महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-71

ततो भीमो महाबाहुरनीके स्वे महागजम् ।
जघान गदया राजन्नश्वत्थामानमित्युत ॥७१॥

71. tato bhīmo mahābāhuranīke sve mahāgajam ,
jaghāna gadayā rājannaśvatthāmānamityuta.

71. tataḥ bhīmaḥ mahābāhuḥ anīke sve mahāgajam
jaghāna gadayā rājan aśvatthāmānam iti uta

71. rājan tataḥ mahābāhuḥ bhīmaḥ sve anīke gadayā
mahāgajam aśvatthāmānam iti uta jaghāna

71. O king, thereupon, the mighty-armed Bhima killed a great elephant in his own army with his mace. Its name was Ashwatthaman, it is said.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, after that event (then, thereupon, from that)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima, the second Pandava (fearful, terrible, Bhima)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - epithet for Bhima (mighty-armed)

• अनीके (anīke) - in his (Bhima's) own army (in the army, in the array)

• स्वे (sve) - in his own (Bhima's) army (in his own, in one's own)

• महागजम् (mahāgajam) - the elephant named Ashwatthaman (a great elephant)

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed (struck, killed)

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (O king)

• अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - The name of the elephant (and also Drona's son) (Ashwatthaman)

• इति (iti) - introducing a direct quote or a specific mention/name (thus, so, in this way)

• उत (uta) - indeed, emphasizing the fact that the elephant's name was Ashwatthaman (and, also, moreover, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, after that event (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima, the second Pandava (fearful, terrible, Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - fearful, terrible, Bhima

Root: √bhī (class 3)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - epithet for Bhima (mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Bhima

अनीके (anīke) - in his (Bhima's) own army (in the army, in the array)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, array, host

स्वे (sve) - in his own (Bhima's) army (in his own, in one's own)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, self

Note: Agrees with anīke

महागजम् (mahāgajam) - the elephant named Ashwatthaman (a great elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

जघान (jaghāna) - killed (struck, killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of √han

Perfect Tense, Parasamaipada

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - The name of the elephant (and also Drona's son) (Ashwatthaman)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - Ashwatthaman (name of Drona's son, and here, an elephant)

Note: It is the name of the elephant, used to mislead Drona.

इति (iti) - introducing a direct quote or a specific mention/name (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - indeed, emphasizing the fact that the elephant's name was Ashwatthaman (and, also, moreover, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative or expletive particle