महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-2

अभ्याशे वाजिनस्तस्थुः समारूढाः प्रहारिभिः ।
भीमरूपाश्च मातङ्गास्तोमराङ्कुशचोदिताः ॥२॥

2. abhyāśe vājinastasthuḥ samārūḍhāḥ prahāribhiḥ ,
bhīmarūpāśca mātaṅgāstomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ.

2. abhyāśe vājinaḥ tasthuḥ samārūḍhāḥ prahāribhiḥ
bhīmarūpāḥ ca mātaṅgāḥ tomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ

2. Mounted by warriors, horses stood nearby, and fierce-looking elephants, spurred on by lances and goads, were also present.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्याशे (abhyāśe) - in the vicinity, near

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

• तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood

• समारूढाः (samārūḍhāḥ) - mounted

• प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by warriors, by attackers

• भीमरूपाः (bhīmarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, fierce-looking

• च (ca) - and

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• तोमराङ्कुशचोदिताः (tomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ) - impelled by lances and goads

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्याशे (abhyāśe) - in the vicinity, near

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhyāśa

abhyāśa - vicinity, proximity, nearness

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: aś (class 5)

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

from vāja (strength, speed) + -in (possessing)

तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person plural of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

समारूढाः (samārūḍhāḥ) - mounted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samārūḍha

samārūḍha - mounted, ascended

Past Passive Participle

PPP of sam-ā-ruh

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vājinaḥ and mātaṅgāḥ.

प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by warriors, by attackers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, attacker, warrior

from pra-hṛ (to strike) + -in (agent noun suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

भीमरूपाः (bhīmarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, fierce-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - of terrible form, dreadful-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  from bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant

तोमराङ्कुशचोदिताः (tomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ) - impelled by lances and goads

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tomarāṅkuśacodita

tomarāṅkuśacodita - driven by lances and goads

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound formed from tomara (lance), aṅkuśa (goad) and codita (driven, PPP of cud)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tomarāṅkuśa+codita)

• tomara – lance, javelin
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkuśa – elephant goad
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, driven, urged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of cud (to impel)
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.