महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-39

ते त्वाशुगतिना तेन त्रास्यमाना नरर्षभाः ।
तमेकं द्विरदं संख्ये मेनिरे शतशो नृपाः ॥३९॥

39. te tvāśugatinā tena trāsyamānā nararṣabhāḥ ,
tamekaṁ dviradaṁ saṁkhye menire śataśo nṛpāḥ.

39. te tu āśugatinā tena trāsyamānāḥ nararṣabhāḥ
tam ekam dviradam saṅkhye menire śataśaḥ nṛpāḥ

39. te nararṣabhāḥ tu āśugatinā tena trāsyamānāḥ
śataśaḥ nṛpāḥ tam ekam dviradam saṅkhye menire

39. Those best among men (nararṣabhāḥ), being terrified by that swiftly moving elephant, hundreds of kings (nṛpāḥ) in battle considered him to be a single (unmatched) elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (kings / best of men) (those, they)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• आशुगतिना (āśugatinā) - by that swift-moving (elephant) (by the swift-moving one, with swift motion)

• तेन (tena) - by that (elephant) (by him, by that)

• त्रास्यमानाः (trāsyamānāḥ) - being terrified (by the elephant) (being frightened, being terrified)

• नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - best among men (referring to the warriors/kings) (best of men, leading men)

• तम् (tam) - him (the elephant) (him, that)

• एकम् (ekam) - a single (unmatched) (one, single, unique)

• द्विरदम् (dviradam) - elephant

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• मेनिरे (menire) - they considered (they thought, they considered, they believed)

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (kings) (by hundreds, hundreds of)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (kings / best of men) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `nararṣabhāḥ`.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used for emphasis or transition.

आशुगतिना (āśugatinā) - by that swift-moving (elephant) (by the swift-moving one, with swift motion)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āśugati

āśugati - swift motion, a swift-moving one

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśu+gati)

• āśu – swift, quick, quickly
  adjective
• gati – motion, going, course
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: It's an adjective-like noun here, describing the elephant.

तेन (tena) - by that (elephant) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephant.

त्रास्यमानाः (trāsyamānāḥ) - being terrified (by the elephant) (being frightened, being terrified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trāsy-amāṇa

trāsy-amāṇa - being frightened, being protected

present passive participle

Derived from root trās (to fear, to frighten) in passive sense with -māna suffix. Here from trās, 'being frightened'.

Root: trās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `nararṣabhāḥ`.

नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - best among men (referring to the warriors/kings) (best of men, leading men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `menire`.

तम् (tam) - him (the elephant) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `menire`, referring to the elephant.

एकम् (ekam) - a single (unmatched) (one, single, unique)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `dviradam`.

द्विरदम् (dviradam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvirada

dvirada - elephant (lit. 'two-tusked')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• rada – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `menire`.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, war, conflict

मेनिरे (menire) - they considered (they thought, they considered, they believed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of man

perfect middle

Root man (class 4). Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (kings) (by hundreds, hundreds of)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.

Note: Modifies `nṛpāḥ`.

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of `menire`.