महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-12

ततस्ते पितुराज्ञाय दिक्षु सर्वासु तं हयम् ।
अमार्गन्त महाराज सर्वं च पृथिवीतलम् ॥१२॥

12. tataste piturājñāya dikṣu sarvāsu taṁ hayam ,
amārganta mahārāja sarvaṁ ca pṛthivītalam.

12. tatas te pituḥ ājñāya dikṣu sarvāsu tam hayam
amārganta mahārāja sarvam ca pṛthivītalam

12. Then, those (sons), having received their father's command, searched for that horse in all directions, O great king, and (they searched) the entire surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon

• ते (te) - those, they

• पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having received command

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• हयम् (hayam) - horse

• अमार्गन्त (amārganta) - they searched, they sought

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire, all

• च (ca) - and

• पृथिवीतलम् (pṛthivītalam) - the surface of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sons of Sagara.

पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Ablative case indicating the source of the command.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having received command

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'dikṣu'.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

हयम् (hayam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

अमार्गन्त (amārganta) - they searched, they sought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of mārg

Root: mārg (class 10)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivītalam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीतलम् (pṛthivītalam) - the surface of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pṛthivītala

pṛthivītala - surface of the earth, terrestrial surface

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+tala)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
  noun (neuter)