Then the steeds were smashed and sent to the ground. And having slain the steeds, and smitten the mighty car-warrior,* again by a vehement bound, came to the side of Laksmana. *Maharatham (ac.) may also mean mighty car. By the way the samasa or junction called Tatpurusha is a frequent source of obscurity in Sanskrit specially where the gender of the word without samása is the same with that of the thing signified by the samāsa, as in this case.
ते हया मथिता भग्ना व्यसवो धरणीं गताः। ते निहत्य हयांस्तस्य प्रमथ्य च महारथम्॥ पुनरुत्पत्य वेगेन तस्थुर्लक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः॥