महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-141

बहूनि नागवर्त्मानि गङ्गायास्तीर उत्तरे ।
इच्छेत्कोऽर्कांशुसेनायां चर्तुमैरावतं विना ॥१४१॥

141. bahūni nāgavartmāni gaṅgāyāstīra uttare ,
icchetko'rkāṁśusenāyāṁ cartumairāvataṁ vinā.

141. bahūni nāgavartmāni gaṅgāyāḥ tīre uttare icchet
kaḥ arkāṃśusenāyāṃ cartum airāvatam vinā

141. There are many serpent paths on the northern bank of the Ganga. Who would desire to move among the host of sunbeams without Airāvata?

Words meanings summery:

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many (many, numerous)

• नागवर्त्मानि (nāgavartmāni) - serpent paths (paths of serpents, serpent trails)

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river (of the Ganga)

• तीरे (tīre) - on the bank (on the bank, on the shore)

• उत्तरे (uttare) - northern (northern, upper, later)

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - would desire (one would wish, one would desire)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who? what?)

• अर्कांशुसेनायां (arkāṁśusenāyāṁ) - in the host of sunbeams (in the army/host of sunbeams)

• चर्तुम् (cartum) - to move, to roam (to move, to go, to roam)

• ऐरावतम् (airāvatam) - Airāvata (the great naga) (Airāvata (accusative))

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

Words meanings and morphology

बहूनि (bahūni) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: agreement with nāgavartmāni

नागवर्त्मानि (nāgavartmāni) - serpent paths (paths of serpents, serpent trails)

(noun)

neuter, plural of nāgavartman

nāgavartman - path of a serpent, serpent's track

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+vartman)

• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, track, way
  noun (neuter)

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river (of the Ganga)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga, Ganges

तीरे (tīre) - on the bank (on the bank, on the shore)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, edge, side

उत्तरे (uttare) - northern (northern, upper, later)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, superior, later, subsequent

Note: agreement with tīre

इच्छेत् (icchet) - would desire (one would wish, one would desire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of iṣ

desiderative stem

root 'iṣ' in desiderative 'icch'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who? what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

अर्कांशुसेनायां (arkāṁśusenāyāṁ) - in the host of sunbeams (in the army/host of sunbeams)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of arkāṃśusenā

arkāṁśusenā - army of sunbeams, host of sun's rays

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arka+aṃśu+senā)

• arka – sun, ray of light, crystal
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam, point, end
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

चर्तुम् (cartum) - to move, to roam (to move, to go, to roam)

(verb)

active, infinitive of car

infinitive

infinitive suffix -tum

Root: car (class 1)

ऐरावतम् (airāvatam) - Airāvata (the great naga) (Airāvata (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - belonging to Irāvatī, name of Indra's elephant, name of a prominent naga

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)