महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-165, verse-12

ततो मातलिसंयुक्तं मयूरसमरोमभिः ।
हयैरुपेतं प्रादान्मे रथं दिव्यं महाप्रभम् ॥१२॥

12. tato mātalisaṁyuktaṁ mayūrasamaromabhiḥ ,
hayairupetaṁ prādānme rathaṁ divyaṁ mahāprabham.

12. tataḥ mātali-saṃyuktam mayūra-sama-romabhiḥ
hayaiḥ upetam prādāt me ratham divyam mahāprabham

12. Then he gave me a divine, greatly effulgent chariot, equipped with horses whose hairs resembled peacock feathers, and driven by Matali.

12. אז נתן לי אִינְדְרַה מרכבה אלוהית ונוצצת מאוד, שמָאטַלִי רתום אליה ויש לה סוסים בעלי שער כשל טווסים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• मातलि-संयुक्तम् (mātali-saṁyuktam) - driven by Matali (Indra's charioteer) (yoked with Matali, having Matali joined)

• मयूर-सम-रोमभिः (mayūra-sama-romabhiḥ) - referring to the color/appearance of the horses' hair (with hairs like peacocks', with peacock-like hairs)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses, with horses

• उपेतम् (upetam) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave

• मे (me) - to me, my

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• महाप्रभम् (mahāprabham) - greatly effulgent, very splendid

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' with suffix 'tas'.

मातलि-संयुक्तम् (mātali-saṁyuktam) - driven by Matali (Indra's charioteer) (yoked with Matali, having Matali joined)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mātalisaṃyukta

mātalisaṁyukta - joined with Matali, accompanied by Matali

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mātali+saṃyukta)

• mātali – Matali (Indra's charioteer)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, yoked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yuj' with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

मयूर-सम-रोमभिः (mayūra-sama-romabhiḥ) - referring to the color/appearance of the horses' hair (with hairs like peacocks', with peacock-like hairs)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mayūrasamaroman

mayūrasamaroman - having hairs like peacocks

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mayūra+sama+roman)

• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• roman – hair, body hair
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'.

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses, with horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Root: hay (class 1)

उपेतम् (upetam) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upeta

upeta - approached, attained, endowed with, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dā

Imperfect 3rd singular

From root 'dā' (class 3) with upasarga 'pra'. 'prādāt' is 'pra-' + 'adāt' (augment 'a' before the root 'dā').

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: 'me' can be dative ('to me') or genitive ('my') of 'asmad'.

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: rath (class 1)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

महाप्रभम् (mahāprabham) - greatly effulgent, very splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāprabha

mahāprabha - of great splendor, very luminous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+prabha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem of 'mahat'. Used as a prefix in compounds.
• prabha – splendor, light, effulgence
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhā' with 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

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