महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-12

वहन्ति मामतिबलाः कुञ्जरा हेममालिनः ।
स्यन्दनेषु च काम्बोजा युक्ताः परमवाजिनः ॥१२॥

12. vahanti māmatibalāḥ kuñjarā hemamālinaḥ ,
syandaneṣu ca kāmbojā yuktāḥ paramavājinaḥ.

12. vahanti mām atibalāḥ kuñjarāḥ hemamālinaḥ
syandaneṣu ca kāmbojāḥ yuktāḥ paramavājinaḥ

12. atibalāḥ hemamālinaḥ kuñjarāḥ mām vahanti ca
syandaneṣu yuktāḥ paramavājinaḥ kāmbojāḥ (mām vahanti)

12. Very powerful elephants, adorned with golden garlands, carry me. And in chariots, excellent horses from Kamboja are harnessed.

Words meanings summery:

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear

• माम् (mām) - me

• अतिबलाः (atibalāḥ) - very strong, exceedingly powerful

• कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

• हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - adorned with golden garlands

• स्यन्दनेषु (syandaneṣu) - in chariots

• च (ca) - and

• काम्बोजाः (kāmbojāḥ) - Horses from the Kamboja region (Kamboja (horses))

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - yoked, harnessed, joined

• परमवाजिनः (paramavājinaḥ) - excellent horses

Words meanings and morphology

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vah

Present Active Indicative

Root vah, Present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: vah (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of `vahanti`.

अतिबलाः (atibalāḥ) - very strong, exceedingly powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atibala

atibala - very strong, exceedingly powerful

Compound: ati (very, exceedingly) + bala (strength)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+bala)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
  prefix implying excess
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `kuñjarāḥ`.

कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Subject of `vahanti`.

हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - adorned with golden garlands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemamālin

hemamālin - wearing golden garlands, adorned with gold

Bahuvrihi compound: hema (gold) + mālin (garlanded)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+mālin)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – garlanded, wearing a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -in

Note: Qualifies `kuñjarāḥ`.

स्यन्दनेषु (syandaneṣu) - in chariots

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of syandana

syandana - chariot, flowing, vehicle

Derived from root syand (to flow, run)

Root: syand (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

काम्बोजाः (kāmbojāḥ) - Horses from the Kamboja region (Kamboja (horses))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmboja

kāmboja - a native of Kamboja (region known for horses), Kamboja horses

Originally a noun referring to the people/region, here used as an adjective for horses or implicitly referring to horses

Note: Qualifies `vājinaḥ`.

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - yoked, harnessed, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - yoked, harnessed, joined, connected, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to yoke, join), suffix -ta

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `vājinaḥ`.

परमवाजिनः (paramavājinaḥ) - excellent horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramavājin

paramavājin - excellent horse, supreme horse

Tatpuruṣa compound: parama (supreme, excellent) + vājin (horse)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vājin)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• vājin – horse, swift
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vāja (swiftness, strength)

Note: Subject of an implied `vahanti`.