महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-75, verse-9

स नृत्यन्निव नागेन्द्रो वज्रदत्तप्रचोदितः ।
आससाद द्रुतं राजन्कौरवाणां महारथम् ॥९॥

9. sa nṛtyanniva nāgendro vajradattapracoditaḥ ,
āsasāda drutaṁ rājankauravāṇāṁ mahāratham.

9. saḥ nṛtyan iva nāgendraḥ vajradattapracoditaḥ
āsasāda drutam rājan kauravāṇām mahāratham

9. rājan vajradattapracoditaḥ saḥ nāgendraḥ nṛtyan
iva kauravāṇām mahāratham drutam āsasāda

9. O king, that great elephant, urged by Vajradatta, swiftly approached the Kaurava's mighty warrior (Arjuna), as if it were dancing.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that elephant (he, that)

• नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - great elephant (lord of serpents, great elephant)

• वज्रदत्तप्रचोदितः (vajradattapracoditaḥ) - urged/driven by Vajradatta (urged by Vajradatta)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - he swiftly approached (he approached, he reached)

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas

• महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great warrior (Arjuna) (a great warrior, one with a great chariot)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that elephant (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'āsasāda'.

नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, performing a dance

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nṛt (to dance) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' / 'nāgendraḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - great elephant (lord of serpents, great elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - lord of serpents; chief of elephants, great elephant

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the elephant.

वज्रदत्तप्रचोदितः (vajradattapracoditaḥ) - urged/driven by Vajradatta (urged by Vajradatta)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajradattapracodita

vajradattapracodita - urged by Vajradatta

Past Passive Participle

vajradatta + pra-cud (to urge/impel) with kta suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajradatta+pracodita)

• vajradatta – Vajradatta (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pracodita – urged, impelled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-cud; root cud; class 10; upasarga pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' / 'nāgendraḥ'.

आससाद (āsasāda) - he swiftly approached (he approached, he reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sad

Perfect tense

ā + sad (root, class 1, with reduplication).

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From dru (to run) + kta, used adverbially.

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'āsasāda'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Vocative address.

कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Patronymic from kuru.

Note: Possessive, refers to Arjuna as a Kaurava.

महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great warrior (Arjuna) (a great warrior, one with a great chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, one who fights from a great chariot

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'āsasāda'. Refers to Arjuna.