महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-24, verse-53

प्रतिपिष्टैर्महानागैः समन्तात्पर्वतोपमैः ।
नातिप्रसिद्धेव गतिः पाण्डवानामजायत ॥५३॥

53. pratipiṣṭairmahānāgaiḥ samantātparvatopamaiḥ ,
nātiprasiddheva gatiḥ pāṇḍavānāmajāyata.

53. pratipiṣṭaiḥ mahānāgaiḥ samantāt parvatopamaiḥ
na atiprasiddhā iva gatiḥ pāṇḍavānām ajāyata

53. samantāt pratipiṣṭaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ mahānāgaiḥ
pāṇḍavānām gatiḥ na atiprasiddhā iva ajāyata

53. As great elephants, crushed and lying all around like mountains, the Pāṇḍavas' progress was not easily discernible.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिपिष्टैः (pratipiṣṭaiḥ) - crushed (crushed, ground down, pounded)

• महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great elephants (by great elephants, by great snakes)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around (all around, everywhere, on all sides)

• पर्वतोपमैः (parvatopamaiḥ) - resembling mountains (resembling mountains, mountain-like)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अतिप्रसिद्धा (atiprasiddhā) - very discernible/prominent (very famous, very well-known, very prominent)

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

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress (movement, path, progress, destination)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• अजायत (ajāyata) - became (was born, arose, became)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिपिष्टैः (pratipiṣṭaiḥ) - crushed (crushed, ground down, pounded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pratipiṣṭa

pratipiṣṭa - crushed, ground, pounded, rubbed against

Past Passive Participle

From 'prati' (prefix) + root 'piṣ' (to grind, crush) + suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: prati

Root: piṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mahānāgaiḥ'.

महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great elephants (by great elephants, by great snakes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant, great snake, a mythical serpent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental of accompaniment or state.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around (all around, everywhere, on all sides)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'samanta' (all around) + ablative suffix 'tās'.

Note: Adverb modifying the state of the elephants.

पर्वतोपमैः (parvatopamaiḥ) - resembling mountains (resembling mountains, mountain-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvatopama

parvatopama - resembling mountains, mountain-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parvata+upama)

• parvata – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, like, equal to
  adjective
  From 'upa' + root 'mā'.

Note: Agrees with 'mahānāgaiḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अतिप्रसिद्धा (atiprasiddhā) - very discernible/prominent (very famous, very well-known, very prominent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atiprasiddha

atiprasiddha - very famous, very well-known, very prominent, too celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From 'ati' (over, too) + 'pra' (forth) + root 'sidh' (to succeed) + suffix 'kta'.

Prefixes: ati+pra

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gatiḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds a sense of 'as though' or 'seemingly'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress (movement, path, progress, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, motion, path, course, progress, condition, ultimate state

From root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'kti'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'ajāyata'.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, name of the five Pāṇḍava brothers

Note: Possessive, modifying 'gatiḥ'.

अजायत (ajāyata) - became (was born, arose, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect past tense (middle voice)

From root 'jan' (class 4) with augment 'a-' and 3rd person singular middle voice ending.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Verb agrees with 'gatiḥ' (feminine singular).