महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-27

स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलैः शिक्षितैर्हस्तिसादिभिः ।
राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वताः ॥२७॥

27. svārūḍhā yuddhakuśalaiḥ śikṣitairhastisādibhiḥ ,
rājānamanvayuḥ paścāccalanta iva parvatāḥ.

27. svārūḍhāḥ yuddhakuśalaiḥ śikṣitaiḥ hastisādibhiḥ
rājānam anvayuḥ paścāt calantaḥ iva parvatāḥ

27. Like (those majestic elephants) that are well-mounted by battle-skilled and trained elephant-riders, they (the Pāṇḍavas) followed the king afterwards, moving like mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वारूढाः (svārūḍhāḥ) - well-mounted (like elephants ridden by skilled riders, continuing the simile for the Pāṇḍavas) (well-mounted, well-ridden (by good riders))

• युद्धकुशलैः (yuddhakuśalaiḥ) - by those skilled in war, by battle-skilled ones

• शिक्षितैः (śikṣitaiḥ) - by trained ones, by taught ones

• हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - by elephant-riders, by mahouts

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Virāṭa (the king (accusative))

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they followed

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

• चलन्तः (calantaḥ) - moving, walking

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

Words meanings and morphology

स्वारूढाः (svārūḍhāḥ) - well-mounted (like elephants ridden by skilled riders, continuing the simile for the Pāṇḍavas) (well-mounted, well-ridden (by good riders))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svārūḍha

svārūḍha - well-mounted, well-ridden, one who rides well

युद्धकुशलैः (yuddhakuśalaiḥ) - by those skilled in war, by battle-skilled ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yuddhakuśala

yuddhakuśala - skilled in war, expert in battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+kuśala)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle used as noun
  Derived from root √yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kuśala – skilled, expert, clever, well-being
  adjective (masculine)

शिक्षितैः (śikṣitaiḥ) - by trained ones, by taught ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śikṣita

śikṣita - trained, taught, learned, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śikṣ (to learn, to teach, to train)

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - by elephant-riders, by mahouts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastisādi

hastisādi - elephant-rider, mahout

Compound type : tatpurusha (hastin+sādin)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sādin – rider, one who sits on, horseman, elephant-rider
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √sad (to sit)
  Root: sad (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Virāṭa (the king (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of anvi

Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix 'anu-'

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

(indeclinable)

चलन्तः (calantaḥ) - moving, walking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of calant

calant - moving, shaking, walking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √cal (to move, to shake)

Root: cal (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, rock, hill