महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-234, verse-3

यथा कर्णस्य च रथो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः ।
गन्धर्वैः शतशश्छिन्नौ तथा तेषां प्रचक्रिरे ॥३॥

3. yathā karṇasya ca ratho dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ ,
gandharvaiḥ śataśaśchinnau tathā teṣāṁ pracakrire.

3. yathā karṇasya ca rathaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya ca ubhayoḥ
gandharvaiḥ śataśaḥ chinnau tathā teṣām pracakrire

3. Just as the chariots of both Karṇa and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son were shattered into hundreds by the Gandharvas, similarly they (the Gandharvas) also did the same to the chariots of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

• च (ca) - and

• रथः (rathaḥ) - Refers to the chariot of Karṇa, and implicitly, the chariot of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (chariot)

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - Refers to Duryodhana or another son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (Kaurava))

• च (ca) - and

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - Refers to both Karṇa and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (of both)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - into hundreds, by hundreds

• छिन्नौ (chinnau) - Refers to the chariots being shattered. (cut, severed, shattered)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (of them, their)

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - The Gandharvas made the Pāṇḍavas' chariots shattered, similar to Karṇa's and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's. (they made, they did, they performed)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (name of a warrior, son of Sūrya and Kuntī)

Note: Possessive case modifying implied 'ratha'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Karṇa and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son.

रथः (rathaḥ) - Refers to the chariot of Karṇa, and implicitly, the chariot of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (chariot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: The nominative singular 'rathaḥ' is used here, but in conjunction with 'ubhayoḥ' and the dual participle 'chinnau', it implies 'rathau' (dual) as the subject, referring to two chariots.

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - Refers to Duryodhana or another son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (Kaurava))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Apatyārthe (descendant) derivation from Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Note: Possessive case modifying implied 'ratha'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhārtarāṣṭrasya' to 'ubhayoḥ'.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - Refers to both Karṇa and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Agrees with 'karṇasya' and 'dhārtarāṣṭrasya', referring to them as a pair.

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (celestial musician or warrior)

Note: Agent of the action 'chinnau' and 'pracakrire'.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - into hundreds, by hundreds

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'śata' (hundred) with adverbial suffix '-śas'.

Note: Modifies the verb implied by 'chinnau'.

छिन्नौ (chinnau) - Refers to the chariots being shattered. (cut, severed, shattered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root chid- (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied dual 'rathau'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the result or analogous action.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive case, referring to the Pāṇḍavas, whose chariots are implied as the object of 'pracakrire'.

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - The Gandharvas made the Pāṇḍavas' chariots shattered, similar to Karṇa's and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's. (they made, they did, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (lit) of pra-kṛ

Perfect Middle

Perfect 3rd person plural middle of root kṛ- (to do) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the second clause. The subject is implied Gandharvas (gandharvaiḥ from the previous clause), and the object is implied (the chariots of the Pāṇḍavas).