महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-3

छिद्रं हि न प्रपश्यन्ति रथयोराशुविक्रमात् ।
आविद्धाविव दृश्येते रथिनौ तौ रथोत्तमौ ॥३॥

3. chidraṁ hi na prapaśyanti rathayorāśuvikramāt ,
āviddhāviva dṛśyete rathinau tau rathottamau.

3. chidram hi na prapaśyanti rathayoḥ āśuvikramāt
āviddhau iva dṛśyete rathinau tau rathottamau

3. Indeed, because of the swift movement of their two chariots, no flaw is perceived. Those two excellent charioteers are seen as if hurled like missiles.

Words meanings summery:

• छिद्रम् (chidram) - flaw (hole, flaw, defect, weak point)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, certainly)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - is perceived (by them) (they see, they perceive)

• रथयोः (rathayoḥ) - of their two chariots (of the two chariots)

• आशुविक्रमात् (āśuvikramāt) - due to their swift movement (due to swift valor, due to swift movement/power)

• आविद्धौ (āviddhau) - hurled (struck, pierced, hurled)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen (are seen, appear)

• रथिनौ (rathinau) - two charioteers

• तौ (tau) - those two

• रथोत्तमौ (rathottamau) - excellent charioteers (two excellent chariots, two excellent charioteers)

Words meanings and morphology

छिद्रम् (chidram) - flaw (hole, flaw, defect, weak point)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chidra

chidra - hole, flaw, defect, weak point

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, certainly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - is perceived (by them) (they see, they perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-paś

present active 3rd plural

root dṛś (with paśyādeśa), 1st class, present active form with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रथयोः (rathayoḥ) - of their two chariots (of the two chariots)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आशुविक्रमात् (āśuvikramāt) - due to their swift movement (due to swift valor, due to swift movement/power)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āśuvikrama

āśuvikrama - swift valor, swift movement, swift power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśu+vikrama)

• āśu – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective
• vikrama – stride, step, power, valor, movement
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates cause.

आविद्धौ (āviddhau) - hurled (struck, pierced, hurled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āviddha

āviddha - struck, pierced, thrown, hurled

past passive participle

root vyadh, 4th class, past passive participle with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau rathinau rathottamau'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen (are seen, appear)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive 3rd dual

root dṛś, 1st class, present passive form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रथिनौ (rathinau) - two charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rathin

rathin - charioteer, rider in a chariot

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa.

रथोत्तमौ (rathottamau) - excellent charioteers (two excellent chariots, two excellent charioteers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rathottama

rathottama - excellent chariot, best charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+uttama)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'rathinau'.