महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-36

ततोऽपश्यत्स्थितं द्वारि सितं वैजयिनं गजम् ।
ऐरावतं चतुर्दन्तं कैलासमिव शृङ्गिणम् ॥३६॥

36. tato'paśyatsthitaṁ dvāri sitaṁ vaijayinaṁ gajam ,
airāvataṁ caturdantaṁ kailāsamiva śṛṅgiṇam.

36. tataḥ apaśyat sthitam dvāri sitam vaijayinam
gajam airāvataṃ caturdantam kailāsam iva śṛṅgiṇam

36. Then he saw a white, victorious elephant named Airavata, standing at the gate, having four tusks, and resembling Mount Kailasa with its peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate, at the door

• सितम् (sitam) - white, pale

• वैजयिनम् (vaijayinam) - victorious, triumphal

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• ऐरावतं (airāvataṁ) - Airavata (Indra's elephant)

• चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

• कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• शृङ्गिणम् (śṛṅgiṇam) - horned, having peaks

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to pronoun base 'tad'

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect (Laṅ) active 3rd singular

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present/imperfect. Augment 'a' + 'paśyat'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'.

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate, at the door

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvār

dvār - door, gate, entrance

सितम् (sitam) - white, pale

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sita

sita - white, pale

From root 'śvit' (to be white)

Root: śvit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'.

वैजयिनम् (vaijayinam) - victorious, triumphal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaijayin

vaijayin - victorious, having a banner of victory (vaijayantī)

From 'vijaya' (victory) + 'in' suffix

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'.

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

ऐरावतं (airāvataṁ) - Airavata (Indra's elephant)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - Airavata (Indra's elephant, son of Irāvatī)

Note: Apposition to 'gajam'.

चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturdanta

caturdanta - having four tusks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+danta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• danta – tusk, tooth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'.

कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Mount Kailasa (mythical mountain, abode of Shiva)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

शृङ्गिणम् (śṛṅgiṇam) - horned, having peaks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, peaked, having horns/peaks

From 'śṛṅga' (horn, peak) + 'in' suffix

Note: Agrees with 'kailāsam' (Kailasa is metaphorically 'horned' due to its peaks).