महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-30

तेषामेते महामात्राः किराता युद्धदुर्मदाः ।
हस्तिशिक्षाविदश्चैव सर्वे चैवाग्नियोनयः ॥३०॥

30. teṣāmete mahāmātrāḥ kirātā yuddhadurmadāḥ ,
hastiśikṣāvidaścaiva sarve caivāgniyonayaḥ.

30. teṣām ete mahāmātrāḥ kirātāḥ yuddhadurmadāḥ
hastiśikṣāvidaḥ ca eva sarve ca eva agniyonayaḥ

30. teṣām ete mahāmātrāḥ kirātāḥ yuddhadurmadāḥ ca
eva hastiśikṣāvidaḥ ca eva sarve agniyonayaḥ

30. Among them, these fierce-in-battle Kirātas are their chief elephant-riders and trainers. Moreover, all of them are of fiery origin.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them

• एते (ete) - these

• महामात्राः (mahāmātrāḥ) - chief elephant drivers, given context of elephant training (chief officers, chief elephant drivers)

• किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a mountain tribe)

• युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - fierce in battle, unruly in battle, battle-intoxicated

• हस्तिशिक्षाविदः (hastiśikṣāvidaḥ) - experts in elephant training, skilled in elephant training

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अग्नियोनयः (agniyonayaḥ) - of fiery origin, having fire as their source

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

महामात्राः (mahāmātrāḥ) - chief elephant drivers, given context of elephant training (chief officers, chief elephant drivers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāmātra

mahāmātra - chief minister, high official, chief elephant driver

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+mātra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere
  noun (neuter)

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a mountain tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - a member of a fierce mountain tribe, an uncivilized person

युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - fierce in battle, unruly in battle, battle-intoxicated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhadurmadā

yuddhadurmadā - fierce in battle, unruly in battle, battle-intoxicated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+durmadā)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `yudh` (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmadā – arrogant, fierce, unruly, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: mad (class 4)

हस्तिशिक्षाविदः (hastiśikṣāvidaḥ) - experts in elephant training, skilled in elephant training

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hastiśikṣāvid

hastiśikṣāvid - one knowing elephant training, expert in elephant training

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastin+śikṣā+vid)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• śikṣā – learning, instruction, training, education
  noun (feminine)
  From root `śikṣ` (to learn, to teach)
  Root: śikṣ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vid` (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अग्नियोनयः (agniyonayaḥ) - of fiery origin, having fire as their source

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agniyoni

agniyoni - having fire as the womb/source, of fiery origin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+yoni)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, source, origin, place of birth
  noun (feminine)