महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-12

द्विपाः संभिन्नमर्माणो वज्राशनिसमैः शरैः ।
पेतुर्गिर्यग्रवेश्मानि वज्रवाताग्निभिर्यथा ॥१२॥

12. dvipāḥ saṁbhinnamarmāṇo vajrāśanisamaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
peturgiryagraveśmāni vajravātāgnibhiryathā.

12. dvipāḥ saṃbhinnamarmāṇaḥ vajra aśani samaiḥ śaraiḥ
petuḥ giri agra veśmāni vajra vāta agnibhiḥ yathā

12. vajra aśani samaiḥ śaraiḥ saṃbhinnamarmāṇaḥ dvipāḥ petuḥ,
yathā vajra vāta agnibhiḥ giri agra veśmāni

12. Elephants, whose vital parts were shattered by arrows resembling thunderbolts and lightning, fell just as palaces situated on mountain peaks are struck down by thunderbolts, wind, and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

• संभिन्नमर्माणः (saṁbhinnamarmāṇaḥ) - whose vital parts are shattered/pierced

• वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt

• अशनि (aśani) - lightning, thunderbolt

• समैः (samaiḥ) - similar, equal, like

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• गिरि (giri) - mountain

• अग्र (agra) - top, peak

• वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, palaces, dwellings

• वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt

• वात (vāta) - wind

• अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires, by fire

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')

From 'dvi' (two) and 'pa' (drinker).

संभिन्नमर्माणः (saṁbhinnamarmāṇaḥ) - whose vital parts are shattered/pierced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhinnamarmāṇ

saṁbhinnamarmāṇ - whose vital parts are shattered/pierced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃbhinna+marman)

• saṃbhinna – shattered, pierced, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (to break, pierce) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• marman – vital part, vulnerable spot, joint
  noun (neuter)

वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt

(noun)

masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond

Note: Part of a compound 'vajrāśani'.

अशनि (aśani) - lightning, thunderbolt

(noun)

masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - lightning, thunderbolt

Note: Part of a compound 'vajrāśani'.

समैः (samaiḥ) - similar, equal, like

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, uniform

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow; reed, grass

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

गिरि (giri) - mountain

(noun)

masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Part of a compound 'giryagra'.

अग्र (agra) - top, peak

(noun)

neuter, singular of agra

agra - front, top, peak, tip

Note: Part of a compound 'giryagra', meaning 'mountain peak'.

वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, palaces, dwellings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, mansion, palace

Note: Here used as the object of comparison with 'yathā' implying 'are brought down'.

वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt

(noun)

masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond

Note: Part of a compound 'vajra-vāta-agnibhiḥ'.

वात (vāta) - wind

(noun)

masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, god of wind

Note: Part of a compound 'vajra-vāta-agnibhiḥ'.

अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires, by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Completes the compound 'vajra-vāta-agnibhiḥ' meaning 'by thunderbolt, wind, and fire'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

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