) - and

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariots or the warriors mounted on them (great chariots, great chariot-warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

सादिताः (sāditāḥ) - struck down, fallen (referring to elephants and chariots) (struck down, brought down, dismounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādita

sādita - struck down, killed, caused to sink, dismounted

Past Passive Participle

Causative of root sad (to sit, sink) + suffix -ita. Here used in the sense of 'struck down'.

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ' and 'mahārathāḥ' (implied subjects).

प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect (laṅ), Passive

3rd person plural, Ātmanepada, Imperfect tense, Passive voice of root dṛś (class 1) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ' and 'mahārathāḥ'.

सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna, the ambidextrous archer (by Savyasācin)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - one who can shoot with the left hand, ambidextrous, a name of Arjuna

Compound: savya (left) + sācin (shooter, from root sac 'to attach, follow' or related to 'to discharge').

Compound type : bahuvrihi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left (hand), left side
  adjective (neuter)
• sācin – one who follows, one who shoots
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'sac' (to follow, join) or perhaps related to 'sāyaka' (arrow, shooter). Here specifically 'shooter'.
  Root: sac (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

सपताकाः (sapatākāḥ) - having banners (on them) (with banners, having flags)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sapatāka

sapatāka - having a banner, with a flag

Compound: sa (with, having) + patākā (banner, flag).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+patākā)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable (prefix)
• patākā – banner, flag, standard
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - war elephants (elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant, a man of a low caste (caṇḍāla)

सध्वजाः (sadhvajāḥ) - having standards (on them) (with standards, having flags)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadhvaja

sadhvaja - having a standard, with a flag

Compound: sa (with, having) + dhvaja (standard, flag).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dhvaja)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable (prefix)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārathāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariots or the warriors mounted on them (great chariots, great chariot-warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great chariot, a great warrior fighting from a chariot

Compound: mahā (great) + ratha (chariot/warrior).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (prefix form)
  Form of mahat in compounds.
• ratha – chariot, a warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)
  From root ram (to enjoy, delight, move).
  Root: ram