महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-25

मातङ्गाश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त शरतोमरपीडिताः ।
पतन्तस्तत्र तत्रैव छिन्नाभ्रसदृशा रणे ॥२५॥

25. mātaṅgāścāpyadṛśyanta śaratomarapīḍitāḥ ,
patantastatra tatraiva chinnābhrasadṛśā raṇe.

25. mātaṅgāḥ ca api adṛśyanta śaratomarapīḍitāḥ
patantaḥ tatra tatra eva chinnābhrasadṛśāḥ raṇe

25. ca api raṇe śaratomarapīḍitāḥ chinnābhrasadṛśāḥ
mātaṅgāḥ tatra tatra eva patantaḥ adṛśyanta

25. And indeed, elephants, afflicted by arrows and spears, were seen falling here and there in the battle, resembling scattered clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

• शरतोमरपीडिताः (śaratomarapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by arrows and spears

• पतन्तः (patantaḥ) - falling

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• छिन्नाभ्रसदृशाः (chinnābhrasadṛśāḥ) - resembling scattered clouds

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Past Imperfect Passive

ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शरतोमरपीडिताः (śaratomarapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by arrows and spears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaratomarapīḍita

śaratomarapīḍita - tormented by arrows and spears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+tomara+pīḍita)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṝ
• tomara – spear, javelin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tur
• pīḍita – tormented, afflicted, oppressed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pīḍ' (to oppress, distress)
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ'

पतन्तः (patantaḥ) - falling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces 'tatra tatra' as 'everywhere' or 'just there'

छिन्नाभ्रसदृशाः (chinnābhrasadṛśāḥ) - resembling scattered clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinnābhrasadṛśa

chinnābhrasadṛśa - resembling scattered clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+abhra+sadṛśa)

• chinna – cut, broken, scattered
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'chid' (to cut, cleave)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  Root: abh (class 1)
• sadṛśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sa' (with) + 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaṅgāḥ'

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)