महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-36

ते वध्यमाना भीमेन मातङ्गा गिरिसंनिभाः ।
निपेतुरुर्व्यां सहिता नादयन्तो वसुंधराम् ॥३६॥

36. te vadhyamānā bhīmena mātaṅgā girisaṁnibhāḥ ,
nipetururvyāṁ sahitā nādayanto vasuṁdharām.

36. te vadhyamānā bhīmena mātaṅgāḥ girisaṃnibhāḥ
nipetuḥ urvyām sahitāḥ nādayantaḥ vasuṃdharām

36. bhīmena vadhyamānāḥ te girisaṃnibhāḥ mātaṅgāḥ sahitāḥ urvyām nipetuḥ,
vasuṃdharām nādayantaḥ

36. Those elephant warriors, resembling mountains, being struck down by Bhima, fell united to the earth, causing the ground to resound.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck down, being killed

• भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• गिरिसंनिभाः (girisaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling mountains, mountain-like

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down, descended

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, united, accompanied

• नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - causing to resound, making noise

• वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the earth, the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephants.

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck down, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadh - to strike, to kill

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root vadh (to strike/kill) + -ya (passive) + -māna (present participle).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima (name of a Pandava prince); terrible, dreadful

Note: Agent of the passive participle vadhyamānāḥ.

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, outcast, specific caste

Note: Subject of the sentence.

गिरिसंनिभाः (girisaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling mountains, mountain-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of girisaṃnibha

girisaṁnibha - resembling mountains, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+saṃnibha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from prefix sam and nibha (likeness), ultimately from bhā (to shine).

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down, descended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ni-pat

perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, united, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, united, together with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from saha (with) plus -ita suffix.

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - causing to resound, making noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nad

nad - to sound, to roar, to cause to sound

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from root nad (to sound) with causative suffix -ayi, then present participle suffix -at.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasuṃdharā

vasuṁdharā - earth, ground (bearer of wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding (derived from dhṛ)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of nādayantaḥ.