महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-41, verse-7

उग्रधन्वा महेष्वासो दिव्यमस्त्रमुदीरयन् ।
वार्धक्षत्रिरुपासेधत्प्रवणादिव कुञ्जरान् ॥७॥

7. ugradhanvā maheṣvāso divyamastramudīrayan ,
vārdhakṣatrirupāsedhatpravaṇādiva kuñjarān.

7. ugradhanvā maheṣvāsaḥ divyam astram udīrayan
vārdhakṣatriḥ upāsedhat pravaṇāt iva kuñjarān

7. ugradhanvā maheṣvāsaḥ divyam astram udīrayan
vārdhakṣatriḥ pravaṇāt iva kuñjarān upāsedhat

7. Wielding a formidable bow, a great archer who discharged divine weapons, Jayadratha, the son of Vṛddhakṣatra, repelled (them) just as (one would repel) elephants from a steep bank.

Words meanings summery:

• उग्रधन्वा (ugradhanvā) - having a formidable bow

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - having a great bow, a great archer

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - discharging, invoking, emitting

• वार्धक्षत्रिः (vārdhakṣatriḥ) - the son of Vṛddhakṣatra (Jayadratha)

• उपासेधत् (upāsedhat) - he checked, he repelled, he drove back

• प्रवणात् (pravaṇāt) - from a slope, from a steep bank

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants

Words meanings and morphology

उग्रधन्वा (ugradhanvā) - having a formidable bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugradhanvan

ugradhanvan - having a formidable bow, a great archer

Bahuvrīhi compound 'ugra' (fierce, formidable) + 'dhanvan' (bow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+dhanvan)

• ugra – fierce, formidable, terrible
  adjective
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Jayadratha.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - having a great bow, a great archer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - having a great bow, a great archer

Bahuvrīhi compound 'mahā' (great) + 'iṣvāsa' (bow, archer).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)
  Formed from 'iṣu' (arrow) and 'āsa' (throwing, shooter).

Note: Refers to Jayadratha.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Note: Agrees with 'astram'.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile, divine weapon

From root 'as' (to throw) + 'tra' suffix.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'udīrayan'.

उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - discharging, invoking, emitting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ud-īr

ud-īr - to send forth, to discharge, to invoke, to utter

Present active participle

Root 'īr' (to move, to send) with upasarga 'ud'. Causal form 'īrayati'.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 6)

वार्धक्षत्रिः (vārdhakṣatriḥ) - the son of Vṛddhakṣatra (Jayadratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vārdhakṣatri

vārdhakṣatri - son of Vṛddhakṣatra

Taddhita formation from Vṛddhakṣatra, denoting 'son of'.

Note: Subject of 'upāsedhat'.

उपासेधत् (upāsedhat) - he checked, he repelled, he drove back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upa-sidh

Imperfect third person singular

Root 'sidh' (to go, repel) with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: sidh (class 1)

प्रवणात् (pravaṇāt) - from a slope, from a steep bank

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - a slope, precipice, inclined, steep bank

Compound 'pra' (forward) + 'vaṇa' (bending, inclining).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+vaṇa)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga.
• vaṇa – sound, bending, inclining
  noun (neuter)
  From root VAN 'to sound', or cognate with VAN 'to bend'.

Note: Used with 'iva' for comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant (lit. 'moving in jungles or caverns')

From 'kuñja' (bower, cavern) + 'ra' (going).

Note: Object of comparison with the Pāṇḍavas.