महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-24, verse-26

तैः समन्तात्परिवृतः कुञ्जरैः पर्वतोपमैः ।
नाराचैर्विमलैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गजानीकमपोथयत् ॥२६॥

26. taiḥ samantātparivṛtaḥ kuñjaraiḥ parvatopamaiḥ ,
nārācairvimalaistīkṣṇairgajānīkamapothayat.

26. taiḥ samantāt parivṛtaḥ kuñjaraiḥ parvata-upamaiḥ
nārācaiḥ vimalaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ gajā-anīkam apothayat

26. parvata-upamaiḥ taiḥ kuñjaraiḥ samantāt parivṛtaḥ
(saḥ) vimalaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ nārācaiḥ gajā-anīkam apothayat

26. Surrounded from all sides by those mountain-like elephants, he (Arjuna) crushed the elephant army with his sharp, shining iron arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - By the elephants. (by them)

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

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - Arjuna being surrounded by the elephants. (surrounded, encompassed)

• कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants

• पर्वत-उपमैः (parvata-upamaiḥ) - Describes the large size of the elephants. (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - The weapons used by Arjuna. (by iron arrows)

• विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - Describes the quality of Arjuna's arrows. (by spotless, pure, shining (arrows))

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - Describes the effectiveness of Arjuna's arrows. (by sharp, keen, fierce (arrows))

• गजा-अनीकम् (gajā-anīkam) - the elephant army

• अपोथयत् (apothayat) - he crushed, he destroyed, he struck down

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - By the elephants. (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephants.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - Arjuna being surrounded by the elephants. (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Arjuna).

कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant (literally 'moving in groves')

Note: Agent of 'parivṛtaḥ', also reinforced by 'taiḥ'.

पर्वत-उपमैः (parvata-upamaiḥ) - Describes the large size of the elephants. (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvata-upama

parvata-upama - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : upamamita-samāsa (parvata+upama)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar, resembling
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'kuñjaraiḥ'.

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - The weapons used by Arjuna. (by iron arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, steel arrow

Note: Instrument of 'apothayat'.

विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - Describes the quality of Arjuna's arrows. (by spotless, pure, shining (arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, shining, bright

Compound of vi (privative) + mala (dirt)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, away, not
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācaiḥ'.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - Describes the effectiveness of Arjuna's arrows. (by sharp, keen, fierce (arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, fiery, pungent

Note: Agrees with 'nārācaiḥ'.

गजा-अनीकम् (gajā-anīkam) - the elephant army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajā-anīka

gajā-anīka - elephant army

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+anīka)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'apothayat'.

अपोथयत् (apothayat) - he crushed, he destroyed, he struck down

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root √puth (to crush) or derivative of √poth (to crush), causative form

Root: puth (class 1)

Note: The subject is Arjuna (implied).