महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-11

ततः शैक्यायसीं गुर्वीं प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् ।
अवधीत्तावकान्योधान्दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ।
पोथयन्रथवृन्दानि वाजिवृन्दानि चाभिभूः ॥११॥

11. tataḥ śaikyāyasīṁ gurvīṁ pragṛhya mahatīṁ gadām ,
avadhīttāvakānyodhāndaṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ ,
pothayanrathavṛndāni vājivṛndāni cābhibhūḥ.

11. tataḥ śaikyāyasīm gurvīm pragṛhya
mahatīm gadām avadhīt tāvakān yodhān
daṇḍapāṇiḥ iva antakaḥ pothayan
rathavṛndāni vājivṛndāni ca abhibhūḥ

11. tataḥ abhibhūḥ mahatīm gurvīm
śaikyāyasīm gadām pragṛhya daṇḍapāṇiḥ iva
antakaḥ pothayan rathavṛndāni ca
vājivṛndāni ca tāvakān yodhān avadhīt

11. Then, grasping his massive, heavy, iron mace, he, the conqueror, struck down your (Kaurava) warriors, like Antaka (the god of death) holding his staff, crushing multitudes of chariots and multitudes of horses.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• शैक्यायसीम् (śaikyāyasīm) - made of iron

• गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy (heavy, weighty, important)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasping (having grasped, having seized, having taken up)

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - massive (great, large, huge)

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he struck down (he struck, killed, slew)

• तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (Kaurava) (your (pl.), belonging to you)

• योधान् (yodhān) - warriors (warriors, fighters)

• दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - one holding a staff (referring to Antaka/Yama) (one holding a staff/mace; Yama)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Antaka (the god of death, Yama) (the end-maker, destroyer; Yama (god of death))

• पोथयन् (pothayan) - crushing (crushing, smashing, destroying (pres. act. part.))

• रथवृन्दानि (rathavṛndāni) - multitudes of chariots (multitudes of chariots, throngs of chariots)

• वाजिवृन्दानि (vājivṛndāni) - multitudes of horses (multitudes of horses, throngs of horses)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभिभूः (abhibhūḥ) - the conqueror (Bhīma) (conqueror, overpowering, mastering)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

शैक्यायसीम् (śaikyāyasīm) - made of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaikyāyasī

śaikyāyasī - made of iron, iron (adj.)

Derived from śikya + ayas (iron).

Note: Qualifies gadām.

गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy (heavy, weighty, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gurvī

gurvī - heavy, weighty, great, important

Feminine form of guru.

Note: Qualifies gadām.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasping (having grasped, having seized, having taken up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root √grah (to seize) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund).

महतीम् (mahatīm) - massive (great, large, huge)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahatī

mahatī - great, large, huge, extensive

Feminine form of mahat.

Note: Qualifies gadām.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of pragṛhya.

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he struck down (he struck, killed, slew)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of vadhi

Aorist 3rd person singular, from root √vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: The root used is 'vadhi' (from 'han' in aorist).

तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (Kaurava) (your (pl.), belonging to you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you (plural)

Derived from tuva (you).

Note: Qualifies yodhān.

योधान् (yodhān) - warriors (warriors, fighters)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Note: Object of avadhīt.

दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - one holding a staff (referring to Antaka/Yama) (one holding a staff/mace; Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍapāṇi

daṇḍapāṇi - one whose hand is a staff; wielding a staff/mace; an epithet for Yama or Śiva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daṇḍa+pāṇi)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, mace, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Antaka (Yama).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Antaka (the god of death, Yama) (the end-maker, destroyer; Yama (god of death))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - finisher, destroyer; Yama (god of death)

Note: Refers to Yama, god of death.

पोथयन् (pothayan) - crushing (crushing, smashing, destroying (pres. act. part.))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pothayant

pothayant - crushing, smashing, destroying

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle from causative of √puth (to crush).

Root: puth (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Bhīma).

रथवृन्दानि (rathavṛndāni) - multitudes of chariots (multitudes of chariots, throngs of chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rathavṛnda

rathavṛnda - multitude/throng of chariots

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+vṛnda)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, group
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of pothayan.

वाजिवृन्दानि (vājivṛndāni) - multitudes of horses (multitudes of horses, throngs of horses)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vājivṛnda

vājivṛnda - multitude/throng of horses

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāji+vṛnda)

• vāji – horse, swift one
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, group
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of pothayan.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects rathavṛndāni and vājivṛndāni.

अभिभूः (abhibhūḥ) - the conqueror (Bhīma) (conqueror, overpowering, mastering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhibhū

abhibhū - overpowering, conquering, master, conqueror

Derived from prefix abhi- and root √bhū (to be, become).

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of avadhīt (Bhīma).