महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-5

अनुसारभयाद्भीताः प्राङ्मुखाः प्राद्रवन्पुनः ।
ते मुहूर्तं ततो गत्वा श्रान्तवाहाः पिपासिताः ॥५॥

5. anusārabhayādbhītāḥ prāṅmukhāḥ prādravanpunaḥ ,
te muhūrtaṁ tato gatvā śrāntavāhāḥ pipāsitāḥ.

5. anusārabhayāt bhītāḥ prāṅmukhāḥ prādravan punaḥ
te muhūrtam tataḥ gatvā śrāntavāhāḥ pipāsitāḥ

5. anusārabhayāt bhītāḥ prāṅmukhāḥ te punaḥ prādravan
tataḥ muhūrtam gatvā śrāntavāhāḥ pipāsitāḥ

5. Frightened by the fear of pursuit, they fled forward again, facing that direction. After going a short distance from there, they became thirsty, their horses exhausted.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुसारभयात् (anusārabhayāt) - from fear of pursuit, due to fear of following

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

• प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing forward, facing east

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran forward

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• ते (te) - they

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• श्रान्तवाहाः (śrāntavāhāḥ) - with exhausted horses, whose horses were tired

• पिपासिताः (pipāsitāḥ) - thirsty, desiring to drink

Words meanings and morphology

अनुसारभयात् (anusārabhayāt) - from fear of pursuit, due to fear of following

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anusārabhaya

anusārabhaya - fear of pursuit/following

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anusāra+bhaya)

• anusāra – following, pursuit, conformity
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛ (to go) with upasargas anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Cause for their fright

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, afraid

Past Passive Participle

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing forward, facing east

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing eastward, facing forward

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāñc+mukha)

• prāñc – eastern, forward
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, direction
  noun (neuter)

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran forward

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prādru

Imperfect

3rd person plural imperfect active of root dru (to run) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

Adverb

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

3rd person pronoun

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, short time, period of 48 minutes

Note: Denotes duration of action

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun tad

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed with suffix -tvā from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

श्रान्तवाहाः (śrāntavāhāḥ) - with exhausted horses, whose horses were tired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrāntavāha

śrāntavāha - having tired horses, whose carriers (horses) are weary

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrānta+vāha)

• śrānta – tired, weary, exhausted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śram (to be weary)
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vāha – horse, carrier, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
  from root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

पिपासिताः (pipāsitāḥ) - thirsty, desiring to drink

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pipāsita

pipāsita - thirsty, desirous of drinking

Desiderative Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem of root pā (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)