महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-36, verse-6

पत्तयो रथमातङ्गान्रथा हस्त्यश्वमेव च ।
नागाश्च समरे त्र्यङ्गं ममृदुः शीघ्रगा नृप ॥६॥

6. pattayo rathamātaṅgānrathā hastyaśvameva ca ,
nāgāśca samare tryaṅgaṁ mamṛduḥ śīghragā nṛpa.

6. pattayaḥ rathamātaṅgān rathāḥ hastyaśvam eva ca
nāgāḥ ca samare tryaṅgam mamṛduḥ śīghragāḥ nṛpa

6. nṛpa pattayaḥ rathamātaṅgān rathāḥ hastyaśvam
eva ca nāgāḥ ca samare tryaṅgam śīghragāḥ mamṛduḥ

6. O King, foot soldiers crushed chariots and elephants, and chariots, in turn, crushed elephants and horses. Moreover, in battle, the swift-moving elephants trampled the three divisions [of the enemy forces].

Words meanings summery:

• पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers, infantry

• रथमातङ्गान् (rathamātaṅgān) - chariots and elephants

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

• हस्त्यश्वम् (hastyaśvam) - elephants and horses

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants

• च (ca) - and, also

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• त्र्यङ्गम् (tryaṅgam) - the three divisions (of the army)

• ममृदुः (mamṛduḥ) - they crushed, they trampled

• शीघ्रगाः (śīghragāḥ) - swift-moving

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers, infantry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patti

patti - foot soldier, infantry, a division of an army (one chariot, one elephant, three horses, five foot-soldiers)

रथमातङ्गान् (rathamātaṅgān) - chariots and elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathamātaṅga

rathamātaṅga - chariots and elephants (as a dvandva compound)

Compound type : dvandva (ratha+mātaṅga)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

हस्त्यश्वम् (hastyaśvam) - elephants and horses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hastyaśva

hastyaśva - elephants and horses (as a dvandva compound)

Compound type : dvandva (hastin+aśva)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain, cloud

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

त्र्यङ्गम् (tryaṅgam) - the three divisions (of the army)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tryaṅga

tryaṅga - having three parts/divisions/limbs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+aṅga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• aṅga – limb, body part, division, constituent
  noun (neuter)

ममृदुः (mamṛduḥ) - they crushed, they trampled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of mṛd

Root: mṛd (class 9)

शीघ्रगाः (śīghragāḥ) - swift-moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghraga

śīghraga - swift-moving, quick-going, fast

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (śīghra+ga)

• śīghra – swift, quick, speedy
  adjective
• ga – going, moving (derived from root gam)
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nāgāḥ'

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')