महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-64

रथमादित्यसंकाशमास्थितः कनकप्रभम् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यसेना सा व्यद्रवत्सहसा रणे ॥६४॥

64. rathamādityasaṁkāśamāsthitaḥ kanakaprabham ,
taṁ dṛṣṭvā daityasenā sā vyadravatsahasā raṇe.

64. ratham ādityasaṃkāśam āsthitaḥ kanakaprabham
tam dṛṣṭvā daityasenā sā vyadravat sahasā raṇe

64. He was seated in a chariot shining like the sun and radiant like gold. Seeing him, that army of demons suddenly fled from the battle.

64. עלה על מרכבה זורחת כשמש ובעלת ברק זהוב. כשראה אותו צבא הדַיטְיַה, הוא נמלט פתאום מהקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आदित्यसंकाशम् (ādityasaṁkāśam) - shining like the sun, sun-like in appearance

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - seated, mounted (upon)

• कनकप्रभम् (kanakaprabham) - radiant like gold, gold-shining

• तम् (tam) - referring to Mahasena (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing, seeing

• दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - army of demons

• सा (sā) - that

• व्यद्रवत् (vyadravat) - fled, ran away

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, violently

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Object of 'āsthitaḥ'.

आदित्यसंकाशम् (ādityasaṁkāśam) - shining like the sun, sun-like in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasaṃkāśa

ādityasaṁkāśa - shining like the sun, sun-like in appearance

composed of āditya (sun) and saṃkāśa (resembling)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āditya+saṃkāśa)

• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, appearing as
  adjective
  derived from root kāś with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - seated, mounted (upon)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - seated, mounted, abiding in

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implies Mahasena is the subject.

कनकप्रभम् (kanakaprabham) - radiant like gold, gold-shining

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kanakaprabha

kanakaprabha - radiant like gold, gold-shining

composed of kanaka (gold) and prabha (radiance)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kanaka+prabha)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• prabha – radiance, light, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root bhā with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā

Note: Agrees with 'ratham'.

तम् (tam) - referring to Mahasena (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - army of demons

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daityasenā

daityasenā - army of demons

composed of daitya (demon) and senā (army)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (daitya+senā)

• daitya – demon, son of Diti, asura
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'vyadravat'.

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'daityasenā'.

व्यद्रवत् (vyadravat) - fled, ran away

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, violently

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

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