महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-164, verse-25

एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे गजस्कन्धविशारदः ।
रथेन वा महाबाहुः क्षपयञ्शत्रुवाहिनीम् ॥२५॥

25. eṣa yotsyati saṁgrāme gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ ,
rathena vā mahābāhuḥ kṣapayañśatruvāhinīm.

25. eṣa yotsyati saṃgrāme gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ
rathena vā mahābāhuḥ kṣapayan śatruvāhinīm

25. eṣa mahābāhuḥ gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ saṃgrāme
yotsyati vā rathena śatruvāhinīm kṣapayan

25. This mighty-armed warrior, expert in fighting from an elephant's back, will engage in battle, or he will destroy the enemy army with his chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this warrior (referring to a specific person being introduced) (this (one), he)

• योत्स्यति (yotsyati) - will fight

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

• गजस्कन्धविशारदः (gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in elephant warfare/fighting from an elephant's back

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

• वा (vā) - or, either

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• क्षपयन् (kṣapayan) - destroying, annihilating

• शत्रुवाहिनीम् (śatruvāhinīm) - enemy army, host of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this warrior (referring to a specific person being introduced) (this (one), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the person being described

योत्स्यति (yotsyati) - will fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √yudh

future

3rd person singular Parasmaipada, future tense

Root: yudh (class 4)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, conflict, war

Prefix: sam

Root: √gram

गजस्कन्धविशारदः (gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in elephant warfare/fighting from an elephant's back

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gajaskandhaviśārada

gajaskandhaviśārada - skilled in fighting from an elephant's back

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+skandha+viśārada)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk, branch, section, back (of an animal)
  noun (masculine)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: This epithet refers to the same subject as 'eṣa'.

क्षपयन् (kṣapayan) - destroying, annihilating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √kṣap

√kṣap - to destroy, to consume, to waste away

present participle

Present participle, masculine nominative singular, from the causative/10th class root

Root: kṣap (class 10)

Note: It functions as an adjective describing 'eṣa' or the implied subject, showing simultaneous action.

शत्रुवाहिनीम् (śatruvāhinīm) - enemy army, host of enemies

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śatruvāhinī

śatruvāhinī - enemy army, host of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+vāhinī)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, river, stream
  noun (feminine)