महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-22

संभिन्नवर्मघण्टाश्च संनिकृत्तमहाध्वजाः ।
हतारोहा दिशो राजन्भेजिरे भ्रष्टकम्बलाः ॥२२॥

22. saṁbhinnavarmaghaṇṭāśca saṁnikṛttamahādhvajāḥ ,
hatārohā diśo rājanbhejire bhraṣṭakambalāḥ.

22. saṃbhinnavarmaghaṇṭāḥ ca saṃnikṛttamahādhvajāḥ
hatārohāḥ diśaḥ rājan bhejire bhraṣṭakambalāḥ

22. rājan saṃbhinnavarmaghaṇṭāḥ saṃnikṛttamahādhvajāḥ
hatārohāḥ bhraṣṭakambalāḥ ca diśaḥ bhejire

22. O King, with their armor and bells shattered, their great banners cut down, their riders killed, and their coverings fallen off, (those elephants) fled in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• संभिन्नवर्मघण्टाः (saṁbhinnavarmaghaṇṭāḥ) - having shattered armor and bells

• च (ca) - and, also

• संनिकृत्तमहाध्वजाः (saṁnikṛttamahādhvajāḥ) - whose great banners were cut down

• हतारोहाः (hatārohāḥ) - whose riders were killed

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• भेजिरे (bhejire) - they fled, they resorted to

• भ्रष्टकम्बलाः (bhraṣṭakambalāḥ) - whose housings/coverings had fallen off

Words meanings and morphology

संभिन्नवर्मघण्टाः (saṁbhinnavarmaghaṇṭāḥ) - having shattered armor and bells

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhinnavarmaghaṇṭā

saṁbhinnavarmaghaṇṭā - having shattered armor and bells

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing something whose armor and bells are shattered.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃbhinna+varman+ghaṇṭā)

• saṃbhinna – shattered, broken, torn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhid' (to break, split) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• varman – armor, defensive covering
  noun (neuter)
• ghaṇṭā – bell
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, 'elephants'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

संनिकृत्तमहाध्वजाः (saṁnikṛttamahādhvajāḥ) - whose great banners were cut down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃnikṛttamahādhvaja

saṁnikṛttamahādhvaja - having great banners cut down

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing something whose great banners are cut down.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃnikṛtta+mahā+dhvaja)

• saṃnikṛtta – cut down, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛt' (to cut) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ni'.
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form 'mahā' used in compounds.
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, 'elephants'.

हतारोहाः (hatārohāḥ) - whose riders were killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatāroha

hatāroha - having killed riders; whose riders are killed

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing something whose riders are killed.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hata+āroha)

• hata – killed, struck, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• āroha – rider, mounting, ascent
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + root 'ruh'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, 'elephants'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of the verb 'bhejire' (fled towards).

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

भेजिरे (bhejire) - they fled, they resorted to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of bhaj

Perfect tense, Middle voice, 3rd person, plural

Root 'bhaj' (1st class, bhajati/bhajate). 'bhejire' is a perfect tense form used for a completed past action.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भ्रष्टकम्बलाः (bhraṣṭakambalāḥ) - whose housings/coverings had fallen off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhraṣṭakambala

bhraṣṭakambala - having fallen housings/coverings

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing something whose coverings have fallen.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+kambala)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped, strayed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhraṃś' (to fall, drop).
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• kambala – blanket, covering, housing (for an elephant)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, 'elephants'.