महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-152, verse-30

ते चापि राक्षसाः सर्वे सैनिका भीमरूपिणः ।
शासनाद्राक्षसेन्द्रस्य निजघ्नू रथकुञ्जरान् ॥३०॥

30. te cāpi rākṣasāḥ sarve sainikā bhīmarūpiṇaḥ ,
śāsanādrākṣasendrasya nijaghnū rathakuñjarān.

30. te ca api rākṣasāḥ sarve sainikāḥ bhīmarūpiṇaḥ |
śāsanāt rākṣasendrasya nijaghnuḥ ratha-kuñjarān

30. ca te sarve bhīmarūpiṇaḥ rākṣasāḥ sainikāḥ
rākṣasendrasya śāsanāt ratha-kuñjarān nijaghnuḥ

30. And all those formidable demon soldiers, by the command of the king of rākṣasas, slew the chariots and elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those demon soldiers (those, they)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

• भीमरूपिणः (bhīmarūpiṇaḥ) - having terrible forms, formidable

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from the command, by the order

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (demons)

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they slew, they killed

• रथ-कुञ्जरान् (ratha-kuñjarān) - the chariots and elephants of the Pandava army (chariots and elephants)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those demon soldiers (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, they

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa, fiend

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ sainikāḥ'.

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, military man, belonging to an army

Derived from 'senā' (army) with the suffix '-ika'.

भीमरूपिणः (bhīmarūpiṇaḥ) - having terrible forms, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma-rūpin

bhīma-rūpin - having a terrible form, formidable, frightful in appearance

Bahuvrihi compound: 'having bhīma rūpa' (terrible form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+rūpin)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, fearful
  adjective
• rūpin – having a form, embodied, handsome
  adjective
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ sainikāḥ'.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from the command, by the order

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, rule, instruction, government

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-indra

rākṣasa-indra - king of demons, chief of rākṣasas

Tatpurusha compound (genitive/sixth case sense: 'king of rākṣasas')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they slew, they killed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nihhan

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada of root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'. (The form 'nijaghnū' in Devanagari is due to sandhi before 'ra', visarga changing to 'u' and lengthening).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रथ-कुञ्जरान् (ratha-kuñjarān) - the chariots and elephants of the Pandava army (chariots and elephants)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha-kuñjara

ratha-kuñjara - chariots and elephants

Dvandva compound: 'ratha and kuñjara'.

Compound type : dvandva (ratha+kuñjara)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)