महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-19, verse-61

नाराचैर्निहतश्चापि निपपात महागजः ।
पर्वतस्येव शिखरं वज्रभग्नं महीतले ॥६१॥

61. nārācairnihataścāpi nipapāta mahāgajaḥ ,
parvatasyeva śikharaṁ vajrabhagnaṁ mahītale.

61. nārācaiḥ nihataḥ ca api nipapāta mahāgajaḥ
parvatasya iva śikharaṃ vajrabhagnaṃ mahītale

61. mahāgajaḥ nārācaiḥ nihataḥ ca api,
vajrabhagnaṃ parvatasya śikharam iva,
mahītale nipapāta

61. Even though struck by iron arrows, the great elephant fell to the ground, like a mountain peak shattered by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows, by arrows

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes the preceding word 'struck down'. (even, also, too)

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

• महागजः (mahāgajaḥ) - great elephant

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

• वज्रभग्नम् (vajrabhagnam) - broken by a thunderbolt, shattered by a thunderbolt

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow, a strong arrow

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāgajaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Emphasizes the preceding word 'struck down'. (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nipat

Perfect Active

Perfect tense form of root 'pat' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

महागजः (mahāgajaḥ) - great elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - a large elephant, a great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'nipapāta'.

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top, pinnacle

Note: Object of comparison.

वज्रभग्नम् (vajrabhagnam) - broken by a thunderbolt, shattered by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vajrabhagna

vajrabhagna - broken by a thunderbolt

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (vajra+bhagna)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhagna – broken, shattered, crushed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhañj' (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śikharam'.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - the surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, bottom
  noun (neuter)