महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-45

विगाह्य तद्गजानीकं भीमसेनोऽपि पाण्डवः ।
व्यचरत्समरे मृद्नन्गजानिन्द्रो गिरीनिव ॥४५॥

45. vigāhya tadgajānīkaṁ bhīmaseno'pi pāṇḍavaḥ ,
vyacaratsamare mṛdnangajānindro girīniva.

45. vigāhya tat gajānikam bhīmasenaḥ api pāṇḍavaḥ
vyacarat samare mṛdnan gajān indraḥ girīn iva

45. bhīmasenaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ api tat gajānikam vigāhya
samare gajān indraḥ girīn iva mṛdnan vyacarat

45. Bhimasena, the Pāṇḍava, having penetrated that elephant army, moved through the battle, crushing elephants just as Indra crushes mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having penetrated, having entered, having plunged into

• तत् (tat) - that

• गजानिकम् (gajānikam) - elephant army, host of elephants

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (proper name)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - (Bhimasena) the son of Pāṇḍu (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu)

• व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - roamed, moved about, traversed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing, grinding, breaking

• गजान् (gajān) - elephants

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (Vedic deity)

• गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having penetrated, having entered, having plunged into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `gāh` with prefix `vi`, using `lyap` suffix for absolutives when a prefix is present.

Prefix: vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Acts as an adjective modifying 'gajānikam'.

गजानिकम् (gajānikam) - elephant army, host of elephants

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajānika

gajānika - elephant army, host of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+anīka)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena, a name of the second Pāṇḍava.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - (Bhimasena) the son of Pāṇḍu (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Formed with `aṇ` suffix from `Pāṇḍu`.

व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - roamed, moved about, traversed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of car

Imperfect active, 3rd person singular

Augmented past tense form with prefix `vi-`.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The prefix `vi` indicates spreading out or diversity in movement.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing, grinding, breaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdnat

mṛd - to crush, to grind, to press, to destroy

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `mṛd` (class 9) with `śatṛ` suffix, present participle form, masculine nominative singular.

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `bhīmasenaḥ`.

गजान् (gajān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of `mṛdnan`.

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (Vedic deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, chief of the devas, god of thunder and rain

Note: Subject of the implied action in the simile.

गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Object of the implied action (crushing by Indra).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.