महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-274, verse-12

ततो हर्यश्वयुक्तेन रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ।
उपतस्थे रणे रामं मातलिः शक्रसारथिः ॥१२॥

12. tato haryaśvayuktena rathenādityavarcasā ,
upatasthe raṇe rāmaṁ mātaliḥ śakrasārathiḥ.

12. tataḥ haryaśvayuktena rathena ādityavarcasā
upatasthe raṇe rāmam mātaliḥ śakrasārathiḥ

12. Then, Matali, the charioteer of Indra, approached Rama on the battlefield with a chariot yoked to green horses and shining like the sun.

12. אז הגיע אל רָאמַה בקרב מָאטַלִי, מנהיג המרכבה של שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה), במרכבה הרתומה לסוסים זהובים ובוהקת כשמש.

Words meanings summery:

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

• हर्यश्वयुक्तेन (haryaśvayuktena) - by that which is yoked to green horses (by that which is yoked with green horses, by that which is yoked with Indra's horses)

• रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot (by the chariot)

• आदित्यवर्चसा (ādityavarcasā) - with sun-like splendor (with sun-like splendor, by that having the splendor of the sun)

• उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - he approached (he approached, stood near, presented himself)

• रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

• शक्रसारथिः (śakrasārathiḥ) - Indra's charioteer

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

हर्यश्वयुक्तेन (haryaśvayuktena) - by that which is yoked to green horses (by that which is yoked with green horses, by that which is yoked with Indra's horses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of haryaśvayukta

haryaśvayukta - yoked with green horses, yoked with Indra's horses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (haryaśva+yukta)

• haryaśva – green horse; a name for Indra's horses
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – yoked, joined, connected, engaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √yuj (to yoke, join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'.

रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot (by the chariot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आदित्यवर्चसा (ādityavarcasā) - with sun-like splendor (with sun-like splendor, by that having the splendor of the sun)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ādityavarcas

ādityavarcas - having the splendor of the sun

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āditya+varcas)

• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'.

उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - he approached (he approached, stood near, presented himself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of upa-sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form of Lit.

रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, black

Note: Object of 'upatasthe'.

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

Note: Subject of 'upatasthe'.

शक्रसारथिः (śakrasārathiḥ) - Indra's charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakrasārathi

śakrasārathi - charioteer of Indra

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (śakra+sārathi)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• sārathi – charioteer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'Mātaliḥ'.

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