महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-41

गाहमानमनीकानि मातङ्गमिव यूथपम् ।
महेष्वासं पराक्रान्तं नरव्याघ्रमवारयन् ॥४१॥

41. gāhamānamanīkāni mātaṅgamiva yūthapam ,
maheṣvāsaṁ parākrāntaṁ naravyāghramavārayan.

41. gāhamānam anīkāni mātaṅgam iva yūthapam
mahā-īṣu-āsam parākrāntam nara-vyāghram avārayan

41. (te) anīkāni gāhamānam yūthapam mātaṅgam iva mahā-īṣu-āsam
parākrāntam nara-vyāghram (tam arjunam) avārayan

41. They [tried to] restrain the tiger among men (nara-vyāghra), who was penetrating armies like a leader elephant (yūthapa) among herds, a great archer, and valorous.

Words meanings summery:

• गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - penetrating, entering, plunging into

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

• मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यूथपम् (yūthapam) - a leader elephant of a herd (a leader of a herd)

• महा-ईषु-आसम् (mahā-īṣu-āsam) - a great archer (one with a great bow and arrows)

• पराक्रान्तम् (parākrāntam) - valorous, mighty, powerful

• नर-व्याघ्रम् (nara-vyāghram) - tiger among men, foremost among men

• अवारयन् (avārayan) - they restrained, they stopped, they warded off

Words meanings and morphology

गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - penetrating, entering, plunging into

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāhamāna

gāhamāna - penetrating, immersing oneself, entering deeply, diving

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the verb root 'gāh' (to dive, plunge, enter).

Root: gāh (class 1)

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array, face, front

मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant; a man of the lowest caste

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

यूथपम् (yūthapam) - a leader elephant of a herd (a leader of a herd)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - leader of a herd (especially of elephants), chief of a band

महा-ईषु-आसम् (mahā-īṣu-āsam) - a great archer (one with a great bow and arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-īṣu-āsa

mahā-īṣu-āsa - having a great bow and arrows, a great archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+īṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īṣu – arrow
  noun (feminine)
• āsa – bow (as a weapon for arrows)
  noun (masculine)

पराक्रान्तम् (parākrāntam) - valorous, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrānta

parākrānta - valorous, mighty, powerful, overcome, attacked, showing prowess

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'kram' (to step, go) with the prefix 'parā'.

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

नर-व्याघ्रम् (nara-vyāghram) - tiger among men, foremost among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara-vyāghra

nara-vyāghra - tiger among men, foremost or best of men (a proverbial expression denoting excellence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

अवारयन् (avārayan) - they restrained, they stopped, they warded off

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of vāray

Causative from root 'vṛ' (to choose, cover), also 'vṛ' (to ward off)

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. The root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ava' in causative meaning 'to restrain'.

Prefix: ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)