महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-79, verse-25

ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा नागराजं समास्थितः ।
यथा वज्रधरः पूर्वं संग्रामे तारकामये ॥२५॥

25. tataḥ prāgjyotiṣo rājā nāgarājaṁ samāsthitaḥ ,
yathā vajradharaḥ pūrvaṁ saṁgrāme tārakāmaye.

25. tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā nāgarājaṃ samāsthitaḥ
yathā vajradharaḥ pūrvaṃ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye

25. tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā nāgarājaṃ samāsthitaḥ
yathā pūrvaṃ vajradharaḥ tārakāmaye saṃgrāme

25. Then, the king of Pragjyotiṣa, Bhagadatta, mounted upon his serpent-king-like elephant, just as Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, formerly did in the battle against Tarakāsura.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

• प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - the king of Pragjyotiṣa (Bhagadatta) (of Pragjyotiṣa)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• नागराजं (nāgarājaṁ) - the serpent-king-like elephant, Supratīka (serpent king)

• समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - mounted, stationed, seated upon

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• वज्रधरः (vajradharaḥ) - thunderbolt-wielder, Indra

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

• तारकामये (tārakāmaye) - in the battle against Tarakāsura (in the Tarakā-related (battle))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

(indeclinable)

प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - the king of Pragjyotiṣa (Bhagadatta) (of Pragjyotiṣa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - name of an ancient kingdom (Assam), king of Pragjyotiṣa

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

नागराजं (nāgarājaṁ) - the serpent-king-like elephant, Supratīka (serpent king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāgarāja

nāgarāja - king of serpents, chief serpent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+rājan)

• nāga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - mounted, stationed, seated upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - mounted, stationed, established

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

वज्रधरः (vajradharaḥ) - thunderbolt-wielder, Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajradhara

vajradhara - thunderbolt-wielder (an epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+dhara)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

तारकामये (tārakāmaye) - in the battle against Tarakāsura (in the Tarakā-related (battle))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tārakāmaya

tārakāmaya - relating to Tarakā, made of Tarakā (referring to the demon Tarakāsura)

derived from tārakā with suffix -maya