महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-98, verse-37

एवं ते वध्यमानास्तु हतशेषा महागजाः ।
प्राद्रवन्त दिशो राजन्विमृद्नन्तः स्वकं बलम् ॥३७॥

37. evaṁ te vadhyamānāstu hataśeṣā mahāgajāḥ ,
prādravanta diśo rājanvimṛdnantaḥ svakaṁ balam.

37. evam te vadhyamānāḥ tu hataśeṣāḥ mahāgajāḥ
prādravanta diśaḥ rājan vimṛdnantaḥ svakam balam

37. rājan,
evam vadhyamānāḥ hataśeṣāḥ te mahāgajāḥ tu svakam balam vimṛdnantaḥ diśaḥ prādravanta

37. O King, thus being slaughtered, those remaining great elephants fled in all directions, crushing their own army.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - referring to the elephants (those, they)

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones after being killed, survivors (from being killed)

• महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

• प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom Sañjaya is narrating (O King)

• विमृद्नन्तः (vimṛdnantaḥ) - crushing, trampling

• स्वकम् (svakam) - their own

• बलम् (balam) - army, strength

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - referring to the elephants (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: referring to mahāgajāḥ

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root vadh (to strike, kill), suffix -yamāna

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: modifying mahāgajāḥ

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: often used for emphasis or slight contrast

हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones after being killed, survivors (from being killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hataśeṣa

hataśeṣa - remaining after being killed, survivors

Compound type : tatpurusha (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – killed, slain
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifying mahāgajāḥ

महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+gaja)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: subject of prādravanta

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd Person Plural, Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Root dru (to run, flow), class 1, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter

Note: object of motion for prādravanta (fled to directions)

राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom Sañjaya is narrating (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

विमृद्नन्तः (vimṛdnantaḥ) - crushing, trampling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimṛdnat

vimṛdnat - crushing, trampling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mṛd (to crush), class 9, with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: modifying mahāgajāḥ

स्वकम् (svakam) - their own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - own, one's own

Note: modifying balam

बलम् (balam) - army, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, army

Note: object of vimṛdnantaḥ