महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-43, verse-72

हत्वैनं पुनरायाति नागानन्यान्प्रहारिणः ।
पश्य नीलाम्बुदनिभान्महामात्रैरधिष्ठितान् ।
शक्तितोमरसंकाशैर्विनिघ्नन्तं वृकोदरम् ॥७२॥

72. hatvainaṁ punarāyāti nāgānanyānprahāriṇaḥ ,
paśya nīlāmbudanibhānmahāmātrairadhiṣṭhitān ,
śaktitomarasaṁkāśairvinighnantaṁ vṛkodaram.

72. hatvā enam punaḥ āyāti nāgān anyān
prahāriṇaḥ paśya nīlāmbudanibhān
mahāmātraiḥ adhiṣṭhitān
śaktitomarasankāśaiḥ vinighnantaṃ vṛkodaram

72. hatvā enam punaḥ āyāti paśya
vṛkodaram śaktitomarasankāśaiḥ
nīlāmbudanibhān mahāmātraiḥ adhiṣṭhitān
anyān prahāriṇaḥ nāgān vinighnantaṃ

72. Having slain one (elephant), it returns again. Behold Vṛkodara (Bhīma), striking down other attacking elephants, which resemble dark blue clouds and are commanded by great mahouts, with (blows like) spears and javelins.

Words meanings summery:

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• एनम् (enam) - that specific elephant/foe (him, that)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, returns, approaches

• नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (elephants, serpents)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - attacking ones, striking ones

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

• नीलाम्बुदनिभान् (nīlāmbudanibhān) - resembling dark blue clouds

• महामात्रैः (mahāmātraiḥ) - by great mahouts (elephant drivers) (by great mahouts, by great ministers)

• अधिष्ठितान् (adhiṣṭhitān) - commanded, directed, controlled

• शक्तितोमरसन्काशैः (śaktitomarasankāśaiḥ) - with (blows) resembling spears and javelins

• विनिघ्नन्तं (vinighnantaṁ) - striking down, killing

• वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Bhīma, one of the Pāṇḍava brothers. (Vṛkodara)

Words meanings and morphology

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

formed from root han with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

एनम् (enam) - that specific elephant/foe (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, returns, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

prefix ā + root yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

नागान् (nāgān) - elephants (elephants, serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent; elephant

अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - attacking ones, striking ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striking, assailing, injuring; an assailant

agent noun/adjective from pra-hṛ

derived from root hṛ with prefix pra, and suffix -in

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

imperative 2nd person singular from root dṛś (present stem paśya)

Present stem paśya is formed from dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नीलाम्बुदनिभान् (nīlāmbudanibhān) - resembling dark blue clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nīlāmbudanibha

nīlāmbudanibha - resembling a dark cloud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+ambuda+nibha)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (lit. 'giver of water')
  noun (masculine)
  derived from ambu (water) and da (giver)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhā (to shine) with ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

महामात्रैः (mahāmātraiḥ) - by great mahouts (elephant drivers) (by great mahouts, by great ministers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāmātra

mahāmātra - a great minister, a high official, a mahout (elephant driver)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mātra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mātra – measure, quantity; a minister, mahout
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mā (class 2)

अधिष्ठितान् (adhiṣṭhitān) - commanded, directed, controlled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adhiṣṭhita

adhiṣṭhita - placed upon, superintended, commanded, occupied

Past Passive Participle

formed from root sthā with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

शक्तितोमरसन्काशैः (śaktitomarasankāśaiḥ) - with (blows) resembling spears and javelins

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaktitomarasankāśa

śaktitomarasankāśa - resembling spears and javelins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakti+tomara+saṃkāśa)

• śakti – spear, lance; power, energy
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• tomara – javelin, dart
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
  from root kāś (to shine) with saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Describes the instruments (blows/weapons) used by Bhīma.

विनिघ्नन्तं (vinighnantaṁ) - striking down, killing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vi-han

vi-han - to strike down, to kill, to destroy

Present Active Participle

formed from root han with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkodaram'.

वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Bhīma, one of the Pāṇḍava brothers. (Vṛkodara)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)