महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-11

रथाश्वपत्तयो नागै रथैर्नागाश्च पत्तयः ।
रथपत्तिद्विपाश्चाश्वैर्नृभिश्चाश्वरथद्विपाः ॥११॥

11. rathāśvapattayo nāgai rathairnāgāśca pattayaḥ ,
rathapattidvipāścāśvairnṛbhiścāśvarathadvipāḥ.

11. rathāśvapattayaḥ nāgaiḥ rathaiḥ nāgāḥ ca pattayaḥ
rathapattidvipāḥ ca aśvaiḥ nṛbhiḥ ca aśvarathadvipāḥ

11. rathāśvapattayaḥ nāgaiḥ rathaiḥ nāgāḥ ca pattayaḥ
rathapattidvipāḥ ca aśvaiḥ nṛbhiḥ ca aśvarathadvipāḥ

11. Chariots, horses, and foot soldiers were attacked by elephants; similarly, elephants and foot soldiers were attacked by chariots. Chariots, foot soldiers, and elephants were attacked by horses, and in turn, horses, chariots, and elephants were attacked by men.

Words meanings summery:

• रथाश्वपत्तयः (rathāśvapattayaḥ) - chariots, horses, and foot soldiers

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants

• च (ca) - and

• पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers

• रथपत्तिद्विपाः (rathapattidvipāḥ) - chariots, foot soldiers, and elephants

• च (ca) - and

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

• नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men

• च (ca) - and

• अश्वरथद्विपाः (aśvarathadvipāḥ) - horses, chariots, and elephants

Words meanings and morphology

रथाश्वपत्तयः (rathāśvapattayaḥ) - chariots, horses, and foot soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathāśvapatti

rathāśvapatti - chariots, horses, and foot soldiers (combined units)

Compound type : dvandva (ratha+aśva+patti)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• patti – foot soldier, infantry
  noun (masculine)

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - elephant; snake, serpent

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - elephant; snake, serpent

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patti

patti - foot soldier, infantry

रथपत्तिद्विपाः (rathapattidvipāḥ) - chariots, foot soldiers, and elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathapattidvipa

rathapattidvipa - chariots, foot soldiers, and elephants (combined units)

Compound type : dvandva (ratha+patti+dvipa)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• patti – foot soldier, infantry
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अश्वरथद्विपाः (aśvarathadvipāḥ) - horses, chariots, and elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśvarathadvipa

aśvarathadvipa - horses, chariots, and elephants (combined units)

Compound type : dvandva (aśva+ratha+dvipa)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)