महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-12, verse-60

तेषां द्विपानां विचकर्त पार्थो वर्माणि मर्माणि करान्नियन्तॄन् ।
ध्वजाः पताकाश्च ततः प्रपेतुर्वज्राहतानीव गिरेः शिरांसि ॥६०॥

60. teṣāṁ dvipānāṁ vicakarta pārtho; varmāṇi marmāṇi karānniyantṝn ,
dhvajāḥ patākāśca tataḥ prapetu;rvajrāhatānīva gireḥ śirāṁsi.

60. teṣām dvipānām vicakarta pārthaḥ
varmāṇi marmāṇi karān niyantṝn
dhvajāḥ patākāḥ ca tataḥ prapetuḥ
vajrāhatānī iva gireḥ śirāṃsi

60. pārthaḥ teṣām dvipānām varmāṇi marmāṇi karān niyantṝn vicakarta.
tataḥ dhvajāḥ ca patākāḥ gireḥ śirāṃsi vajrāhatānī iva prapetuḥ

60. Arjuna severed the armors, vital spots, trunks, and mahouts of those elephants. Then, their banners and flags fell down, just like mountain peaks struck by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• द्विपानाम् (dvipānām) - of elephants

• विचकर्त (vicakarta) - he cut, severed, split

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

• वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, shields

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

• करान् (karān) - trunks of the elephants (trunks (of elephants); hands)

• नियन्तॄन् (niyantṝn) - mahouts of the elephants (drivers, controllers, charioteers, mahouts)

• ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, flags

• पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, pennants, streamers

• च (ca) - and, also

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• प्रपेतुः (prapetuḥ) - they fell down

• वज्राहतानी (vajrāhatānī) - struck by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of a mountain

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - mountain peaks (heads, peaks, summits)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

द्विपानाम् (dvipānām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvipa

dvipa - elephant

विचकर्त (vicakarta) - he cut, severed, split

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vicart

perfect tense

From root kṛt with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛt (class 6)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī)

वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, shields

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varman

varman - armor, shield, protection

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, secret

करान् (karān) - trunks of the elephants (trunks (of elephants); hands)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, trunk (of an elephant)

नियन्तॄन् (niyantṝn) - mahouts of the elephants (drivers, controllers, charioteers, mahouts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niyantṛ

niyantṛ - controller, driver, charioteer, mahout

Agent noun from root yam- 'to control' with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, flags

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, pennants, streamers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - flag, banner, pennant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

प्रपेतुः (prapetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of prāpat

perfect tense

From root pat with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

वज्राहतानी (vajrāhatānī) - struck by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vajrāhata

vajrāhata - struck by a thunderbolt

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in a past passive participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+āhata)

• vajra – thunderbolt (weapon of Indra)
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han- 'to strike, kill' with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used adjectivally with śirāṃsi

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - mountain peaks (heads, peaks, summits)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak