महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-24

नगमेघप्रतीकाशाश्चाक्षिप्य तुरगान्गजाः ।
पादैरेवावमृद्नन्त मत्ताः कनकभूषणाः ॥२४॥

24. nagameghapratīkāśāścākṣipya turagāngajāḥ ,
pādairevāvamṛdnanta mattāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ.

24. nagameghapratīkāśāḥ ca ākṣipya turagān gajāḥ
pādaiḥ eva avamṛdnanta mattāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ

24. mattāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ nagameghapratīkāśāḥ
gajāḥ turagān ākṣipya pādaiḥ eva avamṛdnanta

24. The maddened elephants, adorned with gold and resembling mountains and clouds, having thrown aside the horses, were trampling them with their feet.

Words meanings summery:

• नगमेघप्रतीकाशाः (nagameghapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds

• च (ca) - and

• आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having thrown aside, having assailed, having attacked

• तुरगान् (turagān) - horses

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• पादैः (pādaiḥ) - with feet

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• अवमृद्नन्त (avamṛdnanta) - were trampling, crushing

• मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - maddened, intoxicated, furious

• कनकभूषणाः (kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

Words meanings and morphology

नगमेघप्रतीकाशाः (nagameghapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagameghapratīkāśa

nagameghapratīkāśa - resembling mountains and clouds

Compound type : tatpurusha (naga+megha+pratīkāśa)

• naga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gajāḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having thrown aside, having assailed, having attacked

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root KṢIP with prefix Ā, forming an absolutive (gerund).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṣip (class 6)

तुरगान् (turagān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of turaga

turaga - horse, steed

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - with feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अवमृद्नन्त (avamṛdnanta) - were trampling, crushing

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avamṛdnant

mṛd - to crush, to trample, to grind

present active participle

Present active participle, 3rd person plural, from root MṚD with prefix AVA.

Prefix: ava

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Used here as a finite verb in present participle form, implying continuous action.

मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - maddened, intoxicated, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - maddened, intoxicated, furious, excited

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root MAD.

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gajāḥ'

कनकभूषणाः (kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kanakabhūṣaṇa

kanakabhūṣaṇa - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanaka+bhūṣaṇa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root BHŪṢ (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'gajāḥ'