महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-21

शीर्णदन्ता विरुधिरा भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डकाः ।
विशीर्णकर्णास्यकरा विनियन्तृपताकिनः ॥२१॥

21. śīrṇadantā virudhirā bhinnamastakapiṇḍakāḥ ,
viśīrṇakarṇāsyakarā viniyantṛpatākinaḥ.

21. śīrṇadantāḥ virudhirāḥ bhinnamastakapiṇḍakāḥ
viśīrṇakarṇāsyakarāḥ viniyantṛpatākinaḥ

21. śīrṇadantāḥ virudhirāḥ bhinnamastakapiṇḍakāḥ
viśīrṇakarṇāsyakarāḥ viniyantṛpatākinaḥ

21. (The elephants were seen) with broken teeth, bloodless, their skull-masses shattered, their ears, mouths, and trunks torn, and their drivers and standards destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• शीर्णदन्ताः (śīrṇadantāḥ) - with broken teeth

• विरुधिराः (virudhirāḥ) - bloodless, without blood

• भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डकाः (bhinnamastakapiṇḍakāḥ) - with shattered skull-masses

• विशीर्णकर्णास्यकराः (viśīrṇakarṇāsyakarāḥ) - with torn ears, mouths, and trunks

• विनियन्तृपताकिनः (viniyantṛpatākinaḥ) - with their controllers/drivers and standards destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

शीर्णदन्ताः (śīrṇadantāḥ) - with broken teeth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīrṇadanta

śīrṇadanta - having broken teeth/tusks

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śīrṇa+danta)

• śīrṇa – broken, shattered, torn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `śṝ` (to tear, break).
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ' (implied from previous verse).

विरुधिराः (virudhirāḥ) - bloodless, without blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of virudhira

virudhira - without blood, bloodless

Compound type : avyayibhāva (vi+rudhira)

• vi – without, not
  indeclinable
  A privative prefix.
• rudhira – blood, red
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ'.

भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डकाः (bhinnamastakapiṇḍakāḥ) - with shattered skull-masses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnamastakapiṇḍaka

bhinnamastakapiṇḍaka - having shattered skull-masses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhinna+mastaka+piṇḍaka)

• bhinna – shattered, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhid` (to break, split).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• mastaka – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍaka – mass, lump, body
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of `piṇḍa`.

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ'.

विशीर्णकर्णास्यकराः (viśīrṇakarṇāsyakarāḥ) - with torn ears, mouths, and trunks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśīrṇakarṇāsyakara

viśīrṇakarṇāsyakara - having torn ears, mouths, and trunks

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśīrṇa+karṇa+āsya+kara)

• viśīrṇa – completely torn, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `śṝ` (to tear, break) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kara – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ'.

विनियन्तृपताकिनः (viniyantṛpatākinaḥ) - with their controllers/drivers and standards destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viniyantṛpatākin

viniyantṛpatākin - having their controllers and standards destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viniyantṛ+patākin)

• viniyantṛ – controller, driver, mahout
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `yam` (to control) with prefix `ni` and `vi`, with agent suffix `tṛ`.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• patākin – possessing a banner/standard
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix `in` from `patākā`

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ'.