महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-20, verse-19

ततो युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सुराचार्यः शत्रुपूगहा ।
व्यधमत्तान्यनीकानि तूलराशिमिवानिलः ॥१९॥

19. tato yudhiṣṭhiraprepsurācāryaḥ śatrupūgahā ,
vyadhamattānyanīkāni tūlarāśimivānilaḥ.

19. tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraprepsuḥ ācāryaḥ śatrupūgagahā
vyadhamat tāni anīkāni tūlarāśim iva anilaḥ

19. tataḥ śatrupūgagahā yudhiṣṭhiraprepsuḥ ācāryaḥ
tāni anīkāni anilaḥ tūlarāśim iva vyadhamat

19. Then, the preceptor (Drona), eager to capture Yudhishthira and a destroyer of enemy hosts, scattered those armies just as the wind scatters a pile of cotton.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, therefore)

• युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सुः (yudhiṣṭhiraprepsuḥ) - desiring to capture Yudhishthira (desiring to obtain Yudhishthira, eager for Yudhishthira)

• आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the preceptor Drona (teacher, preceptor, master)

• शत्रुपूगगहा (śatrupūgagahā) - destroyer of hosts of enemies

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - blew away, scattered, dispersed

• तानि (tāni) - those (armies) (those)

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts, forces

• तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind (as a force) (wind, air, god of wind)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Avyaya (indeclinable) indicating temporal sequence.

युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सुः (yudhiṣṭhiraprepsuḥ) - desiring to capture Yudhishthira (desiring to obtain Yudhishthira, eager for Yudhishthira)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhiraprepsu

yudhiṣṭhiraprepsu - desiring to obtain Yudhishthira

Compound noun/adjective indicating one who desires (prepsu) Yudhishthira. From 'pra + ap + su' (desiring to obtain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudhiṣṭhira+prepsu)

• yudhiṣṭhira – firm in battle; name of the eldest Pandava
  proper noun (masculine)
• prepsu – desirous of obtaining, intending to obtain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative participle
  From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra', desiderative stem, and suffix 'u'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to Ācārya (Drona).

आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the preceptor Drona (teacher, preceptor, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master

From ā-car (to practise, follow, teach).

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

शत्रुपूगगहा (śatrupūgagahā) - destroyer of hosts of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrupūgagha

śatrupūgagha - destroyer of hosts of enemies

Compound 'śatru-pūga-gha'. 'Gha' from root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+pūga+gha)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• pūga – host, multitude, crowd, heap
  noun (masculine)
• gha – slayer, destroyer, killer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ācārya (Drona).

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - blew away, scattered, dispersed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyadham

From root 'dhmā' (to blow) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhmā (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (armies) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adjective to anīkāni.

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts, forces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, force, front

Note: Object of vyadhamat.

तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tūlarāśi

tūlarāśi - heap of cotton, cotton pile

Compound 'tūla' (cotton) + 'rāśi' (heap).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tūla+rāśi)

• tūla – cotton
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison for the armies.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind (as a force) (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, god of wind

From root 'an' (to breathe) + 'ila' suffix.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent of comparison.