महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-24, verse-52

ततो मुहूर्तादिव तद्गजानीकमवध्यत ।
गदया भीमसेनेन नाराचैरर्जुनेन च ॥५२॥

52. tato muhūrtādiva tadgajānīkamavadhyata ,
gadayā bhīmasenena nārācairarjunena ca.

52. tataḥ muhūrtāt iva tat gajānīkam avadhyata
gadayā bhīmasenena nārācaiḥ arjunena ca

52. tataḥ muhūrtāt iva tat gajānīkam bhīmasenena
gadayā ca arjunena nārācaiḥ avadhyata

52. Then, in about a moment, that elephant army was destroyed by Bhīmasena with his mace and by Arjuna with his arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment)

• इव (iva) - about, as if (as if, like, as it were, almost)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army (elephant army, host of elephants)

• अवध्यत (avadhyata) - was destroyed (was killed, was destroyed)

• गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by mace, with a mace)

• भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with his arrows (by arrows, with arrows (specifically, iron arrows))

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially to indicate 'in a short time'.

इव (iva) - about, as if (as if, like, as it were, almost)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Qualifies 'gajānīkam'.

गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army (elephant army, host of elephants)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajānīka

gajānīka - army of elephants, host of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+anīka)

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

Note: Object of the passive verb 'avadhyata'.

अवध्यत (avadhyata) - was destroyed (was killed, was destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of vadh

Imperfect past tense (passive voice)

From root 'vadh' with augment 'a-' and 3rd person singular middle voice/passive ending. Often considered a passive form of root 'han'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Verb agrees with 'gajānīkam' (neuter singular).

गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by mace, with a mace)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Instrument used by Bhīmasena.

भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava hero)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with his arrows (by arrows, with arrows (specifically, iron arrows))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, metal arrow

Note: Instrument used by Arjuna.

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava hero), white, clear

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two agents, Bhīmasena and Arjuna.