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6,43

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-5

तोत्त्राङ्कुशनिपाताश्च आयुधानां च निस्वनाः ।
घण्टाशब्दाश्च नागानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥५॥
5. tottrāṅkuśanipātāśca āyudhānāṁ ca nisvanāḥ ,
ghaṇṭāśabdāśca nāgānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām.
5. totrāṅkuśanipātāḥ ca āyudhānām ca nisvanāḥ
ghaṇṭāśabdāḥ ca nāgānām anyonyam abhidhāvatām
5. nāgānām anyonyam abhidhāvatām totrāṅkuśanipātāḥ
ca āyudhānām ca nisvanāḥ ca ghaṇṭāśabdāḥ
5. And there were the striking blows of goads and hooks, the sounds of weapons, and the ringing of bells from the elephants as they charged against each other.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तोत्राङ्कुशनिपाताः (totrāṅkuśanipātāḥ) - blows from goads and hooks
  • (ca) - and
  • आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām) - of weapons
  • (ca) - and
  • निस्वनाः (nisvanāḥ) - sounds, noises
  • घण्टाशब्दाः (ghaṇṭāśabdāḥ) - sounds of bells, bell-ringing
  • (ca) - and
  • नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of elephants
  • अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other
  • अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of the elephants charging towards each other (of those charging, of those rushing towards)

Words meanings and morphology

तोत्राङ्कुशनिपाताः (totrāṅkuśanipātāḥ) - blows from goads and hooks
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of totrāṅkuśanipāta
totrāṅkuśanipāta - striking with goads and hooks
Compound type : tatpurusha (totra+aṅkuśa+nipāta)
  • totra – goad, elephant goad
    noun (neuter)
    Root: tud (class 6)
  • aṅkuśa – hook, elephant hook, goad
    noun (masculine)
    Root: aṅk
  • nipāta – a fall, descent, blow, striking
    noun (masculine)
    derived from ni-√pat
    Prefix: ni
    Root: pat (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām) - of weapons
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of āyudha
āyudha - weapon, implement of war
derived from ā-√yudh
Prefix: ā
Root: yudh (class 4)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
निस्वनाः (nisvanāḥ) - sounds, noises
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nisvana
nisvana - sound, noise, roar
derived from ni-√svan
Prefix: ni
Root: svan (class 1)
घण्टाशब्दाः (ghaṇṭāśabdāḥ) - sounds of bells, bell-ringing
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ghaṇṭāśabda
ghaṇṭāśabda - sound of a bell
Compound type : tatpurusha (ghaṇṭā+śabda)
  • ghaṇṭā – bell, clock
    noun (feminine)
  • śabda – sound, word, voice
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śabd (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of elephants
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative.
अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of the elephants charging towards each other (of those charging, of those rushing towards)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat
abhidhāvat - charging, rushing towards
present active participle
derived from abhi-√dhāv, present stem dhāva-
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhāv (class 1)