महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-9

द्विसाहस्राश्च मातङ्गा गिरिरूपाः प्रहारिणः ।
संप्राद्रवन्हते शल्ये अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठचोदिताः ॥९॥

9. dvisāhasrāśca mātaṅgā girirūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ,
saṁprādravanhate śalye aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ.

9. dvisāhasrāḥ ca mātaṅgāḥ girirūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
samprādravan hate śalye aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ

9. ca hate śalye dvisāhasrāḥ girirūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
mātaṅgāḥ aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ (api) samprādravan

9. And two thousand elephants, mountain-like in form and capable of striking, even though urged by goads and the big toes of their riders, also fled away when Shalya was killed.

Words meanings summery:

• द्विसाहस्राः (dvisāhasrāḥ) - two thousand (elephants) (two thousand)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants (elephants (especially wild ones))

• गिरिरूपाः (girirūpāḥ) - mountain-like in form (mountain-like in form, huge as mountains)

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - capable of striking / powerful (striking, attacking, wounding, powerful)

• सम्प्राद्रवन् (samprādravan) - they fled away (they fled away, ran together)

• हते (hate) - when Shalya was killed (having been killed, slain)

• शल्ये (śalye) - when Shalya was killed (in Shalya, concerning Shalya)

• अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठचोदिताः (aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ) - urged by goads and the big toes of their riders (urged by goads and big toes)

Words meanings and morphology

द्विसाहस्राः (dvisāhasrāḥ) - two thousand (elephants) (two thousand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvisāhasra

dvisāhasra - two thousand, consisting of two thousand

Compound of 'dvi-' (two) and 'sāhasra' (thousand).

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+sāhasra)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• sāhasra – a thousand, consisting of a thousand
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective to 'mātaṅgāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants (elephants (especially wild ones))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, particularly a wild or rogue elephant

Originating from the Matanga tribe/region, or possibly connected to Matanga muni.

Note: Subject of 'samprādravan'.

गिरिरूपाः (girirūpāḥ) - mountain-like in form (mountain-like in form, huge as mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of girirūpa

girirūpa - mountain-like, having the form of a mountain

Compound type : upameyakarmadhāraya (giri+rūpa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective to 'mātaṅgāḥ'.

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - capable of striking / powerful (striking, attacking, wounding, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striking, attacking, wounding, inflicting blows, powerful

Agent noun / adjective from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'pra'

Derived from root hṛ- 'to carry, seize' (with pra, 'to strike') + suffix -in.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective to 'mātaṅgāḥ'.

सम्प्राद्रवन् (samprādravan) - they fled away (they fled away, ran together)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samprādru

Imperfect

Root 'dru-' (1st class) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'pra-', imperfect tense, third person plural.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

हते (hate) - when Shalya was killed (having been killed, slain)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han- 'to strike, kill'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying Shalya, in locative absolute.

शल्ये (śalye) - when Shalya was killed (in Shalya, concerning Shalya)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Shalya (name of the king of Madra and Karna's charioteer)

Note: In locative absolute.

अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठचोदिताः (aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ) - urged by goads and the big toes of their riders (urged by goads and big toes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacodita

aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacodita - urged by goads and big toes

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of 'aṅkuśa' (goad), 'aṅguṣṭha' (big toe), and 'codita' (urged, driven - PPP of root cud- 'to urge').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅkuśa+aṅguṣṭha+codita)

• aṅkuśa – elephant goad, hook
  noun (masculine)
• aṅguṣṭha – big toe, thumb
  noun (masculine)
• codita – urged, impelled, driven
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cud- 'to urge, impel'.
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Adjective to 'mātaṅgāḥ'.