महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-23

गाहमानमनीकानि महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम् ।
धनंजयमपश्याम चतुर्दन्तमिव द्विपम् ॥२३॥

23. gāhamānamanīkāni mahendrasadṛśaprabham ,
dhanaṁjayamapaśyāma caturdantamiva dvipam.

23. gāhamānam anīkāni mahendrasadṛśaprabham
dhanañjayam apaśyāma caturdantam iva dvipam

23. apaśyāma dhanañjayam gāhamānam anīkāni
mahendrasadṛśaprabham caturdantam dvipam iva

23. We saw Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), penetrating the armies, whose splendor was like that of Mahendra, resembling a four-tusked elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - penetrating, entering, immersing

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops

• महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम् (mahendrasadṛśaprabham) - having splendor like that of Mahendra (Indra)

• धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

• चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• द्विपम् (dvipam) - an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - penetrating, entering, immersing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāhamāna

gāhamāna - penetrating, entering, immersing, plunging

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'gāh' (1st class) with 'śānac' suffix.

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanañjayam'.

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, face, point

महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम् (mahendrasadṛśaprabham) - having splendor like that of Mahendra (Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendrasadṛśaprabha

mahendrasadṛśaprabha - having splendor like Mahendra, Indra-like in brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahendra+sadṛśa+prabha)

• mahendra – great Indra, Mahendra (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, similar to, resembling
  adjective
• prabha – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanañjayam'.

धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna, lit. 'conqueror of wealth')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ji' (1st class).
  Root: ji (class 1)

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, Active Voice, 1st Person Plural

Root 'dṛś' (1st class) conjugates as 'paś' in present/imperfect stems. Imperfect (laṅ) with augment 'a'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturdanta

caturdanta - four-tusked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+danta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'dvipam'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

द्विपम् (dvipam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'drinker twice', referring to trunk and mouth)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)