महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-46

एकप्रहाराभिहतान्भीमसेनेन कुञ्जरान् ।
अपश्याम रणे तस्मिन्गिरीन्वज्रहतानिव ॥४६॥

46. ekaprahārābhihatānbhīmasenena kuñjarān ,
apaśyāma raṇe tasmingirīnvajrahatāniva.

46. ekaprahārābhihatān bhīmasenena kuñjarān
apaśyāma raṇe tasmin girīn vajrahatān iva

46. tasmin raṇe bhīmasenena ekaprahārābhihatān
kuñjarān vajrahatān girīn iva apaśyāma

46. In that battle, we saw elephants struck by a single blow from Bhimasena, resembling mountains shattered by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• एकप्रहाराभिहतान् (ekaprahārābhihatān) - struck by a single blow

• भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena

• कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

• वज्रहतान् (vajrahatān) - struck by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

एकप्रहाराभिहतान् (ekaprahārābhihatān) - struck by a single blow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ekaprahārābhihata

ekaprahārābhihata - struck by a single blow

Past Passive Participle (within compound)

Compound formed from `eka` (one), `prahāra` (blow), and `abhihata` (struck).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+prahāra+abhihata)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• prahāra – blow, stroke, attack
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• abhihata – struck, smitten, hit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `han` (to strike) with prefix `abhi`, `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena, a name of the second Pāṇḍava.

Note: Agent of the action of striking.

कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

From `kuñja` (bower, recess) + `ra` (going/dwelling in).

Note: Direct object of `apaśyāma`.

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect active, 1st person plural

Derived from root `dṛś` (class 1, often replaced by `paś`). Augmented past tense form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The narrator (Dhṛtarāṣṭra via Sañjaya) and possibly others.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `raṇe`.

गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Object of comparison.

वज्रहतान् (vajrahatān) - struck by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vajrahata

vajrahata - struck by a thunderbolt

Past Passive Participle (within compound)

Compound of `vajra` (thunderbolt) and `hata` (struck).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+hata)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• hata – struck, killed, smitten
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `han` (to strike/kill) with `kta` suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.