महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-38

तुरगं रथिनं नागं पदातिमपि मारिष ।
विनिर्भिद्य क्षितिं जग्मुर्वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः ॥३८॥

38. turagaṁ rathinaṁ nāgaṁ padātimapi māriṣa ,
vinirbhidya kṣitiṁ jagmurvalmīkamiva pannagāḥ.

38. turagaṃ rathinam nāgam padātim api māriṣa
vinirbhidya kṣitim jagmuḥ valmīkam iva pannagāḥ

38. māriṣa,
vinirbhidya turagaṃ rathinam nāgam padātim api,
te bāṇāḥ valmīkam iva kṣitim jagmuḥ

38. O respected one, those arrows, after piercing through horses, chariot-warriors, elephants, and even foot-soldiers, then penetrated the earth, just as snakes enter an anthill.

Words meanings summery:

• तुरगम् (turagam) - a horse (horse)

• रथिनम् (rathinam) - a chariot-warrior (chariot-warrior, one with a chariot)

• नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (in a battle context) (elephant, snake)

• पदातिम् (padātim) - a foot-soldier (foot-soldier, pedestrian)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O respected one, O venerable one)

• विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced through (having pierced through, having broken through)

• क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - the earth (ground) (earth, ground)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they penetrated (they went, they reached)

• वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - an anthill (anthill, molehill)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

तुरगम् (turagam) - a horse (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of turaga

turaga - horse (lit. going quickly)

Root: tura-ga

रथिनम् (rathinam) - a chariot-warrior (chariot-warrior, one with a chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - one who has a chariot, chariot-warrior

Derived from ratha (chariot) + -in (possessive suffix).

नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (in a battle context) (elephant, snake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant

पदातिम् (padātim) - a foot-soldier (foot-soldier, pedestrian)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padāti

padāti - foot-soldier, pedestrian, going on foot

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O respected one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - respected sir, venerable person, gentleman

विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced through (having pierced through, having broken through)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root bhid (to split, break) with upasargas vi- and nir-.

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - the earth (ground) (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

Root: kṣi (class 2)

Note: Object of 'went to' (jagmūḥ).

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they penetrated (they went, they reached)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied to be 'those arrows' from the previous verse/context.

वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - an anthill (anthill, molehill)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, molehill, a kind of earth mound

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (lit. moving on its belly)

Compound of panna (fallen) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.