महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-19, verse-6

ते पाण्डवाः सोमकाः सृञ्जयाश्च तमेव नागं ददृशुः समन्तात् ।
सहस्रशो वै विचरन्तमेकं यथा महेन्द्रस्य गजं समीपे ॥६॥

6. te pāṇḍavāḥ somakāḥ sṛñjayāśca; tameva nāgaṁ dadṛśuḥ samantāt ,
sahasraśo vai vicarantamekaṁ; yathā mahendrasya gajaṁ samīpe.

6. te pāṇḍavāḥ somakāḥ sṛñjayāḥ ca
tam eva nāgam dadṛśuḥ samantāt
sahasraśaḥ vai vicarantam ekam
yathā mahendrasya gajam samīpe

6. te pāṇḍavāḥ somakāḥ sṛñjayāḥ ca
samantāt tam eva ekam nāgam
sahasraśaḥ vai vicarantam dadṛśuḥ
yathā mahendrasya gajam samīpe

6. Those Pandavas, Somakas, and Srinjayas saw that very elephant from all sides, appearing as if it were a thousand elephants moving about. It was like seeing Indra's (Mahendra's) elephant close by.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - an allied tribe of the Pandavas (the Somakas)

• सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - an allied tribe of the Pandavas (the Srinjayas)

• च (ca) - and

• तम् (tam) - that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• नागम् (nāgam) - war elephant (elephant, serpent)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - appearing as if a thousand elephants due to its imposing presence or multiple forms (in thousands, by thousands)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• विचरन्तम् (vicarantam) - referring to the elephant that was moving about (roaming, moving about)

• एकम् (ekam) - emphasizing it was a single elephant despite its apparent size/effect (one, single, alone)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of the great god Indra (of Mahendra, of Indra)

• गजम् (gajam) - Indra's elephant, Airāvata (elephant)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'Pāṇḍavāḥ', 'Somakāḥ', 'Sṛñjayāḥ'.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - an allied tribe of the Pandavas (the Somakas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - a king, or a people allied with the Pandavas

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - an allied tribe of the Pandavas (the Srinjayas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - a king, or a people allied with the Pandavas

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tam nāgam'.

नागम् (nāgam) - war elephant (elephant, serpent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subjects are 'Pāṇḍavāḥ', 'Somakāḥ', 'Sṛñjayāḥ'.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' (all-sided) + 'tasil' (ablative suffix indicating 'from all sides').

Note: Describes how they saw the elephant.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - appearing as if a thousand elephants due to its imposing presence or multiple forms (in thousands, by thousands)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sahasra' (thousand) + 'śas' (adverbial suffix 'by means of', 'in the manner of').

Note: Adverb.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

विचरन्तम् (vicarantam) - referring to the elephant that was moving about (roaming, moving about)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - roaming, moving about, wandering (present active participle)

present active participle

derived from 'vi' (prefix) + root 'car' (to move) + 'śatṛ' (present participle suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjectival to 'nāgam'.

एकम् (ekam) - emphasizing it was a single elephant despite its apparent size/effect (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

Note: Adjectival to 'nāgam'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of the great god Indra (of Mahendra, of Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (epithet of Indra), great Indra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, referring to Indra's elephant.

गजम् (gajam) - Indra's elephant, Airāvata (elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Object of the comparison.

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage indicating location.