महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-15, verse-8

द्विरदान्प्रहतप्रोथान्विपताकध्वजायुधान् ।
सपादरक्षानवधीद्वज्रेणारीनिवारिहा ॥८॥

8. dviradānprahataprothānvipatākadhvajāyudhān ,
sapādarakṣānavadhīdvajreṇārīnivārihā.

8. dvīradān prahataprothān vipatākadhvajāyudhān
sapādarākṣān avadhīt vajreṇa arīn iva arihā

8. dvīradān prahataprothān vipatākadhvajāyudhān
sapādarākṣān avadhīt arihā vajreṇa arīn iva

8. He (the Pāṇḍya king) slew the elephants—whose coverings were struck down, whose banners, flags, and weapons were lost, along with their foot-guards—just as Indra, the slayer of enemies, kills his foes with a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वीरदान् (dvīradān) - elephants

• प्रहतप्रोथान् (prahataprothān) - whose coverings/trappings were struck down

• विपताकध्वजायुधान् (vipatākadhvajāyudhān) - whose banners, flags, and weapons were lost/without

• सपादराक्षान् (sapādarākṣān) - along with their foot-guards/keepers

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he killed, slew

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with a thunderbolt

• अरीन् (arīn) - enemies, foes

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अरिहा (arihā) - Indra, as the slayer of his foes (slayer of enemies (Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

द्वीरदान् (dvīradān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvīrada

dvīrada - elephant (literally 'having two tusks')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
  Numeral
• rada – tusk, tooth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'avadhīt'.

प्रहतप्रोथान् (prahataprothān) - whose coverings/trappings were struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prahataprotha

prahataprotha - whose elephant coverings are struck down or destroyed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prahata+protha)

• prahata – struck, beaten, destroyed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: han (class 2)
• protha – elephant's proboscis covering, trappings
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dvīradān'.

विपताकध्वजायुधान् (vipatākadhvajāyudhān) - whose banners, flags, and weapons were lost/without

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipatākadhvajāyudha

vipatākadhvajāyudha - deprived of banners, flags, and weapons

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+patākā+dhvaja+āyudha)

• vi – without, deprived of
  indeclinable
  Prefix acting as a privative.
• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
• dhvaja – flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dvīradān'.

सपादराक्षान् (sapādarākṣān) - along with their foot-guards/keepers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sapādarākṣa

sapādarākṣa - with foot-guards; accompanied by elephant keepers on foot

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+pādarākṣa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• pādarākṣa – foot-guard, elephant keeper on foot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dvīradān'.

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he killed, slew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of vadha

Aorist form of √han (to kill), using the vadhi-stem.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is implied, the Pāṇḍya king.

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with a thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond

Note: Instrument used by Indra in the simile.

अरीन् (arīn) - enemies, foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe

Note: Object of 'avadhit' in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अरिहा (arihā) - Indra, as the slayer of his foes (slayer of enemies (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arihan

arihan - killer of enemies, Indra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ari+han)

• ari – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb in the simile.