महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-9

तमन्ये शूरसेनानां शूराः संख्ये न्यवारयन् ।
नियच्छन्तः शरव्रातैर्मत्तं द्विपमिवाङ्कुशैः ॥९॥

9. tamanye śūrasenānāṁ śūrāḥ saṁkhye nyavārayan ,
niyacchantaḥ śaravrātairmattaṁ dvipamivāṅkuśaiḥ.

9. tam anye śūrasenānām śūrāḥ saṃkhye nyavārayan
niyacchantaḥ śaravrātaiḥ mattam dvipam iva aṅkuśaiḥ

9. anye śūrasenānām śūrāḥ tam saṃkhye aṅkuśaiḥ mattam
dvipam iva śaravrātaiḥ niyacchantaḥ nyavārayan

9. Other heroes among the Śūrasenas held him back in battle, restraining him with volleys of arrows just as a maddened elephant is controlled with goads.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him

• अन्ये (anye) - other, others

• शूरसेनानाम् (śūrasenānām) - of the Śūrasenas

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

• न्यवारयन् (nyavārayan) - they stopped, they checked, they prevented

• नियच्छन्तः (niyacchantaḥ) - restraining, checking, holding back

• शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows

• मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, furious

• द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अङ्कुशैः (aṅkuśaiḥ) - with goads

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अन्ये (anye) - other, others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

शूरसेनानाम् (śūrasenānām) - of the Śūrasenas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūrasena

śūrasena - name of an ancient Indian people or their king

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, combat, fight

न्यवारयन् (nyavārayan) - they stopped, they checked, they prevented

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ni-vṛ

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

नियच्छन्तः (niyacchantaḥ) - restraining, checking, holding back

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyacchat

niyacchat - restraining, controlling, checking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravrāta

śaravrāta - mass/volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vrāta)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vrāta – multitude, host, group, volley
  noun (masculine)

मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, furious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - maddened, intoxicated, furious, excited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be mad, to rejoice).

Root: mad (class 4)

द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pa – drinker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुशैः (aṅkuśaiḥ) - with goads

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṅkuśa

aṅkuśa - elephant goad, hook