महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-59, verse-25

ततो गदां नृनागाश्वेष्वाशु भीमो व्यवासृजत् ।
सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्वारोहांश्च मारिष ॥२५॥

25. tato gadāṁ nṛnāgāśveṣvāśu bhīmo vyavāsṛjat ,
sā jaghāna bahūnaśvānaśvārohāṁśca māriṣa.

25. tataḥ gadām nṛnāgāśveṣu āśu bhīmaḥ vyavāsṛjat
sā jaghāna bahūn aśvān aśvārohān ca māriṣa

25. tataḥ bhīmaḥ nṛnāgāśveṣu āśu gadām vyavāsṛjat
māriṣa sā bahūn aśvān ca aśvārohān jaghāna

25. Then Bhima (Bhīma) quickly hurled the mace (gadā) amidst the men, elephants, and horses. And, O venerable one (māriṣa), she (the mace) struck down many horses and horsemen.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• नृनागाश्वेषु (nṛnāgāśveṣu) - among men, elephants, and horses

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers) (Bhima)

• व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - hurled, discharged, released

• सा (sā) - She, referring to the mace (gadā). (she, that (feminine))

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck, hit

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• अश्वारोहान् (aśvārohān) - horse-riders, cavalrymen

• च (ca) - and, also

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected sir

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

ablative form of tad, used as an indeclinable adverb

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'vyavāsṛjat'.

नृनागाश्वेषु (nṛnāgāśveṣu) - among men, elephants, and horses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛnāgāśva

nṛnāgāśva - men, elephants, and horses

compound

Compound type : dvandva (nṛ+nāga+aśva)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)
  In battle context, typically refers to elephants
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the location or scope of the action.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

adverbial form

Note: Adverb modifying 'vyavāsṛjat'.

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers) (Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima, terrible, formidable

Note: Subject of 'vyavāsṛjat'.

व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - hurled, discharged, released

(verb)

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

imperfect active 3rd singular

From prefixes vi + ava + root sṛj (to throw), imperfect active. The augment 'a' of imperfect merges with 'ava' to 'āvā'.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सा (sā) - She, referring to the mace (gadā). (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - she, that

Nominative singular feminine form of pronoun tad

Note: Subject of 'jaghāna'.

जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √han

perfect active 3rd singular

From root han (to strike, kill), perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: han (class 2)

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Modifies 'aśvān' and 'aśvārohān'.

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

अश्वारोहान् (aśvārohān) - horse-riders, cavalrymen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśvāroha

aśvāroha - horse-rider

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+āroha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• āroha – rider, ascending
  noun (masculine)
  from ā (prefix) + root ruh (to ascend)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects 'aśvān' and 'aśvārohān'.

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected sir

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable one, respected sir

often used as a term of address in plays or narratives

Note: Term of address.