महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-12

ततोऽहं पर्वतचितः सहयः सहसारथिः ।
अप्रख्यातिमियां राजन्सध्वजः पर्वतैश्चितः ॥१२॥

12. tato'haṁ parvatacitaḥ sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ ,
aprakhyātimiyāṁ rājansadhvajaḥ parvataiścitaḥ.

12. tataḥ aham parvatacitaḥ sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ
aprakhyātim iyām rājan sadhvajaḥ parvataiḥ citaḥ

12. Then, O king, I, along with my horses, charioteer, and banner, became completely obscured, buried by those mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पर्वतचितः (parvatacitaḥ) - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains

• सहयः (sahayaḥ) - with horses, having horses

• सहसारथिः (sahasārathiḥ) - with the charioteer, having a charioteer

• अप्रख्यातिम् (aprakhyātim) - obscurity, disappearance, disrepute

• इयाम् (iyām) - I obtained, I reached, I went to

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• सध्वजः (sadhvajaḥ) - with the banner, having a banner

• पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

• चितः (citaḥ) - covered, piled, heaped

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पर्वतचितः (parvatacitaḥ) - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatacita

parvatacita - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains

Past Passive Participle used adjectivally

Compound formed from parvata (mountain) and cita (piled up).

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+cita)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• cita – piled, gathered, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ci (to gather, pile up).
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

सहयः (sahayaḥ) - with horses, having horses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahaya

sahaya - accompanied by horses, having horses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+haya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

सहसारथिः (sahasārathiḥ) - with the charioteer, having a charioteer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasārathi

sahasārathi - accompanied by a charioteer, having a charioteer

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sārathi)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• sārathi – charioteer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

अप्रख्यातिम् (aprakhyātim) - obscurity, disappearance, disrepute

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aprakhyāti

aprakhyāti - obscurity, disappearance, lack of fame, disrepute

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+prakhyāti)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• prakhyāti – fame, renown, visibility
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'iyām'.

इयाम् (iyām) - I obtained, I reached, I went to

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Though grammatically optative, it implies achieving a state in a narrative context here.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सध्वजः (sadhvajaḥ) - with the banner, having a banner

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadhvaja

sadhvaja - accompanied by a banner, having a banner

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dhvaja)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Agent for 'citaḥ'.

चितः (citaḥ) - covered, piled, heaped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cita

cita - piled, gathered, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ci (to gather, pile up).

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.