महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-33, verse-51

प्रवराणीव शैलानां शिखराणि द्विपोत्तमाः ।
सारोहा निहताः पेतुर्वज्रभिन्ना इवाद्रयः ॥५१॥

51. pravarāṇīva śailānāṁ śikharāṇi dvipottamāḥ ,
sārohā nihatāḥ peturvajrabhinnā ivādrayaḥ.

51. pravarāṇi iva śailānām śikharāṇi dvipa-uttamāḥ
sa-ārohāḥ nihatāḥ petuḥ vajra-bhinnāḥ iva adrayaḥ

51. dvipa-uttamāḥ sa-ārohāḥ nihatāḥ,
pravarāṇi śailānām śikharāṇi iva,
vajra-bhinnāḥ adrayaḥ iva petuḥ

51. The finest elephants (dvipa), with their riders, struck down, fell like the magnificent peaks of mountains, or like mountains rent by a thunderbolt (vajra).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवराणि (pravarāṇi) - excellent, chief, best

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

• शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits, crests

• द्विप-उत्तमाः (dvipa-uttamāḥ) - excellent elephants, best of elephants

• स-आरोहाः (sa-ārohāḥ) - with their riders, accompanied by riders

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• वज्र-भिन्नाः (vajra-bhinnāḥ) - split/shattered by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवराणि (pravarāṇi) - excellent, chief, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pravara

pravara - excellent, best, chief, principal

From prefix pra- and root √vṛ (to choose), meaning 'chosen forth', hence 'excellent'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, rocky, made of stone

Root: śilā

शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits, crests

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest, top

द्विप-उत्तमाः (dvipa-uttamāḥ) - excellent elephants, best of elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa-uttama

dvipa-uttama - best elephant, excellent elephant

Tatpurusha compound of dvipa (elephant) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvipa+uttama)

• dvipa – elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to trunk and mouth)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

स-आरोहाः (sa-ārohāḥ) - with their riders, accompanied by riders

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-āroha

sa-āroha - with a rider, accompanied by one who mounts

Bahuvrihi compound of sa (with) and āroha (rider, one who mounts).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+āroha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• āroha – rider, one who mounts, ascending
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-√ruh (to ascend).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-. Past Passive Participle, nominative plural masculine.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root √pat (to fall). Perfect 3rd person plural.

Root: pat (class 1)

वज्र-भिन्नाः (vajra-bhinnāḥ) - split/shattered by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajra-bhinna

vajra-bhinna - split/broken by a thunderbolt

Tatpurusha compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and bhinna (split, broken).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+bhinna)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhinna – split, broken, rent, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (to break, split).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock, cloud

Root: ad (class 1)