महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-24

राजा तु मध्यमानीके कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
बृहद्भिः कुञ्जरैर्मत्तैश्चलद्भिरचलैरिव ॥२४॥

24. rājā tu madhyamānīke kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
bṛhadbhiḥ kuñjarairmattaiścaladbhiracalairiva.

24. rājā tu madhyamānīke kuntīputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
bṛhadbhiḥ kuñjaraiḥ mattaiḥ caladbhiḥ acalaiḥ iva

24. tu rājā kuntīputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ madhyamānīke bṛhadbhiḥ
mattaiḥ caladbhiḥ kuñjaraiḥ acalaiḥ iva (sahitaḥ āsīt)

24. King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, was in the middle division of the army, accompanied by huge, rutting elephants moving like mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तु (tu) - and, but

• मध्यमानीके (madhyamānīke) - in the middle of the army, in the central division

• कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• बृहद्भिः (bṛhadbhiḥ) - by great, by huge

• कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants

• मत्तैः (mattaiḥ) - by intoxicated, by rutting

• चलद्भिः (caladbhiḥ) - by moving, by advancing

• अचलैः (acalaiḥ) - by mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject.

तु (tu) - and, but

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous verse.

मध्यमानीके (madhyamānīke) - in the middle of the army, in the central division

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhyamānīka

madhyamānīka - central division of an army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhyama+anīka)

• madhyama – middle, central
  adjective
• anīka – army, host, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes location.

कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti (proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Yudhishthira.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name)

Note: Appositive to Rājā.

बृहद्भिः (bṛhadbhiḥ) - by great, by huge

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, huge

From root bṛh (to grow, be large).

Root: bṛh

Note: Agrees with kuñjaraiḥ.

कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Denotes accompaniment.

मत्तैः (mattaiḥ) - by intoxicated, by rutting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, frenzied, rutting (elephants)

Past Passive Participle

from root mad (to be exhilarated) + suffix -ta

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kuñjaraiḥ.

चलद्भिः (caladbhiḥ) - by moving, by advancing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of calat

calat - moving, shaking, going

Present Active Participle

from root cal (to move) + present participle suffix -at

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kuñjaraiḥ.

अचलैः (acalaiḥ) - by mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, mountain

compound of a (not) + cala (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking
  adjective
  from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: In simile with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)