महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-15

भिण्डिपालैस्तथा शूलैर्मुद्गरैः सपरश्वधैः ।
पर्वताग्रैश्च वृक्षैश्च निजघ्नुस्ते महागजान् ॥१५॥

15. bhiṇḍipālaistathā śūlairmudgaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ ,
parvatāgraiśca vṛkṣaiśca nijaghnuste mahāgajān.

15. bhiṇḍipālaiḥ tathā śūlaiḥ mudgaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ
parvatāgraiḥ ca vṛkṣaiḥ ca nijaghnus te mahāgajān

15. te bhiṇḍipālaiḥ tathā śūlaiḥ mudgaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ
ca parvatāgraiḥ ca vṛkṣaiḥ mahāgajān nijaghnus

15. With bhiṇḍipālas, spears, hammers, and axes, and also with mountain peaks and trees, they (the Rākṣasas) struck down the great elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with bhiṇḍipālas (a kind of sling or short spear)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

• शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with spears, pikes

• मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - with hammers, mallets

• सपरश्वधैः (saparaśvadhaiḥ) - with axes

• पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks, with rocks from mountains

• च (ca) - and

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees

• च (ca) - and

• निजघ्नुस् (nijaghnus) - they struck, they killed, they slew

• ते (te) - the Rākṣasas mentioned previously (those (Rākṣasas))

• महागजान् (mahāgajān) - great elephants, mighty elephants

Words meanings and morphology

भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with bhiṇḍipālas (a kind of sling or short spear)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhiṇḍipāla

bhiṇḍipāla - a kind of sling; a short spear or dart

Note: Instrument for striking.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with spears, pikes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūla

śūla - a spear, pike, lance; a sharp iron pin

Note: Instrument for striking.

मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - with hammers, mallets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mudgara

mudgara - a hammer, mallet, club

Note: Instrument for striking.

सपरश्वधैः (saparaśvadhaiḥ) - with axes

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saparaśvadha

saparaśvadha - accompanied by axes, with axes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+paraśvadha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'.
• paraśvadha – an axe, battle-axe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an instrument, agreeing with the other instruments.

पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks, with rocks from mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of parvatāgra

parvatāgra - mountain peak; rock from a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+agra)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• agra – top, peak, summit; front, tip
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aj (class 1)

Note: Instrument for striking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Root: vṛkṣ (class 1)

Note: Instrument for striking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of ca indicates 'both X and Y'.

निजघ्नुस् (nijaghnus) - they struck, they killed, they slew

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of nijaghan

Perfect (Lit)

From root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-. The -us ending indicates 3rd person plural.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

ते (te) - the Rākṣasas mentioned previously (those (Rākṣasas))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of nijaghnus.

महागजान् (mahāgajān) - great elephants, mighty elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - a great elephant, a lordly elephant, mighty elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Stem of mahat.
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of nijaghnus.