महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-75

सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्मत्तद्विरदविक्रमैः ।
गजस्थैश्च रथस्थैश्च वाजिपृष्ठगतैस्तथा ॥७५॥

75. siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśairmattadviradavikramaiḥ ,
gajasthaiśca rathasthaiśca vājipṛṣṭhagataistathā.

75. siṃhaśārdūlasadṛśaiḥ mattadviradavikramaiḥ
gajasthaiḥ ca rathasthauḥ ca vājipṛṣṭhagataiḥ tathā

75. siṃhaśārdūlasadṛśaiḥ mattadviradavikramaiḥ
gajasthaiḥ ca rathasthauḥ ca tathā vājipṛṣṭhagataiḥ

75. They were like lions and tigers, possessing the prowess of rutting elephants, stationed on elephants, and on chariots, and similarly, mounted on horses.

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैः (siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśaiḥ) - by those who are like lions and tigers; like lions and tigers

• मत्तद्विरदविक्रमैः (mattadviradavikramaiḥ) - by those having the prowess of rutting elephants

• गजस्थैः (gajasthaiḥ) - by those standing on elephants

• च (ca) - and

• रथस्थौः (rathasthauḥ) - by those standing on chariots

• च (ca) - and

• वाजिपृष्ठगतैः (vājipṛṣṭhagataiḥ) - by those mounted on the backs of horses

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैः (siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśaiḥ) - by those who are like lions and tigers; like lions and tigers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhaśārdūlasadṛśa

siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśa - like lions and tigers

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (siṃha+śārdūla+sadṛśa)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'sa' (with) and 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś

मत्तद्विरदविक्रमैः (mattadviradavikramaiḥ) - by those having the prowess of rutting elephants

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mattadviradavikrama

mattadviradavikrama - having the prowess of rutting elephants

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (matta+dvirada+vikrama)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• dvirada – elephant (lit. 'having two tusks')
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, heroism
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

गजस्थैः (gajasthaiḥ) - by those standing on elephants

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajastha

gajastha - standing on an elephant

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (gaja+stha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रथस्थौः (rathasthauḥ) - by those standing on chariots

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathastha

rathastha - standing on a chariot

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वाजिपृष्ठगतैः (vājipṛṣṭhagataiḥ) - by those mounted on the backs of horses

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vājipṛṣṭhagata

vājipṛṣṭhagata - mounted on a horse's back

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāji+pṛṣṭha+gata)

• vāji – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, mounted, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)