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.

18. אז עלה המלך בחיפזון על המרכבה המורתמת. ואז הסוסים המעולים האלה נפלו על הברכיים אל האדמה.

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

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