महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-26

कार्ष्णायसमयं घोरमृक्षचर्मावृतं महत् ।
युक्तं गजनिभैर्वाहैर्न हयैर्नापि वा गजैः ॥२६॥

26. kārṣṇāyasamayaṁ ghoramṛkṣacarmāvṛtaṁ mahat ,
yuktaṁ gajanibhairvāhairna hayairnāpi vā gajaiḥ.

26. kārṣṇāyasamayam ghoram ṛkṣacarma-āvṛtam mahat yuktam
gajanibhaiḥ vāhaiḥ na hayaiḥ na api vā gajaiḥ

26. [tat] mahat ghoram kārṣṇāyasamayam ṛkṣacarma-āvṛtam
yuktam gajanibhaiḥ vāhaiḥ na hayaiḥ na api vā gajaiḥ

26. A great and dreadful chariot, made of black iron and covered with bear skin, was yoked not with horses or elephants, but with elephant-like steeds.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्ष्णायसमयम् (kārṣṇāyasamayam) - made of black iron

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

• ऋक्षचर्म-आवृतम् (ṛkṣacarma-āvṛtam) - covered with bear skin

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, equipped, joined

• गजनिभैः (gajanibhaiḥ) - by elephant-like (creatures/steeds)

• वाहैः (vāhaiḥ) - by steeds, by conveyances

• न (na) - not

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• न (na) - not

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• वा (vā) - or

• गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

Words meanings and morphology

कार्ष्णायसमयम् (kārṣṇāyasamayam) - made of black iron

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kārṣṇāyasamaya

kārṣṇāyasamaya - made of black iron

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārṣṇa+āyasa+maya)

• kārṣṇa – black, dark; relating to Kṛṣṇa
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from kṛṣṇa (black) + aṇ (suffix)
• āyasa – made of iron, iron
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from ayas (iron) + aṇ (suffix)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffixial adjective (masculine)
  Suffix forming adjectives indicating material or abundance

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful, formidable

ऋक्षचर्म-आवृतम् (ṛkṣacarma-āvṛtam) - covered with bear skin

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ṛkṣacarmāvṛta

ṛkṣacarmāvṛta - covered with bear skin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛkṣa+carma+āvṛta)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• carma – skin, hide, leather
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ 'to cover' with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, eminent, powerful

युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, equipped, joined

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - yoked, joined, connected, equipped, prepared, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj 'to join, yoke'

Root: yuj (class 7)

गजनिभैः (gajanibhaiḥ) - by elephant-like (creatures/steeds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajanibha

gajanibha - elephant-like, resembling an elephant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+nibha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vāhaiḥ

वाहैः (vāhaiḥ) - by steeds, by conveyances

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - a draught animal, steed, carrier, vehicle, bearer

From root vah 'to carry, draw'

Root: vah (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant