महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-68, verse-15

महीधराभैः पतितैर्महागजैः सकृत्प्रविद्धैः शरविद्धमर्मभिः ।
तैर्विह्वलद्भिश्च गतासुभिश्च प्रध्वस्तयन्त्रायुधवर्मयोधैः ॥१५॥

15. mahīdharābhaiḥ patitairmahāgajaiḥ; sakṛtpraviddhaiḥ śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ ,
tairvihvaladbhiśca gatāsubhiśca; pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ.

15. mahīdharābhaiḥ patitaiḥ mahāgajaiḥ
sakṛt praviddhaiḥ śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ
taiḥ vihvaladbhiḥ ca gatāsubhiḥ
ca pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ

15. mahīdharābhaiḥ patitaiḥ mahāgajaiḥ
sakṛt praviddhaiḥ śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ
taiḥ vihvaladbhiḥ ca gatāsubhiḥ
ca pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ

15. The great elephants, resembling mountains, had fallen, repeatedly pierced and with their vital parts struck by arrows. Among them were those that were still trembling and those that were already lifeless, their war machines, weapons, armor, and warriors utterly destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• महीधराभैः (mahīdharābhaiḥ) - by those resembling mountains, by mountain-like ones

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by the fallen ones, by those who have fallen

• महागजैः (mahāgajaiḥ) - by great elephants

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - repeatedly, often, once

• प्रविद्धैः (praviddhaiḥ) - by those repeatedly struck, pierced

• शरविद्धमर्मभिः (śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ) - by those whose vital parts are pierced by arrows

• तैः (taiḥ) - by the elephants (by them, by those)

• विह्वलद्भिः (vihvaladbhiḥ) - by the trembling ones, by those reeling

• च (ca) - and

• गतासुभिः (gatāsubhiḥ) - by the lifeless ones, by those whose life has departed

• च (ca) - and

• प्रध्वस्तयन्त्रायुधवर्मयोधैः (pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ) - by those whose war-machines, weapons, armor, and warriors were utterly destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

महीधराभैः (mahīdharābhaiḥ) - by those resembling mountains, by mountain-like ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahīdharābha

mahīdharābha - mountain-like, resembling mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahīdhara+ābha)

• mahīdhara – mountain, earth-bearer
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, splendor
  adjective

Note: adjective modifying mahāgajaiḥ

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by the fallen ones, by those who have fallen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: adjective modifying mahāgajaiḥ

महागजैः (mahāgajaiḥ) - by great elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

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

Note: main noun in the phrase

सकृत् (sakṛt) - repeatedly, often, once

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb

प्रविद्धैः (praviddhaiḥ) - by those repeatedly struck, pierced

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of praviddha

praviddha - struck, pierced, assailed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vyadh- (to pierce) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: adjective modifying mahāgajaiḥ

शरविद्धमर्मभिः (śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ) - by those whose vital parts are pierced by arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaraviddhamarman

śaraviddhamarman - one whose vital parts are pierced by arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+viddha+marman)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• viddha – pierced, struck
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vyadh- (to pierce)
  Root: vyadh (class 4)
• marman – vital part, vulnerable spot
  noun (neuter)

Note: adjective modifying mahāgajaiḥ

तैः (taiḥ) - by the elephants (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to mahāgajaiḥ

विह्वलद्भिः (vihvaladbhiḥ) - by the trembling ones, by those reeling

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vihvalat

vihvalat - trembling, reeling, distressed

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vi-hval (to tremble, reel)

Prefix: vi

Root: hval (class 1)

Note: adjective modifying taiḥ (elephants)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: conjunction

गतासुभिः (gatāsubhiḥ) - by the lifeless ones, by those whose life has departed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, one whose breath has departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life
  noun (masculine)

Note: adjective modifying taiḥ (elephants)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: conjunction

प्रध्वस्तयन्त्रायुधवर्मयोधैः (pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ) - by those whose war-machines, weapons, armor, and warriors were utterly destroyed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodha

pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodha - one whose war-machines, weapons, armor, and warriors are utterly destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pradhvasta+yantra+āyudha+varman+yodha)

• pradhvasta – utterly destroyed, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhvaṃs- (to fall, perish) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• yantra – machine, war-machine, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• āyudha – weapon
  noun (neuter)
• varman – armor
  noun (neuter)
• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)

Note: adjective modifying taiḥ (elephants)