महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-14

वर्त्मान्यन्विष्यमाणास्तु रथानां रथसत्तम ।
कंचित्कालं मनुष्येन्द्र सूतानामनुगा वयम् ॥१४॥

14. vartmānyanviṣyamāṇāstu rathānāṁ rathasattama ,
kaṁcitkālaṁ manuṣyendra sūtānāmanugā vayam.

14. vartmāni anviṣyamāṇāḥ tu rathānām rathasattama
kaṃcit kālam manuṣyendra sūtānām anugāḥ vayam

14. O best among charioteers, O lord of men, we searched for the tracks of the chariots and charioteers, pursuing them for some time.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्त्मानि (vartmāni) - tracks (of chariots and charioteers) (paths, tracks, roads)

• अन्विष्यमाणाः (anviṣyamāṇāḥ) - searching (for tracks) (searching, investigating, pursuing)

• तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, however)

• रथानाम् (rathānām) - of the chariots (whose tracks were sought) (of chariots, pertaining to chariots)

• रथसत्तम (rathasattama) - O best among charioteers (addressing the listener, likely a king or general) (O best among chariots, O most excellent charioteer)

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some (duration) (some, any)

• कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period)

• मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O lord of men (addressing the listener, a king) (O lord of men, O king)

• सूतानाम् (sūtānām) - of the charioteers (whose tracks were sought, alongside the chariots) (of charioteers, of the Sūtas)

• अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - pursuing (the tracks); refers to the speaker and his group. (followers, pursuers, accompanying)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the speaker and his companions) (we)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्त्मानि (vartmāni) - tracks (of chariots and charioteers) (paths, tracks, roads)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vartman

vartman - path, road, track, way

अन्विष्यमाणाः (anviṣyamāṇāḥ) - searching (for tracks) (searching, investigating, pursuing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anviṣyamāṇa

anviṣyamāṇa - being sought, being searched, searching (middle voice participle)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from √iṣ with prefix anu, in present middle participle form

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vayam` (we).

तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रथानाम् (rathānām) - of the chariots (whose tracks were sought) (of chariots, pertaining to chariots)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, carriage

Root: ram

Note: Qualifies `vartmāni`.

रथसत्तम (rathasattama) - O best among charioteers (addressing the listener, likely a king or general) (O best among chariots, O most excellent charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rathasattama

rathasattama - best among chariots, best among charioteers

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+sattama)

• ratha – chariot, charioteer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some (duration) (some, any)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adjective with `kālam`.

कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O lord of men (addressing the listener, a king) (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manuṣyendra

manuṣyendra - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuṣya+indra)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

सूतानाम् (sūtānām) - of the charioteers (whose tracks were sought, alongside the chariots) (of charioteers, of the Sūtas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, messenger, offspring of a kṣatriya male and brāhmaṇa female

Derived from √sū (to impel, to drive)

Root: sū

Note: Qualifies `vartmāni` implicitly, or is a separate object of search.

अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - pursuing (the tracks); refers to the speaker and his group. (followers, pursuers, accompanying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuga

anuga - follower, attendant, going after, pursuing

From anu + √gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

वयम् (vayam) - we (the speaker and his companions) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.