महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-23

तथा दन्तिसहस्रं च हयानामयुतं पुनः ।
शिक्षाबलेन निहतं पित्रा तव विशां पते ॥२३॥

23. tathā dantisahasraṁ ca hayānāmayutaṁ punaḥ ,
śikṣābalena nihataṁ pitrā tava viśāṁ pate.

23. tathā dantisahasram ca hayānām ayutam punaḥ
śikṣābalena nihatam pitrā tava viśām pate

23. viśām pate tava pitrā śikṣābalena tathā
dantisahasram ca punaḥ hayānām ayutam nihatam

23. Similarly, a thousand elephants and again ten thousand horses were slain by your father's martial skill, O ruler of men.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• दन्तिसहस्रम् (dantisahasram) - a thousand elephants

• च (ca) - and

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand, myriad

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

• शिक्षाबलेन (śikṣābalena) - by martial skill (by the strength of skill/training)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - slain (slain, killed)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O ruler (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

दन्तिसहस्रम् (dantisahasram) - a thousand elephants

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dantisahasra

dantisahasra - a thousand elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dantin+sahasra)

• dantin – elephant, one having teeth
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular, object of 'slain'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse, steed

Root: hī (class 3)

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand, myriad

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand, a myriad

Root: yu (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, object of 'slain', referring to 10,000 horses.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

शिक्षाबलेन (śikṣābalena) - by martial skill (by the strength of skill/training)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śikṣābala

śikṣābala - strength of training, power of skill

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śikṣā+bala)

• śikṣā – instruction, training, skill, learning
  noun (feminine)
  From root śikṣ 'to learn, to practice'.
  Root: śikṣ (class 1)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 10)

Note: Instrument of action.

निहतम् (nihatam) - slain (slain, killed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root han 'to strike, kill' with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying both `dantisahasram` and `ayutam`. It implies a passive construction 'were slain'.

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to 'your father'.

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the compound `viśāṃ pate`.

पते (pate) - O ruler (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, ruler

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.