महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-14

मृद्नन्रथेभ्यो रथिनो गजेभ्यो गजयोधिनः ।
सादिनश्चाश्वपृष्ठेभ्यो भूमौ चैव पदातिनः ॥१४॥

14. mṛdnanrathebhyo rathino gajebhyo gajayodhinaḥ ,
sādinaścāśvapṛṣṭhebhyo bhūmau caiva padātinaḥ.

14. mṛdnan rathebhyaḥ rathinaḥ gajebhyaḥ gajayodhinaḥ
sādinaḥ ca aśvapṛṣṭebhyaḥ bhūmau ca eva padātinaḥ

14. rathebhyaḥ rathinaḥ gajebhyaḥ gajayodhinaḥ
aśvapṛṣṭebhyaḥ sādinaḥ ca bhūmau ca eva padātinaḥ mṛdnan

14. Crushing charioteers from their chariots, elephant-warriors from their elephants, and horsemen from horseback, as well as foot soldiers on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing (them) (crushing, trampling, hurting)

• रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ) - from chariots (from chariots, for chariots)

• रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers (charioteers, warrior in a chariot)

• गजेभ्यः (gajebhyaḥ) - from elephants (back) (from elephants, for elephants)

• गजयोधिनः (gajayodhinaḥ) - elephant-warriors

• सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen (horsemen, riders)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अश्वपृष्टेभ्यः (aśvapṛṣṭebhyaḥ) - from horseback (from horseback, for horseback)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, just)

• पदातिनः (padātinaḥ) - foot soldiers (foot soldiers, infantry)

Words meanings and morphology

मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing (them) (crushing, trampling, hurting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdnan

mṛd - to crush, trample, press, hurt

Present Active Participle

Present active participle (śatṛ) of √mṛd, masculine, nominative singular.

Root: mṛd (class 9)

रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ) - from chariots (from chariots, for chariots)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ramh (class 1)

रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers (charioteers, warrior in a chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior riding in a chariot

derived from ratha with in suffix

Note: Can be nom. pl. or acc. pl. Contextually accusative.

गजेभ्यः (gajebhyaḥ) - from elephants (back) (from elephants, for elephants)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

गजयोधिनः (gajayodhinaḥ) - elephant-warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gajayodhin

gajayodhin - elephant-warrior

compound noun, agent noun from yudh with ini suffix, qualified by gaja.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+yodhin)

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

Note: Can be nom. pl. or acc. pl. Contextually accusative.

सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen (horsemen, riders)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sādin

sādin - rider, horseman

derived from sāda (sitting) or sad (to sit) with in suffix

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Can be nom. pl. or acc. pl. Contextually accusative.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अश्वपृष्टेभ्यः (aśvapṛṣṭebhyaḥ) - from horseback (from horseback, for horseback)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of aśvapṛṣṭha

aśvapṛṣṭha - horseback, back of a horse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+pṛṣṭha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

पदातिनः (padātinaḥ) - foot soldiers (foot soldiers, infantry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman, pedestrian

from pada (foot) + atin (suffix for movement)

Note: Can be nom. pl. or acc. pl. Contextually accusative.