महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-18

गदामुसलरुग्णानां भिन्नानां च वरासिभिः ।
दन्तिदन्तावभिन्नानां मृदितानां च दन्तिभिः ॥१८॥

18. gadāmusalarugṇānāṁ bhinnānāṁ ca varāsibhiḥ ,
dantidantāvabhinnānāṁ mṛditānāṁ ca dantibhiḥ.

18. gadāmusalarugṇānām bhinnānām ca varāsibhiḥ
dantidanta avabhinnānām mṛditānām ca dantibhiḥ

18. gadāmusalarugṇānām ca varāsibhiḥ bhinnānām ca
dantidanta avabhinnānām ca dantibhiḥ mṛditānām

18. The battlefield was filled with those crushed by maces and clubs, those pierced by excellent swords, those gored by elephants' tusks, and those trampled by elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• गदामुसलरुग्णानाम् (gadāmusalarugṇānām) - of those injured/crushed by maces and clubs

• भिन्नानाम् (bhinnānām) - of those pierced, split, broken

• च (ca) - and

• वरासिभिः (varāsibhiḥ) - by excellent swords

• दन्तिदन्त (dantidanta) - elephant's tusk

• अवभिन्नानाम् (avabhinnānām) - of those gored, pierced, broken down

• मृदितानाम् (mṛditānām) - of those trampled, crushed

• च (ca) - and

• दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - by elephants

Words meanings and morphology

गदामुसलरुग्णानाम् (gadāmusalarugṇānām) - of those injured/crushed by maces and clubs

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gadāmusalarugṇa

gadāmusalarugṇa - injured/crushed by maces and clubs

Past Passive Participle

From rugṇa (P.P.P. of ruj 'to break') compounded with gadāmusala.

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpurusha (gadāmusala+rugṇa)

• gadāmusala – mace and club
  noun (masculine)
• rugṇa – broken, crushed, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root ruj.
  Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: Describes the warriors.

भिन्नानाम् (bhinnānām) - of those pierced, split, broken

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhinna

bhinna - pierced, split, broken

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root bhid.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Describes the warriors.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वरासिभिः (varāsibhiḥ) - by excellent swords

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of varāsi

varāsi - excellent sword

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (vara+asi)

• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)

दन्तिदन्त (dantidanta) - elephant's tusk

(noun)

masculine, singular of dantidanta

dantidanta - elephant's tusk

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpurusha (dantin+danta)

• dantin – elephant (having teeth/tusks)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from danta + in suffix.
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

Note: This forms part of the compound dantidantāvabhinnānām. It's the object by which the action happens.

अवभिन्नानाम् (avabhinnānām) - of those gored, pierced, broken down

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avabhinna

avabhinna - pierced, gored, broken down

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root bhid with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Describes the warriors.

मृदितानाम् (mṛditānām) - of those trampled, crushed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛdita

mṛdita - trampled, crushed

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root mṛd.

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Describes the warriors.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dantin

dantin - elephant