महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-79

गजो गजेन समरे रथी च रथिनं ययौ ।
अश्वोऽश्वं समभिप्रेत्य पदातिश्च पदातिनम् ॥७९॥

79. gajo gajena samare rathī ca rathinaṁ yayau ,
aśvo'śvaṁ samabhipretya padātiśca padātinam.

79. gajaḥ gajena samare rathī ca rathinam yayau
aśvaḥ aśvam samabhipretya padātiḥ ca padātinam

79. samare gajaḥ gajena,
rathī ca rathinam,
aśvaḥ aśvam samabhipretya,
ca padātiḥ padātinam yayau

79. In that battle, elephants fought elephants, and chariot warriors fought chariot warriors. Horses, having singled out other horses, and foot soldiers fought foot soldiers.

Words meanings summery:

• गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

• गजेन (gajena) - against an elephant or with an elephant in combat (by an elephant, with an elephant)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• रथी (rathī) - chariot warrior

• च (ca) - and, also

• रथिनम् (rathinam) - against a chariot warrior (to a chariot warrior)

• ययौ (yayau) - engaged (in combat) (went, moved, approached)

• अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - against another horse (to a horse)

• समभिप्रेत्य (samabhipretya) - having approached, having sought out, having aimed at

• पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot soldier

• च (ca) - and, also

• पदातिनम् (padātinam) - against another foot soldier (to a foot soldier)

Words meanings and morphology

गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

गजेन (gajena) - against an elephant or with an elephant in combat (by an elephant, with an elephant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Used in a sense of 'with' or 'against' in combat.

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

रथी (rathī) - chariot warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - chariot warrior, owner of a chariot

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रथिनम् (rathinam) - against a chariot warrior (to a chariot warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - chariot warrior, owner of a chariot

ययौ (yayau) - engaged (in combat) (went, moved, approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect Active

Root: yā (class 2)

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

अश्वम् (aśvam) - against another horse (to a horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

समभिप्रेत्य (samabhipretya) - having approached, having sought out, having aimed at

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root i with upasargas sam-, abhi-, and pra-, and suffix -tya

Prefixes: sam+abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot soldier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot soldier, infantryman

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पदातिनम् (padātinam) - against another foot soldier (to a foot soldier)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot soldier, infantryman