महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-24

दन्तिनश्च नरश्रेष्ठ विहीना वरसादिभिः ।
मृद्नन्तः स्वान्यनीकानि संपेतुः सर्वशब्दगाः ॥२४॥

24. dantinaśca naraśreṣṭha vihīnā varasādibhiḥ ,
mṛdnantaḥ svānyanīkāni saṁpetuḥ sarvaśabdagāḥ.

24. dantinaḥ ca naraśreṣṭha vihīnāḥ varasādibhiḥ
mṛdnantaḥ svāni anīkāni sampetuḥ sarvaśabdagāḥ

24. naraśreṣṭha dantinaḥ ca varasādibhiḥ vihīnāḥ
svāni anīkāni mṛdnantaḥ sarvaśabdagāḥ sampetuḥ

24. And, O best of men (naraśreṣṭha), the elephants, abandoned by their excellent riders, stampeded everywhere, trampling their own armies and rushing in all directions at every sound.

Words meanings summery:

• दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants

• च (ca) - and, also

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

• विहीनाः (vihīnāḥ) - devoid of, abandoned by, separated from

• वरसादिभिः (varasādibhiḥ) - by excellent riders/charioteers

• मृद्नन्तः (mṛdnantaḥ) - trampling, crushing, destroying

• स्वानि (svāni) - their own

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, arrays

• सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - implies chaotic movement (stampeding) (rushed about, ran together, fell together)

• सर्वशब्दगाः (sarvaśabdagāḥ) - reacting chaotically to every sound (going to all sounds, moving in all directions due to sounds)

Words meanings and morphology

दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dantin

dantin - elephant (literally 'having teeth' or tusks)

Derived from `danta` (tooth/tusk) + `in` (possessive suffix)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, most excellent man

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `praśasya` (excellent)

विहीनाः (vihīnāḥ) - devoid of, abandoned by, separated from

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, devoid of, abandoned, lacking

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `hā` (to abandon, to leave) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

वरसादिभिः (varasādibhiḥ) - by excellent riders/charioteers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varasādin

varasādin - excellent rider, skillful charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+sādin)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  From `vṛ` (to choose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• sādin – rider, charioteer (one who sits on / drives)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sad` (to sit) + `in` (agent suffix)
  Root: sad (class 1)

मृद्नन्तः (mṛdnantaḥ) - trampling, crushing, destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdnat

mṛd - to crush, to trample, to grind

Present Active Participle

`mṛdnant` stem from `mṛd` (9th class)

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Present Active Participle agreeing with `dantinaḥ`.

स्वानि (svāni) - their own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agrees with `anīkāni`.

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, arrays

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, troop, array

सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - implies chaotic movement (stampeding) (rushed about, ran together, fell together)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

`sam-petuḥ` (prefix `sam`, root `pat`, `uḥ` 3rd plural ending for perfect)

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

सर्वशब्दगाः (sarvaśabdagāḥ) - reacting chaotically to every sound (going to all sounds, moving in all directions due to sounds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvaśabdaga

sarvaśabdaga - moving towards all sounds, responsive to every sound

Compound of `sarva` (all), `śabda` (sound), `ga` (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sarva+śabda+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, resorting to
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Agent noun from `gam`
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dantinaḥ`.