महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-36

सारथिश्च यथा युक्त्वा सदश्वान्सुसमाहितः ।
देशमिष्टं नयत्याशु धन्विनं पुरुषर्षभ ॥३६॥

36. sārathiśca yathā yuktvā sadaśvānsusamāhitaḥ ,
deśamiṣṭaṁ nayatyāśu dhanvinaṁ puruṣarṣabha.

36. sārathiḥ ca yathā yuktvā sadaśvān susamāhitaḥ
deśam iṣṭam nayati āśu dhanvinam puruṣarṣabha

36. puruṣarṣabha yathā ca susamāhitaḥ sārathiḥ
sadaśvān yuktvā dhanvinam iṣṭam deśam āśu nayati

36. Just as a charioteer, being utterly focused, expertly harnesses excellent horses and quickly conveys the archer to the desired destination, O best among men (puruṣarṣabha).

Words meanings summery:

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer, driver

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• युक्त्वा (yuktvā) - having harnessed, having yoked, having prepared

• सदश्वान् (sadaśvān) - good horses, excellent steeds

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-composed, very attentive, utterly focused

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, destination

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, favorite

• नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, conveys, takes

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• धन्विनम् (dhanvinam) - archer, one holding a bow

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

Words meanings and morphology

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer, driver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver, guide

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

युक्त्वा (yuktvā) - having harnessed, having yoked, having prepared

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root 'yuj' with suffix 'ktvā'

Root: yuj (class 7)

सदश्वान् (sadaśvān) - good horses, excellent steeds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadaśva

sadaśva - good horse, excellent steed

Compound 'sat' (good) + 'aśva' (horse)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+aśva)

• sat – good, excellent, true, existing
  adjective
  Present active participle of 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'yuktvā'.

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-composed, very attentive, utterly focused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, very attentive, utterly focused

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'su' (well) + 'samāhita' (composed, concentrated)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – composed, concentrated, fixed, collected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'dhā' (to place, hold)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sārathiḥ'.

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, destination

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, spot

Note: Object of 'nayati'.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, favorite

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, liked, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'deśam'.

नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, conveys, takes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'nayati'.

धन्विनम् (dhanvinam) - archer, one holding a bow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, Bowman, one possessing a bow

From 'dhanu' (bow) with possessive suffix '-in'

Note: Object of 'nayati'.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, eminent man, chief of men

Compound 'puruṣa' (man) + 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the Cosmic Person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)