महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-45

अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभम् ।
रथसिंहं रथोदाराः सिंहं मत्ता इव द्विपाः ॥४५॥

45. abhyadravanta vegena kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham ,
rathasiṁhaṁ rathodārāḥ siṁhaṁ mattā iva dvipāḥ.

45. abhyadravanta vegena kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham
rathasiṃham rathodārāḥ siṃham mattā iva dvipāḥ

45. kṣatriyāḥ rathodārāḥ mattā dvipāḥ siṃham iva
vegena kṣatriyarṣabham rathasiṃham abhyadravanta

45. With great speed, the Kṣatriyas, who were noble charioteers, rushed towards that best of Kṣatriyas, who was like a lion among chariots, just as intoxicated elephants charge at a lion.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

• क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - the best of Kṣatriyas, bull among Kṣatriyas

• रथसिंहम् (rathasiṁham) - lion among chariots, a brave warrior in a chariot

• रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - noble charioteers, those with magnificent chariots

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

• मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated, frenzied, arrogant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-dru

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, impulse, force

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a warrior, a noble

क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - the best of Kṣatriyas, bull among Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - best of Kṣatriyas, bull among warriors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – a member of the warrior or ruling class, a warrior, a noble
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – a bull, the best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

रथसिंहम् (rathasiṁham) - lion among chariots, a brave warrior in a chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathasiṃha

rathasiṁha - a lion-like warrior in a chariot, a chief among charioteers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+siṃha)

• ratha – chariot, carriage
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - noble charioteers, those with magnificent chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathodāra

rathodāra - having excellent chariots, noble in chariots

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratha+udāra)

• ratha – chariot, carriage
  noun (masculine)
• udāra – noble, excellent, generous, great
  adjective (masculine)

सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated, frenzied, arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, maddened, wild, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, to rejoice).

Root: mad (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to drawing water with trunk and mouth)