महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-25

पाट्यमानेषु कुम्भेषु पार्श्वेष्वपि च वारणाः ।
प्रासैर्विनिहताः केचिद्विनेदुः परमातुराः ॥२५॥

25. pāṭyamāneṣu kumbheṣu pārśveṣvapi ca vāraṇāḥ ,
prāsairvinihatāḥ kecidvineduḥ paramāturāḥ.

25. pāṭyamāneṣu kumbheṣu pārśveṣu api ca vāraṇāḥ
prāsaiḥ vinihatāḥ kecit vineduḥ paramāturāḥ

25. kecit vāraṇāḥ kumbheṣu pārśveṣu api ca
pāṭyamāneṣu prāsaiḥ vinihatāḥ paramāturāḥ vineduḥ

25. When their temples and even their flanks were being split open, some elephants, struck down by javelins, roared out in extreme agony.

Words meanings summery:

• पाट्यमानेषु (pāṭyamāneṣu) - while being split, while being torn, while being pierced

• कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - on the temples (of elephants), on the frontal protuberances

• पार्श्वेषु (pārśveṣu) - on the flanks, on the sides

• अपि (api) - even, also

• च (ca) - and

• वारणाः (vāraṇāḥ) - elephants

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with javelins

• विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - struck down, pierced, wounded, killed

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they cried out, they roared, they shouted

• परमातुराः (paramāturāḥ) - extremely distressed, greatly afflicted, in great agony

Words meanings and morphology

पाट्यमानेषु (pāṭyamāneṣu) - while being split, while being torn, while being pierced

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṭyamāna

pāṭyamāna - being split, being torn, being pierced

present passive participle

Present Passive Participle from root PAṬ (causative PĀṬ) in the middle voice, used to denote a continuous action.

Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kumbheṣu' and 'pārśveṣu' in locative absolute construction.

कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - on the temples (of elephants), on the frontal protuberances

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kumbha

kumbha - pot, pitcher, frontal protuberance on an elephant's head (temple)

पार्श्वेषु (pārśveṣu) - on the flanks, on the sides

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वारणाः (vāraṇāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant

प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - struck down, pierced, wounded, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinihata

vinihata - struck down, killed, destroyed, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root HAN with prefixes VI and NI.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vāraṇāḥ'

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of keci

keci - some, certain

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they cried out, they roared, they shouted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vi-nad

perfect tense, active voice

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice from root NAD with prefix VI.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

परमातुराः (paramāturāḥ) - extremely distressed, greatly afflicted, in great agony

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramātura

paramātura - extremely distressed, greatly afflicted

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātura)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ātura – distressed, afflicted, sick, suffering
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vāraṇāḥ'