महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-43, verse-68

भीमसेनस्य निर्विद्धा बाणैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
स्वान्यनीकानि मृद्नन्तो द्रवन्त्येते महागजाः ॥६८॥

68. bhīmasenasya nirviddhā bāṇaiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
svānyanīkāni mṛdnanto dravantyete mahāgajāḥ.

68. bhīmasenasya nirviddhā bāṇaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
svāni anīkāni mṛdnantaḥ dravanti ete mahāgajāḥ

68. ete mahāgajāḥ bhīmasenasya saṃnataparvabhiḥ
bāṇaiḥ nirviddhā svāni anīkāni mṛdnantaḥ dravanti

68. These great elephants, pierced by Bhimasena's well-aimed arrows, are crushing their own troops as they flee.

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

• निर्विद्धा (nirviddhā) - pierced, struck, wounded

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - referring to well-aimed arrows (by those with bent joints/nodes; by straight-flying arrows; by well-aimed arrows)

• स्वानि (svāni) - their own, one's own

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, forces

• मृद्नन्तः (mṛdnantaḥ) - crushing, trampling, hurting

• द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they flee, they run away

• एते (ete) - these

• महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava hero)

निर्विद्धा (nirviddhā) - pierced, struck, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirviddha

nirviddha - pierced, struck, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From prefix nir- and root √vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Prefix: nir

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgajāḥ'

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - referring to well-aimed arrows (by those with bent joints/nodes; by straight-flying arrows; by well-aimed arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having bent joints/nodes; well-fletched (of arrows); well-aimed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, curved, depressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam- and root √nam (to bend, bow)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, node, knot; section
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'

स्वानि (svāni) - their own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Agrees with 'anīkāni'

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, forces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, troop

मृद्नन्तः (mṛdnantaḥ) - crushing, trampling, hurting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdnat

mṛdnat - crushing, trampling, hurting

Present Active Participle

From root √mṛd (to crush, trample, hurt)

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgajāḥ'

द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they flee, they run away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of √dru

Root: dru (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgajāḥ'

महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - large elephant, mighty elephant

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

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