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7,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-9, verse-8

प्रभिन्नमिव मातङ्गं तथा क्रुद्धं तरस्विनम् ।
आसक्तमनसं दीप्तं प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् ।
वाशितासंगमे यद्वदजय्यं प्रतियूथपैः ॥८॥
8. prabhinnamiva mātaṅgaṁ tathā kruddhaṁ tarasvinam ,
āsaktamanasaṁ dīptaṁ pratidviradaghātinam ,
vāśitāsaṁgame yadvadajayyaṁ pratiyūthapaiḥ.
8. prabhinnam iva mātaṅgam tathā
kruddham tarasvinam āsaktamanasam
dīptam pratidviradaghātinam vāśitāsaṅgame
yadvat ajayyam pratiyūthapaiḥ
8. yadvat vāśitāsaṅgame pratiyūthapaiḥ
ajayyam prabhinnam iva mātaṅgam
tathā kruddham tarasvinam
āsaktamanasam dīptam pratidviradaghātinam
8. (Who came) like an enraged, powerful, rutting elephant, fiercely focused and blazing, a killer of opposing elephants, unconquerable by rival herd leaders in a mating encounter, just so.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - In rut (describing an elephant's aggressive state) (split, rent, in rut (of an elephant))
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - An elephant (an elephant, a man of the lowest caste)
  • तथा (tathā) - And (connecting the descriptions) (so, thus, and)
  • क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry, enraged
  • तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - powerful, vigorous, swift
  • आसक्तमनसम् (āsaktamanasam) - Fiercely focused on its objective (with mind attached, deeply engrossed, fiercely focused)
  • दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, resplendent
  • प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् (pratidviradaghātinam) - killer of opposing elephants
  • वाशितासङ्गमे (vāśitāsaṅgame) - In the context of elephants competing for females (in the encounter for rutting females / in the assembly of females)
  • यद्वत् (yadvat) - as, just as
  • अजय्यम् (ajayyam) - unconquerable, invincible
  • प्रतियूथपैः (pratiyūthapaiḥ) - By rival elephants leading their herds (by opposing herd leaders)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - In rut (describing an elephant's aggressive state) (split, rent, in rut (of an elephant))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhinna
prabhinna - split, broken, different, in rut (of an elephant)
past passive participle
Past passive participle of pra-√bhid 'to break, to split'
Prefix: pra
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for comparison.
मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - An elephant (an elephant, a man of the lowest caste)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga
mātaṅga - an elephant, an elephant driver, a man of the lowest caste
Note: Object of comparison.
तथा (tathā) - And (connecting the descriptions) (so, thus, and)
(indeclinable)
क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry, enraged
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kruddha
kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful
past passive participle
Past passive participle of √krudh (class 4 Parasmaipada) 'to be angry'
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - powerful, vigorous, swift
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tarasvin
tarasvin - powerful, vigorous, swift, energetic
Derived from taras (strength, speed) + -vin
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
आसक्तमनसम् (āsaktamanasam) - Fiercely focused on its objective (with mind attached, deeply engrossed, fiercely focused)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āsaktamanas
āsaktamanas - having the mind fixed on, deeply engrossed, focused
Bahuvrīhi compound: āsakta (attached, fixed) + manas (mind)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āsakta+manas)
  • āsakta – attached, fixed, intent
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    Past passive participle of ā-√sañj 'to attach, to cling to'
    Prefix: ā
    Root: sañj (class 1)
  • manas – mind, intellect, heart
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, resplendent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta
dīpta - blazing, shining, resplendent, inflamed
past passive participle
Past passive participle of √dīp (class 4 Ātmanepada) 'to shine, to be inflamed'
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् (pratidviradaghātinam) - killer of opposing elephants
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pratidviradaghātin
pratidviradaghātin - killer of rival elephants, destroyer of hostile elephants
Compound of prati (against, opposing) + dvirada (elephant) + ghātin (killer)
Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+dvirada+ghātin)
  • prati – against, towards, opposite
    indeclinable
  • dvirada – elephant (two-toothed)
    noun (masculine)
    Bahuvrīhi compound: dvi (two) + rada (tooth)
  • ghātin – killer, slayer
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from √han 'to strike, kill' with suffix -in
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
वाशितासङ्गमे (vāśitāsaṅgame) - In the context of elephants competing for females (in the encounter for rutting females / in the assembly of females)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vāśitāsaṅgama
vāśitāsaṅgama - encounter for rutting females, mating season
Compound of vāśitā (rutting female elephant) + saṅgama (encounter, union)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāśitā+saṅgama)
  • vāśitā – a rutting female elephant
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from √vāś 'to cry, to bellow'
    Root: vāś (class 1)
  • saṅgama – meeting, union, encounter
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from saṃ-√gam 'to come together'
    Prefix: sam
    Root: gam (class 1)
यद्वत् (yadvat) - as, just as
(indeclinable)
Note: Corresponds to the implied 'so' for the main subject.
अजय्यम् (ajayyam) - unconquerable, invincible
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ajayya
ajayya - unconquerable, invincible, not to be subdued
gerundive
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of a (not) + jayya (to be conquered), or derived from a- + √ji (to conquer) with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jayya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • jayya – to be conquered, conquerable
    adjective (neuter)
    gerundive
    Gerundive from √ji 'to conquer'
    Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Qualifies mātaṅgam.
प्रतियूथपैः (pratiyūthapaiḥ) - By rival elephants leading their herds (by opposing herd leaders)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pratiyūthapa
pratiyūthapa - opposing herd leader, rival leader of a troop
Compound of prati (opposing, rival) + yūthapa (herd leader)
Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+yūthapa)
  • prati – against, opposing, rival
    indeclinable
  • yūthapa – herd leader, chief of a troop
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of yūtha (herd, troop) + pa (protector, leader)