महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-41

छिन्दंस्तेषां शरीराणि शिरांसि च महाजवः ।
खड्गेन शितधारेण संयुगे गजयोधिनाम् ॥४१॥

41. chindaṁsteṣāṁ śarīrāṇi śirāṁsi ca mahājavaḥ ,
khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa saṁyuge gajayodhinām.

41. chindan teṣām śarīrāṇi śirāṃsi ca mahājavaḥ
khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa saṃyuge gajayodhinām

41. mahājavaḥ saṃyuge śitadhāreṇa khaḍgena
gajayodhinām teṣām śarīrāṇi ca śirāṃsi ca chindan

41. In battle, the very swift one, severing their bodies and heads with his sharp-edged sword, among the elephant-warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting, severing, cleaving

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• च (ca) - and

• महाजवः (mahājavaḥ) - of great speed, very swift, impetuous

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

• शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp-edged, having a sharp blade

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

• गजयोधिनाम् (gajayodhinām) - of elephant-warriors

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting, severing, cleaving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chindant

chindant - cutting, severing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √chid (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाजवः (mahājavaḥ) - of great speed, very swift, impetuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahājava

mahājava - having great speed, very swift, impetuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+java)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• java – speed, velocity, swiftness, impetus
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ju (class 1)

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp-edged, having a sharp blade

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śitadhāra

śitadhāra - sharp-edged, keen-bladed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śita+dhārā)

• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √śo (to sharpen).
  Root: śo (class 4)
• dhārā – edge, blade, stream, flow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'khaḍgena'.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

गजयोधिनाम् (gajayodhinām) - of elephant-warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gajayodhin

gajayodhin - elephant-warrior, fighter on an elephant

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+yodhin)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yodhin – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)