महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-69, verse-18

ततो युक्तं रथं राजा समारोहत्त्वरान्वितः ।
अथ पर्यपतन्भूमौ जानुभिस्ते हयोत्तमाः ॥१८॥

18. tato yuktaṁ rathaṁ rājā samārohattvarānvitaḥ ,
atha paryapatanbhūmau jānubhiste hayottamāḥ.

18. tataḥ yuktam ratham rājā samārohat tvarānvitaḥ
| atha paryapatan bhūmau jānubhiḥ te hayottamāḥ

18. Then, the king, swiftly, ascended the yoked chariot. Immediately, those excellent horses fell to the ground on their knees.

Words meanings summery:

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

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, joined, harnessed

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

• समारोहत् (samārohat) - ascended, mounted

• त्वरान्वितः (tvarānvitaḥ) - swift, hastened, full of haste

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• पर्यपतन् (paryapatan) - fell down

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - with knees, by knees

• ते (te) - those, they

• हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - best horses

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, joined, harnessed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, harnessed, connected

Past Passive Participle

from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: qualifies ratham

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Object of samārohat

राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Subject of samārohat

समारोहत् (samārohat) - ascended, mounted

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada of root ruh with prefix sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

त्वरान्वितः (tvarānvitaḥ) - swift, hastened, full of haste

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarānvita

tvarānvita - hastened, swift, impetuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvarā+anvita)

• tvarā – haste, speed
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tvar (class 1)
• anvita – joined, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from anu + i (to go)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: qualifies rājā

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

पर्यपतन् (paryapatan) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada of root pat with prefix pari-ā

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - with knees, by knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jānu

jānu - knee

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: qualifies hayottamāḥ

हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - best horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hayottama

hayottama - best horse

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+uttama)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• uttama – best, highest
  adjective

Note: Subject of paryapatan