महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-16

गजारोहवरैश्चापि तत्र तत्र पदातयः ।
पातिताः समदृश्यन्त तैश्चापि गजयोधिनः ॥१६॥

16. gajārohavaraiścāpi tatra tatra padātayaḥ ,
pātitāḥ samadṛśyanta taiścāpi gajayodhinaḥ.

16. gajārohāvaraiḥ ca api tatra tatra padātayaḥ
pātitāḥ sam adṛśyanta taiḥ ca api gajayodhinaḥ

16. tatra tatra gajārohāvaraiḥ ca api padātayaḥ
pātitāḥ samadṛśyanta taiḥ ca api gajayodhinaḥ

16. Here and there, foot soldiers were seen struck down by the best elephant riders. And similarly, elephant warriors were also seen (struck down) by those (foot soldiers).

Words meanings summery:

• गजारोहावरैः (gajārohāvaraiḥ) - by the best of elephant riders

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there, in various places (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

• पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot soldiers

• पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - struck down, caused to fall, killed

• सम् (sam) - together, completely

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (foot soldiers) (by them)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• गजयोधिनः (gajayodhinaḥ) - elephant warriors

Words meanings and morphology

गजारोहावरैः (gajārohāvaraiḥ) - by the best of elephant riders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajārohāvara

gajārohāvara - the best elephant rider

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gajāroha+vara)

• gajāroha – elephant rider
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent; boon
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there, in various places (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' indicates 'here and there' or 'in various places'.

पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padāti

padāti - a foot soldier, infantryman

पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - struck down, caused to fall, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pātita

pātita - caused to fall, thrown down, slain

Past Passive Participle

From causative √pat (pāṭi)

Root: pat (class 1)

सम् (sam) - together, completely

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (foot soldiers) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

गजयोधिनः (gajayodhinaḥ) - elephant warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajayodhin

gajayodhin - one who fights on an elephant, an elephant warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+yodhin)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yodhin – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)