महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-24, verse-31

प्रधाव्य कुञ्जरास्ते तु भीमसेनगदाहताः ।
पेतुरार्तस्वरं कृत्वा छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥३१॥

31. pradhāvya kuñjarāste tu bhīmasenagadāhatāḥ ,
peturārtasvaraṁ kṛtvā chinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ.

31. pradhāvya kuñjarāḥ te tu bhīmasena-gadā-ahatāḥ |
petuḥ ārta-svaram kṛtvā chinna-pakṣāḥ iva adrayaḥ

31. te tu bhīmasena-gadā-ahatāḥ kuñjarāḥ pradhāvya
ārta-svaram kṛtvā chinna-pakṣāḥ adrayaḥ iva petuḥ

31. But those elephants, having rushed forth and been struck by Bhimasena's mace, fell to the ground making cries of pain, like mountains whose wings had been clipped.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रधाव्य (pradhāvya) - having rushed forward, having run forth

• कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

• ते (te) - those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भीमसेन-गदा-अहताः (bhīmasena-gadā-ahatāḥ) - struck by Bhimasena's mace

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• आर्त-स्वरम् (ārta-svaram) - a cry of pain, a distressed sound

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• छिन्न-पक्षाः (chinna-pakṣāḥ) - having their wings clipped/cut

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains (traditionally believed to have wings in ancient times)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रधाव्य (pradhāvya) - having rushed forward, having run forth

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √dhāv (to run) with upasarga pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भीमसेन-गदा-अहताः (bhīmasena-gadā-ahatāḥ) - struck by Bhimasena's mace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmasena-gadā-ahata

bhīmasena-gadā-ahata - struck by Bhimasena's mace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīmasena+gadā+āhata)

• bhīmasena – Bhimasena (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• āhata – struck, smitten, hit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect (lit)

3rd person plural, perfect active

Root: pat (class 1)

आर्त-स्वरम् (ārta-svaram) - a cry of pain, a distressed sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārta-svara

ārta-svara - cry of pain, distressed sound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārta+svara)

• ārta – pained, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ṛ (to go, move) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• svara – sound, tone, voice
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

छिन्न-पक्षाः (chinna-pakṣāḥ) - having their wings clipped/cut

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-pakṣa

chinna-pakṣa - having clipped wings, with severed wings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+pakṣa)

• chinna – cut, split, severed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains (traditionally believed to have wings in ancient times)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock