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8,51

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-51, verse-24

ततो दश सहस्राणि गजानां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
जघान गदया भीमस्तस्य राज्ञः परिच्छदम् ।
ततोऽन्येऽपि हता नागा रथाश्च शतशो बलात् ॥२४॥
24. tato daśa sahasrāṇi gajānāṁ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
jaghāna gadayā bhīmastasya rājñaḥ paricchadam ,
tato'nye'pi hatā nāgā rathāśca śataśo balāt.
24. tataḥ daśa sahasrāṇi gajānām
bhīmakarmaṇām jaghāna gadayā bhīmaḥ tasya
rājñaḥ paricchadam tataḥ anye api
hatāḥ nāgāḥ rathāḥ ca śataśaḥ balāt
24. tataḥ bhīmaḥ gadayā bhīmakarmaṇām
gajānām daśa sahasrāṇi tasya rājñaḥ
paricchadam jaghāna tataḥ anye api
nāgāḥ ca rathāḥ śataśaḥ balāt hatāḥ
24. Bhīma then, with his mace, killed ten thousand elephants of formidable power, which were part of that king's retinue. Subsequently, other elephants and hundreds of chariots were also forcibly destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereafter, from there)
  • दश (daśa) - ten
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants
  • भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of formidable power (of terrible deeds, of formidable power)
  • जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck down)
  • गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by a mace, with a club)
  • भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma, the formidable one)
  • तस्य (tasya) - that king's (his, its, of him, of it)
  • राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
  • परिच्छदम् (paricchadam) - retinue (retinue, equipment, covering)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently (then, thereafter)
  • अन्ये (anye) - other (others)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • हताः (hatāḥ) - destroyed (killed, struck down, destroyed)
  • नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants (elephants, snakes, Nāgas (mythical beings))
  • रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
  • बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (by force, from strength)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereafter, from there)
(indeclinable)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
Note: Always plural, usually indeclinable
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand, a multitude
गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of formidable power (of terrible deeds, of formidable power)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman
bhīmakarman - of terrible actions, having fearful deeds, formidable
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)
  • bhīma – fearful, terrible, formidable
    adjective
    Root: bhī (class 3)
  • karman – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Compound adjective modifying gajānām
जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck down)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of han
Perfect (Lit)
Root han, perfect form, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
Root: han (class 2)
गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by a mace, with a club)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā
gadā - mace, club
भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma, the formidable one)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - fearful, formidable; name of a Pāṇḍava prince
From root bhī (to fear)
Root: bhī (class 3)
तस्य (tasya) - that king's (his, its, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to a specific king previously mentioned or implied.
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
परिच्छदम् (paricchadam) - retinue (retinue, equipment, covering)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of paricchada
paricchada - covering, clothes, retinue, entourage, attendants
From pari-chad (to cover)
Prefix: pari
Root: chad (class 10)
ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently (then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - other (others)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Referring to other elephants and chariots
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
हताः (hatāḥ) - destroyed (killed, struck down, destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - killed, struck, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Implicitly predicates the state of nāgāḥ and rathāḥ
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants (elephants, snakes, Nāgas (mythical beings))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, mountain
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -śas
बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (by force, from strength)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army
Note: Used adverbially