महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-233, verse-6

जितकाशिनश्च खचरास्त्वरिताश्च महारथाः ।
क्षणेनैव वने तस्मिन्समाजग्मुरभीतवत् ॥६॥

6. jitakāśinaśca khacarāstvaritāśca mahārathāḥ ,
kṣaṇenaiva vane tasminsamājagmurabhītavat.

6. jitakāśinaḥ ca khacarāḥ tvaritāḥ ca mahārathāḥ
kṣaṇena eva vane tasmin samājagmuḥ abhītavat

6. The victorious sky-dwellers (gandharvas) and the swift great charioteers, fearless, gathered in that forest in an instant.

Words meanings summery:

• जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - victorious, triumphant, shining with victory

• च (ca) - and

• खचराः (khacarāḥ) - often referring to gandharvas (sky-dwellers)

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, hurried, quick

• च (ca) - and

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they gathered, they came together, they arrived

• अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one fearless

Words meanings and morphology

जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - victorious, triumphant, shining with victory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitakāśin

jitakāśin - victorious, shining with victory

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+kāśin)

• jita – conquered, won
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √ji
  Root: ji (class 1)
• kāśin – shining, appearing
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from √kāś
  Root: kāś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

खचराः (khacarāḥ) - often referring to gandharvas (sky-dwellers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khacara

khacara - sky-dweller, flying, a gandharva

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √car
  Root: car (class 1)

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, hurried, quick

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - swift, hurried, quick

Past Passive Participle

from √tvar

Root: tvar (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (on a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they gathered, they came together, they arrived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of samāgam

perfect past 3rd person plural

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one fearless

(indeclinable)

from abhīta + vat

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