महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-5

नलेन संगृहीतेषु पुरेव नलवाजिषु ।
सदृशं रथनिर्घोषं मेने भैमी तथा हयाः ॥५॥

5. nalena saṁgṛhīteṣu pureva nalavājiṣu ,
sadṛśaṁ rathanirghoṣaṁ mene bhaimī tathā hayāḥ.

5. nalena saṃgṛhīteṣu pura iva nalavājiṣu
sadṛśam rathanirghoṣam mene bhaimī tathā hayāḥ

5. Damayantī (Bhaimī) and the horses perceived a chariot sound similar to when Nala used to drive his horses before.

Words meanings summery:

• नलेन (nalena) - by Nala

• संगृहीतेषु (saṁgṛhīteṣu) - in those (horses) that were controlled/driven by (Nala) (in those that were held, controlled, collected)

• पुर (pura) - formerly, previously, before

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नलवाजिषु (nalavājiṣu) - in Nala's horses

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, resembling

• रथनिर्घोषम् (rathanirghoṣam) - sound of a chariot

• मेने (mene) - thought, perceived, considered

• भैमी (bhaimī) - Damayantī (daughter of Bhīma)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, likewise, so)

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

Words meanings and morphology

नलेन (nalena) - by Nala

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper name of a king)

संगृहीतेषु (saṁgṛhīteṣu) - in those (horses) that were controlled/driven by (Nala) (in those that were held, controlled, collected)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃgṛhīta

saṁgṛhīta - held, collected, controlled, taken

past passive participle

past passive participle of saṃ + gṛh (to seize, to hold)

Prefix: sam

Root: gṛh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'nalavājiṣu'.

पुर (pura) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'pureva' (pura + iva).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'pureva' (pura + iva).

नलवाजिषु (nalavājiṣu) - in Nala's horses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nalavājin

nalavājin - Nala's horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nala+vājin)

• nala – Nala (proper name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, steed
  noun (masculine)

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, resembling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, like

Note: Qualifies 'rathanirghoṣam'.

रथनिर्घोषम् (rathanirghoṣam) - sound of a chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathanirghoṣa

rathanirghoṣa - sound of a chariot, chariot's roar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nirghoṣa)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

मेने (mene) - thought, perceived, considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of man

perfect middle

3rd person singular perfect middle of the root man

Root: man (class 4)

भैमी (bhaimī) - Damayantī (daughter of Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaimī

bhaimī - Damayantī (daughter of Bhīma)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, likewise, so)

(indeclinable)

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse, steed

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'mene' along with 'bhaimī'.