महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-22

तमेव च यथाध्वानं रथेनेहाशुगामिना ।
यायादश्वप्रयुक्तेन तथा बुद्धिमतां गतिः ॥२२॥

22. tameva ca yathādhvānaṁ rathenehāśugāminā ,
yāyādaśvaprayuktena tathā buddhimatāṁ gatiḥ.

22. tam eva ca yathā adhvānam rathena iha āśugāminā
yāyāt aśvaprayuktena tathā buddhimatām gatiḥ

22. ca tathā buddhimatām gatiḥ (bhavati) yathā tam eva
adhvānam iha aśvaprayuktena āśugāminā rathena yāyāt

22. And just as one might swiftly traverse that very same path by chariot, pulled by horses, so too is the progress of the intelligent.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the way that

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• आशुगामिना (āśugāminā) - swift-moving, fast-going

• यायात् (yāyāt) - should go, may go, might go

• अश्वप्रयुक्तेन (aśvaprayuktena) - driven by horses, yoked with horses

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent, of the wise ones

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - course, movement, progress, destination, state

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'adhvānam'

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the way that

(indeclinable)

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, carriage

Root: ram (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

आशुगामिना (āśugāminā) - swift-moving, fast-going

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āśugāmin

āśugāmin - swift-moving, fast-going

Agent Noun / Adjective

Compound of āśu (swiftly) and gāmin (going, from root gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśu+gāmin)

• āśu – swift, quick, quickly
  adjective (neuter)
• gāmin – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agentive Suffix
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'

यायात् (yāyāt) - should go, may go, might go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of yā

Optative Active

Root: yā (class 2)

अश्वप्रयुक्तेन (aśvaprayuktena) - driven by horses, yoked with horses

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśvaprayukta

aśvaprayukta - driven by horses, yoked with horses

Compound of aśva (horse) and prayukta (joined, yoked, driven)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+prayukta)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• prayukta – joined, yoked, employed, driven
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-yuj (to join, to employ, to harness)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent, of the wise ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, possessing intellect

Derived from buddhi (intellect) + matup (possessing)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - course, movement, progress, destination, state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, progress, destination

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)