महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-30, verse-3

केचिद्यानैर्नरा जग्मुः केचिदश्वैर्मनोजवैः ।
रथैश्च नगराकारैः प्रदीप्तज्वलनोपमैः ॥३॥

3. kecidyānairnarā jagmuḥ kecidaśvairmanojavaiḥ ,
rathaiśca nagarākāraiḥ pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ.

3. kecit yānaiḥ narāḥ jagmuḥ kecit aśvaiḥ manojavaiḥ
rathaiḥ ca nagarākāraiḥ pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ

3. narāḥ kecit yānaiḥ jagmuḥ kecit
manojavaiḥ aśvaiḥ (jagmuḥ) ca
(kecit) nagarākāraiḥ
pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ rathaiḥ (jagmuḥ)

3. Some men went by vehicles, and others by horses swift as thought. Still others went by chariots resembling cities in their form and blazing fires in their splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, a few

• यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by conveyances, by vehicles

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, proceeded

• केचित् (kecit) - some, a few

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

• मनोजवैः (manojavaiḥ) - swift as thought, mind-swift

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• च (ca) - and, also

• नगराकारैः (nagarākāraiḥ) - having the shape of cities, resembling cities (in size/form)

• प्रदीप्तज्वलनोपमैः (pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ) - resembling blazing fires

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, a few

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kid

kid - some, any

Formed from kim + cit

Note: Also functions as an adjective here.

यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by conveyances, by vehicles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yāna

yāna - going, moving, a vehicle, a conveyance

From root √yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active of √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, a few

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kid

kid - some, any

Formed from kim + cit

Note: Also functions as an adjective here.

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

मनोजवैः (manojavaiḥ) - swift as thought, mind-swift

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manojavā

manojavā - swift as thought, mind-swift

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jū (to be swift)
  Root: jū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aśvaiḥ'.

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

From root √ram (to delight, here more generally 'to move swiftly')

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

नगराकारैः (nagarākāraiḥ) - having the shape of cities, resembling cities (in size/form)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nagarākāra

nagarākāra - having the form/shape of a city

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nagara+ākāra)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, size
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + √kṛ (to do/make)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.

प्रदीप्तज्वलनोपमैः (pradīptajvalanopamaiḥ) - resembling blazing fires

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pradīptajvalanopama

pradīptajvalanopama - comparable to a blazing fire, resembling a flaming fire

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pradīpta+jvalana+upama)

• pradīpta – blazing, intensely burning, ignited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra + √dīp (to shine, burn)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• jvalana – fire, flame, burning
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jval (to burn)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• upama – resembling, like, comparable
  adjective
  From upa + √mā (to measure/compare)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaiḥ'.