महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-17

दिशं प्रतीचीमादित्या नासत्या उत्तरां दिशम् ।
मुहुर्मुहुः प्रेक्षमाणा युध्यमाना महौजसम् ॥१७॥

17. diśaṁ pratīcīmādityā nāsatyā uttarāṁ diśam ,
muhurmuhuḥ prekṣamāṇā yudhyamānā mahaujasam.

17. diśam pratīcīm ādityāḥ nāsatyāḥ uttarām diśam
muhuḥ muhuḥ prekṣamāṇāḥ yudhyamānāḥ mahaujasam

17. The Ādityas fled to the western direction, and the Nāsatyas to the northern direction, all the while repeatedly looking back and fighting against the greatly powerful one.

Words meanings summery:

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western

• आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas (a class of deities)

• नासत्याः (nāsatyāḥ) - Ashvins (the Nāsatyas (another name for the Ashvins))

• उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking back (while fleeing) (looking at, observing)

• युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, warring

• महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - Garuda (the greatly powerful one, the mighty one)

Words meanings and morphology

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

from root 'diś' (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: object of motion (implied 'prajagmuḥ')

प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratīcī

pratīcī - western, west direction

from 'pratīñc' (going against, western)

Note: modifying 'diśam'

आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas (a class of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āditya

āditya - Āditya (a class of gods, sons of Aditi), the sun

patronymic from 'aditi'

Note: subject (implied 'prajagmuḥ')

नासत्याः (nāsatyāḥ) - Ashvins (the Nāsatyas (another name for the Ashvins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāsatyā

nāsatyā - Nāsatyas (twin Vedic deities, the Ashvins), true, not false

often used in dual as 'nāsatyau' for the two Ashvins, here plural for multiple Nāsatyas (the two are a class of deities)

Note: subject (implied 'prajagmuḥ')

उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttarā

uttarā - northern, upper, later, chief, north direction

Note: modifying 'diśam'

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

from root 'diś' (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: object of motion (implied 'prajagmuḥ')

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

adverb

Note: adverb of time/frequency

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

adverb

प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking back (while fleeing) (looking at, observing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - looking at, observing, seeing

present middle participle

from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with 'pra' prefix and 'śānaC' suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: refers to 'ādityāḥ' and 'nāsatyāḥ'

युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, warring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle

present middle participle

from root 'yudh' (to fight) with 'śānaC' suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: refers to 'ādityāḥ' and 'nāsatyāḥ'

महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - Garuda (the greatly powerful one, the mighty one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahojas

mahojas - greatly powerful, mighty, energetic

bahuvrīhi compound 'mahā' (great) + 'ojas' (power, energy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ojas – power, strength, energy, vitality
  noun (neuter)
  s-stem neuter noun
  Root: uj (class 6)

Note: object of 'yudhyamānāḥ' (fighting against)