महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-26

प्रभिन्नाश्च महानागा विनीता हस्तिसादिभिः ।
परस्परं समासाद्य संनिपेतुरभीतवत् ॥२६॥

26. prabhinnāśca mahānāgā vinītā hastisādibhiḥ ,
parasparaṁ samāsādya saṁnipeturabhītavat.

26. prabhinnāḥ ca mahānāgāḥ vinītāḥ hastisādibhiḥ
parasparam samāsādya sannipetuḥ abhītavat

26. mahānāgāḥ prabhinnāḥ hastisādibhiḥ vinītāḥ
ca parasparam samāsādya abhītavat sannipetuḥ

26. The great elephants, infuriated and controlled by their riders, approached each other and clashed fearlessly.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभिन्नाः (prabhinnāḥ) - infuriated (of elephants in rut) (split open, cleft, maddened (of elephants in rut), infuriated)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants

• विनीताः (vinītāḥ) - trained, controlled (trained, disciplined, well-behaved, humble)

• हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - by elephant riders (by elephant riders, by mahouts)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (mutually, each other, reciprocally)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having reached, having obtained)

• सन्निपेतुः (sannipetuḥ) - they clashed (they clashed, they met, they fell together)

• अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly (fearlessly, like fearless ones)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभिन्नाः (prabhinnāḥ) - infuriated (of elephants in rut) (split open, cleft, maddened (of elephants in rut), infuriated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhinna

prabhinna - split, broken, maddened (of elephants in rut), separated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhid (to split) with the prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant, large serpent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nāga – elephant, serpent, cobra
  noun (masculine)

विनीताः (vinītāḥ) - trained, controlled (trained, disciplined, well-behaved, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinīta

vinīta - trained, disciplined, educated, humble, modest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √nī (to lead) with the prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'

हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - by elephant riders (by elephant riders, by mahouts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastisādin

hastisādin - elephant rider, mahout

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastin+sādin)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sādin – rider, one who sits on
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √sad (to sit)
  Root: sad (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (mutually, each other, reciprocally)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Note: Used adverbially

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having reached, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √sad (to sit, approach) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

सन्निपेतुः (sannipetuḥ) - they clashed (they clashed, they met, they fell together)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past (lit) of sannipat

From the root √pat (to fall) with prefixes sam- and ni-

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense form

अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly (fearlessly, like fearless ones)

(indeclinable)

Formed from abhīta (fearless) with the suffix -vat (like, as)