महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-3

तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महाबलाः ।
तमेकमभ्यधावन्त नदन्तः सिंहसंघवत् ॥३॥

3. tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahābalāḥ ,
tamekamabhyadhāvanta nadantaḥ siṁhasaṁghavat.

3. tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ mahābalāḥ tam
ekam abhyadhāvanta nadantaḥ siṃhasaṃghavat

3. mahābalāḥ tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ
nadantaḥ siṃhasaṃghavat tam ekam abhyadhāvanta

3. The mighty warriors, drawing bows as long as palm trees, rushed towards that one (Ghaṭotkaca), roaring like a pride of lions.

Words meanings summery:

• तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - (bows) as long as palm trees (palm-tree long, of the measure of a palm tree)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (bows) (drawing, stretching, pulling)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - (Kaurava) warriors (mighty-armed, great warriors, very strong)

• तम् (tam) - Ghaṭotkaca (him, that)

• एकम् (ekam) - that one (Ghaṭotkaca) (one, single, alone)

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they ran towards, they attacked

• नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring (like lions) (roaring, shouting, making noise)

• सिंहसंघवत् (siṁhasaṁghavat) - like a group of lions, like a pride of lions

Words meanings and morphology

तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - (bows) as long as palm trees (palm-tree long, of the measure of a palm tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tālamātra

tālamātra - having the measure of a palm tree, palm-tree long

Compound noun indicating measure.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāla+mātra)

• tāla – a palm tree, fan palm
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, only, merely
  noun (neuter)
  From root mā (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies cāpāni.

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - a bow

Note: Object of vikarṣantaḥ.

विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (bows) (drawing, stretching, pulling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikarṣat

vikarṣat - drawing, pulling, dragging

present active participle

From root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - (Kaurava) warriors (mighty-armed, great warriors, very strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound adjective.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat used as a prefix in compounds.
• bala – strength, power, might, force; army
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Kaurava warriors.

तम् (tam) - Ghaṭotkaca (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Ghaṭotkaca.

एकम् (ekam) - that one (Ghaṭotkaca) (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Emphasizes Ghaṭotkaca being alone against many.

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they ran towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhimanyu

imperfect tense active

3rd person plural imperfect tense form of the root dhāv (to run) with prefix abhi. The 'a-' is the augment for imperfect.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring (like lions) (roaring, shouting, making noise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, shouting

present active participle

From root nad (to roar, shout).

Root: nad (class 1)

सिंहसंघवत् (siṁhasaṁghavat) - like a group of lions, like a pride of lions

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix -vat (like, as) to the compound siṃhasaṃgha.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (siṃhasaṃgha+vat)

• siṃhasaṃgha – group of lions, pride of lions
  noun (masculine)
  Compound noun.
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Adverbial usage.