महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-33

केचिद्भिन्ना विषाणाग्रैर्भिन्नकुम्भाश्च तोमरैः ।
विनदन्तोऽभ्यधावन्त गर्जन्तो जलदा इव ॥३३॥

33. kecidbhinnā viṣāṇāgrairbhinnakumbhāśca tomaraiḥ ,
vinadanto'bhyadhāvanta garjanto jaladā iva.

33. kecit bhinnāḥ viṣāṇa-agraiḥ bhinna-kumbhāḥ ca tomaraiḥ
vinadantaḥ abhyadhāvanta garjantaḥ jaladā iva

33. kecit viṣāṇa-agraiḥ bhinnāḥ ca tomaraiḥ bhinna-kumbhāḥ
vinadantaḥ garjantaḥ jaladā iva abhyadhāvanta

33. Some (elephants), gored by horn-tips and with their temples pierced by lances, charged forward, roaring and thundering like storm clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some (elephants) (some, certain)

• भिन्नाः (bhinnāḥ) - gored (by horn-tips) (gored, pierced, broken, split)

• विषाण-अग्रैः (viṣāṇa-agraiḥ) - by horn-tips (of other elephants) (by horn-tips, by tusk-tips)

• भिन्न-कुम्भाः (bhinna-kumbhāḥ) - with temples pierced (by lances) (with pierced temples)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - by lances (by lances, by javelins)

• विनदन्तः (vinadantaḥ) - roaring (loudly) (roaring, bellowing, making a loud noise)

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they charged forward (they charged, they ran towards)

• गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - thundering (like clouds) (thundering, roaring, growling)

• जलदा (jaladā) - storm clouds (clouds)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some (elephants) (some, certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: `kecit` is formed from `kim` + `cit` (indeclinable particle for indefiniteness).

भिन्नाः (bhinnāḥ) - gored (by horn-tips) (gored, pierced, broken, split)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhid (to split, break) + -kta suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.

विषाण-अग्रैः (viṣāṇa-agraiḥ) - by horn-tips (of other elephants) (by horn-tips, by tusk-tips)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of viṣāṇa-agra

viṣāṇa-agra - horn-tip, tusk-tip

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāṇa+agra)

• viṣāṇa – horn, tusk
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)

भिन्न-कुम्भाः (bhinna-kumbhāḥ) - with temples pierced (by lances) (with pierced temples)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinna-kumbha

bhinna-kumbha - having pierced temples (of an elephant)

Bahuvrihi compound describing a creature whose temples are pierced.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+kumbha)

• bhinna – pierced, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhid (to split, break) + -kta suffix.
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• kumbha – temple (of an elephant), pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - by lances (by lances, by javelins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - lance, javelin

विनदन्तः (vinadantaḥ) - roaring (loudly) (roaring, bellowing, making a loud noise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinadat

vinadat - roaring, bellowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √nad (to roar, sound) with prefix vi + -śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they charged forward (they charged, they ran towards)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dhāv

Imperfect

Root √dhāv, augmented with 'a' for imperfect, combined with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - thundering (like clouds) (thundering, roaring, growling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garjat

garjat - thundering, roaring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √garj (to thunder, roar) + -śatṛ suffix.

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.

जलदा (jaladā) - storm clouds (clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, granting
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root √dā (to give) + -ka suffix (or similar agentive suffix).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used in simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)