महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-18

चूर्णिताक्षिप्तदग्धानां वज्रानिलहुताशनैः ।
तुल्यरूपा गजाः पेतुर्गिर्यग्राम्बुदवेश्मनाम् ॥१८॥

18. cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānāṁ vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ ,
tulyarūpā gajāḥ peturgiryagrāmbudaveśmanām.

18. cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānām vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ
tulyarūpā gajāḥ petuḥ giryagrāmbudaveśmanām

18. giryagrāmbudaveśmanām tulyarūpā gajāḥ
vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānām petuḥ

18. Elephants, majestic as mountain peaks and clouds, fell, being crushed, thrown down, and burnt by lightning, wind, and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• चूर्णिताक्षिप्तदग्धानाम् (cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānām) - of the elephants, being in a state of having been crushed, thrown down, and burnt (of those who were crushed, thrown down, and burnt)

• वज्रानिलहुताशनैः (vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ) - by lightning, wind, and fire

• तुल्यरूपा (tulyarūpā) - resembling [mountain peaks and clouds] (similar in form, resembling)

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, they fell

• गिर्यग्राम्बुदवेश्मनाम् (giryagrāmbudaveśmanām) - of those whose forms/abodes are like mountain-peaks and clouds

Words meanings and morphology

चूर्णिताक्षिप्तदग्धानाम् (cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānām) - of the elephants, being in a state of having been crushed, thrown down, and burnt (of those who were crushed, thrown down, and burnt)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cūrṇitākṣiptadagdha

cūrṇitākṣiptadagdha - crushed, thrown down, burnt

Compound of Past Passive Participles

Compound of cūrṇita (crushed), ākṣipta (thrown down), and dagdha (burnt).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cūrṇita+ākṣipta+dagdha)

• cūrṇita – crushed, powdered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cūrṇ' (to grind, crush).
  Root: cūrṇ (class 10)
• ākṣipta – thrown down, flung, cast
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dah' (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Used as a genitive absolute or to denote the state of the elephants, which are the main subject in nominative.

वज्रानिलहुताशनैः (vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ) - by lightning, wind, and fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajrānilahutāśana

vajrānilahutāśana - lightning, wind, and fire

Compound of vajra (lightning), anila (wind), and hutāśana (fire).

Compound type : dvandva (vajra+anila+hutāśana)

• vajra – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• hutāśana – fire (lit. 'eater of oblations')
  noun (masculine)

तुल्यरूपा (tulyarūpā) - resembling [mountain peaks and clouds] (similar in form, resembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyarūpa

tulyarūpa - similar in form, having a similar appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tulya+rūpa)

• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: The form 'tulyarūpā' is used here as masculine plural nominative, an epic shortening of 'tulyarūpāḥ' for metrical reasons, agreeing with 'gajāḥ'.

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell, they fell

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

गिर्यग्राम्बुदवेश्मनाम् (giryagrāmbudaveśmanām) - of those whose forms/abodes are like mountain-peaks and clouds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of giryagrāmbudaveśman

giryagrāmbudaveśman - having mountain-peaks and clouds as one's abode or form/appearance

Bahuvrihi compound describing something whose dwelling/form is like mountain peaks and clouds.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (giri+agra+ambuda+veśman)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• agra – peak, tip, top
  noun (neuter)
• ambuda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
• veśman – house, dwelling, abode, form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: In this context, it functions as the genitive object of comparison for the adjective 'tulyarūpā' (similar in form to...).