महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-3

संममर्द च तत्सैन्यं पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
धान्यानामिव लूनानां प्रकरं गोगणा इव ॥३॥

3. saṁmamarda ca tatsainyaṁ pitā devavratastava ,
dhānyānāmiva lūnānāṁ prakaraṁ gogaṇā iva.

3. sammamarda ca tat sainyam pitā devavrataḥ tava
dhānyānām iva lūnānām prakaram gogaṇāḥ iva

3. tava pitā devavrataḥ ca tat sainyam gogaṇāḥ
lūnānām dhānyānām prakaram iva sammamarda

3. And your father, Devavrata (Bhīṣma), crushed that army just as herds of cattle crush a pile of harvested grain.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्ममर्द (sammamarda) - he crushed, trampled, oppressed

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the Pāṇḍava army) (that)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host

• पिता (pitā) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father figure, referring to Bhīṣma (Devavrata) (father)

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Bhīṣma (having vows to the gods, a specific proper name)

• तव (tava) - (addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) your (your, of you)

• धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains, of corn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• लूनानाम् (lūnānām) - of harvested, cut, reaped

• प्रकरम् (prakaram) - pile, heap, quantity

• गोगणाः (gogaṇāḥ) - herds of cattle, multitude of cows

Words meanings and morphology

सम्ममर्द (sammamarda) - he crushed, trampled, oppressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sammard

Perfect Tense (Liṭ), 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Subject is pitā devavrataḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects with the previous verse's action (implied).

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the Pāṇḍava army) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force

Derived from senā (army)

Note: Object of sammamarda.

पिता (pitā) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father figure, referring to Bhīṣma (Devavrata) (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of sammamarda.

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Bhīṣma (having vows to the gods, a specific proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - having vows to the gods, devoted to the gods, proper name of Bhīṣma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to pitā.

तव (tava) - (addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular form of 'you'

Note: Modifies pitā.

धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains, of corn

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhānya

dhānya - grain, corn, cultivated cereals

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies prakaram.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison

Note: Used for simile.

लूनानाम् (lūnānām) - of harvested, cut, reaped

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of lūna

lūna - cut, harvested, reaped

Past Passive Participle

From root lū 'to cut, sever'.

Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Agrees with dhānyānām.

प्रकरम् (prakaram) - pile, heap, quantity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakara

prakara - heap, pile, collection, quantity

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of implied action 'crush'.

गोगणाः (gogaṇāḥ) - herds of cattle, multitude of cows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gogaṇa

gogaṇa - herd of cattle, multitude of cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+gaṇa)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, group, herd, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the simile.