महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-34, verse-35

तं कर्णः पञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समार्दयत् ।
मदोत्कटं वने दृप्तमुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम् ॥३५॥

35. taṁ karṇaḥ pañcaviṁśatyā nārācānāṁ samārdayat ,
madotkaṭaṁ vane dṛptamulkābhiriva kuñjaram.

35. tam karṇaḥ pañcaviṃśatyā nārācānām samārdayat
madotkaṭam vane dṛptam ulkābhiḥ iva kuñjaram

35. karṇaḥ tam pañcaviṃśatyā nārācānām samārdayat
ulkābhiḥ iva vane madotkaṭam dṛptam kuñjaram

35. Karṇa tormented him (Bhīma) with twenty-five iron arrows (nārāca), just as one would torment a proud, rutting elephant in a forest with flaming brands.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Bhīma (him, that)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (ear; name of a hero)

• पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (by twenty-five)

• नाराचानाम् (nārācānām) - of (twenty-five) arrows (of iron arrows, of arrows)

• समार्दयत् (samārdayat) - Karṇa tormented (Bhīma) (he tormented, he afflicted, he wounded)

• मदोत्कटम् (madotkaṭam) - an elephant in rut (rutting, furious with rut, extremely proud)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

• दृप्तम् (dṛptam) - a proud (elephant) (proud, arrogant, haughty)

• उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by flaming brands (by flaming brands, by meteors)

• इव (iva) - just as (as if, like)

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant (elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Bhīma (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (ear; name of a hero)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; Karṇa (son of Sūrya and Kuntī, raised by a charioteer)

पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (by twenty-five)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pañcaviṃśati

pañcaviṁśati - twenty-five

Note: Refers to the number of arrows.

नाराचानाम् (nārācānām) - of (twenty-five) arrows (of iron arrows, of arrows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, missile

Note: Used with pañcaviṃśatyā, which takes genitive.

समार्दयत् (samārdayat) - Karṇa tormented (Bhīma) (he tormented, he afflicted, he wounded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of mṛd

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of causative of root MṚD, with prefix SAM (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: From causative form mardayati.

मदोत्कटम् (madotkaṭam) - an elephant in rut (rutting, furious with rut, extremely proud)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madotkaṭa

madotkaṭa - furious with rut, rutting; excessively proud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+utkaṭa)

• mada – rut, intoxication, pride, passion
  noun (masculine)
• utkaṭa – excessive, fierce, prominent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kuñjaram.

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

दृप्तम् (dṛptam) - a proud (elephant) (proud, arrogant, haughty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, haughty, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root DṚP (to be proud, to be intoxicated).

Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kuñjaram.

उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by flaming brands (by flaming brands, by meteors)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - flaming brand, meteor, firebrand

इव (iva) - just as (as if, like)

(indeclinable)

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Object of implicit action (tormenting).