महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-26

गजानीकं महाराज वध्यमानं महात्मभिः ।
व्यदीर्यत दिशः सर्वा वातनुन्ना घना इव ॥२६॥

26. gajānīkaṁ mahārāja vadhyamānaṁ mahātmabhiḥ ,
vyadīryata diśaḥ sarvā vātanunnā ghanā iva.

26. gajānīkam mahārāja vadhyamānam mahātmabhiḥ
vyadīryata diśaḥ sarvāḥ vātanunnāḥ घनाः iva

26. mahārāja mahātmabhiḥ vadhyamānam gajānīkam
sarvāḥ diśaḥ vyadīryata vātanunnāḥ ghanāḥ iva

26. O great king, the elephant division, being slaughtered by the great souls (mahā-ātman), was scattered in all directions, just like clouds are driven by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army, elephant division

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slain, being killed

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble ones

• व्यदीर्यत (vyadīryata) - was scattered, was rent asunder

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - driven by the wind, wind-propelled

• घनाः (ghanāḥ) - clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army, elephant division

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gajānīka

gajānīka - elephant army, division of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+anīka)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaj (class 1)
• anīka – army, host, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative also possible, but nominative seems more natural as subject of scattering.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slain, being killed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed

Present Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) in passive present participle form

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'gajānīkam'

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great soul, noble one (mahā-ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive action 'vadhyamānam'

व्यदीर्यत (vyadīryata) - was scattered, was rent asunder

(verb)

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

Past Imperfect Passive (Ātmanepada)

From 'vi-dṝ' (to break apart, scatter), 3rd person singular. Root dṝ class 9 dṝ-ṇāti, passive form.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṝ (class 9)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of scattering (scattered *into* directions)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'diśaḥ'

वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - driven by the wind, wind-propelled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātanunna

vātanunna - driven by the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+nunna)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• nunna – driven, pushed, urged
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'nud' (to push, impel)
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'ghanāḥ'

घनाः (ghanāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, mass, dense

Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)