महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-88

हत्वा बहुविधां सेनां पाण्डूनां युद्धदुर्मदः ।
कथंचित्संकटान्मुक्तो मत्तद्विरदविक्रमः ॥८८॥

88. hatvā bahuvidhāṁ senāṁ pāṇḍūnāṁ yuddhadurmadaḥ ,
kathaṁcitsaṁkaṭānmukto mattadviradavikramaḥ.

88. hatvā bahu-vidhām senām pāṇḍūnām yuddha-durmadaḥ
| kathaṃcit saṃkaṭāt muktaḥ matta-dvirada-vikramaḥ

88. yuddha-durmadaḥ matta-dvirada-vikramaḥ [saḥ] pāṇḍūnām bahu-vidhām senām hatvā kathaṃcit saṃkaṭāt muktaḥ.

88. Having slaughtered a diverse host of Pāṇḍava warriors, he, fierce and unyielding in battle, somehow freed himself from danger, possessing the might of a rutting elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having slaughtered (having killed, having struck)

• बहु-विधाम् (bahu-vidhām) - a diverse host of (of many kinds, diverse, various)

• सेनाम् (senām) - host of warriors (army, host)

• पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of Pāṇḍava (warriors) (of the Pāṇḍavas)

• युद्ध-दुर्मदः (yuddha-durmadaḥ) - fierce and unyielding in battle (fierce in battle, hard to subdue in battle)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, with difficulty

• संकटात् (saṁkaṭāt) - from danger, from a difficult situation

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, released, liberated

• मत्त-द्विरद-विक्रमः (matta-dvirada-vikramaḥ) - possessing the might of a rutting elephant (having the valor of a rutting elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

हत्वा (hatvā) - having slaughtered (having killed, having struck)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding the suffix 'ktvā' to the root 'han'. 'n' of 'han' changes to 't' before 'ktvā'.

Root: han (class 2)

बहु-विधाम् (bahu-vidhām) - a diverse host of (of many kinds, diverse, various)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahu-vidha

bahu-vidha - of many sorts, diverse, manifold

From 'bahu' (many) + 'vidha' (kind/type).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'senām'.

सेनाम् (senām) - host of warriors (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of Pāṇḍava (warriors) (of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king), descendants of Pāṇḍu

Note: Modifies 'senām'.

युद्ध-दुर्मदः (yuddha-durmadaḥ) - fierce and unyielding in battle (fierce in battle, hard to subdue in battle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuddha-durmada

yuddha-durmada - fierce/unyielding in battle, hard to defeat in war

From 'yuddha' (battle) + 'durmada' (hard to subdue, arrogant).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+durmada)

• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmada – hard to subdue, arrogant, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'dur-' (bad, difficult) and root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, proud).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject (Droṇa's son).

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, with difficulty

(indeclinable)

From 'katham' (how) + 'cit' (particle indicating indefiniteness).

संकटात् (saṁkaṭāt) - from danger, from a difficult situation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃkaṭa

saṁkaṭa - narrow pass, difficulty, danger, crisis

From 'sam' (together, completely) + root 'kaṭ' (to move with difficulty).

Prefix: sam

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

Note: 'From' danger.

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, released, liberated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muc

muc - to free, release, liberate

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'muc' (to release) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject (Droṇa's son).

मत्त-द्विरद-विक्रमः (matta-dvirada-vikramaḥ) - possessing the might of a rutting elephant (having the valor of a rutting elephant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta-dvirada-vikrama

matta-dvirada-vikrama - having the prowess/might of a rutting elephant

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose valor (vikrama) is like that of a rutting (matta) elephant (dvirada)'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (matta+dvirada+vikrama)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting (of an elephant), furious
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Particatipl
  Derived from root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delighted).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• dvirada – elephant (lit. 'twice-toothed' for tusks)
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, might, step
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' (apart) + root 'kram' (to step, go).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject (Droṇa's son).