महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-11

निष्टनन्ति च मातङ्गा मुञ्चन्त्यश्रूणि वाजिनः ।
पानीयं यवसं चापि नाभिनन्दन्ति माधव ॥११॥

11. niṣṭananti ca mātaṅgā muñcantyaśrūṇi vājinaḥ ,
pānīyaṁ yavasaṁ cāpi nābhinandanti mādhava.

11. niṣṭananti ca mātaṅgāḥ muñcanti aśrūṇi vājinaḥ
pānīyaṃ yavasaṃ ca api na abhinandanti mādhava

11. mādhava mātaṅgāḥ ca niṣṭananti vājinaḥ aśrūṇi
muñcanti ca api pānīyaṃ yavasaṃ na abhinandanti

11. And elephants bellow, while horses shed tears. Furthermore, they do not even desire water or fodder, O Madhava.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्टनन्ति (niṣṭananti) - they roar, they bellow

• च (ca) - and

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - they shed, they release

• अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

• पानीयं (pānīyaṁ) - water (for drinking)

• यवसं (yavasaṁ) - grass, fodder

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also, furthermore

• न (na) - not

• अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they do not rejoice in, they do not desire, they do not appreciate

• माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (epithet of Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्टनन्ति (niṣṭananti) - they roar, they bellow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of niṣṭan

Present Tense

From root 'stan' (to sound, thunder) with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'mātaṅgāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, outcaste

Note: Subject of 'niṣṭananti'.

मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - they shed, they release

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of muñc

Present Tense

From root 'muc' (to release). Class 6.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'vājinaḥ'.

अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśru

aśru - tear

Note: Object of 'muñcanti'.

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

Note: Subject of 'muñcanti'.

पानीयं (pānīyaṁ) - water (for drinking)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - drinkable, water

Gerundive

From root 'pā' (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abhinandanti'.

यवसं (yavasaṁ) - grass, fodder

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yavasa

yavasa - grass, fodder, pasture

Note: Object of 'abhinandanti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pānīyaṃ' and 'yavasaṃ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding words (water and fodder).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'abhinandanti'.

अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they do not rejoice in, they do not desire, they do not appreciate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhinand

Present Tense

From root 'nand' (to rejoice) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: The subjects are implied (elephants and horses).

माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, Krishna, Vishnu, spring-time

Note: Used to address Krishna.