महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-23

तान्प्रहृष्टास्ततः सूता राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः ।
निर्दिष्टान्नरदेवेन रथाञ्शीघ्रमयोजयन् ॥२३॥

23. tānprahṛṣṭāstataḥ sūtā rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ ,
nirdiṣṭānnaradevena rathāñśīghramayojayan.

23. tān prahṛṣṭāḥ tataḥ sūtāḥ rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ
| nirdiṣṭān naradevena rathān śīghram ayojayan

23. Then, the charioteers, who were greatly pleased and honored by their devotion (bhakti) to the king, swiftly prepared the chariots as instructed by the lord of men.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers, bards

• राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः (rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ) - honored/motivated by loyalty to the king

• निर्दिष्टान् (nirdiṣṭān) - as instructed/ordered (ordered, instructed, appointed)

• नरदेवेन (naradevena) - by the lord of men, by the king

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• अयोजयन् (ayojayan) - they prepared, they harnessed, they arranged

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'rathān' (chariots).

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, glad

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be glad) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers, bards

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

Note: Subject of 'ayojayan'.

राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः (rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ) - honored/motivated by loyalty to the king

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājabhaktipuraskṛta

rājabhaktipuraskṛta - honored or motivated by devotion/loyalty to the king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājabhakti+puraskṛta)

• rājabhakti – loyalty to the king, royal devotion
  noun (feminine)
• puraskṛta – honored, placed in front, instigated, stimulated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do) with prefix puras
  Prefix: puras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtāḥ'.

निर्दिष्टान् (nirdiṣṭān) - as instructed/ordered (ordered, instructed, appointed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nirdiṣṭa

nirdiṣṭa - ordered, instructed, appointed, shown

Past Passive Participle

from root diś (to point, show) with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'rathān'.

नरदेवेन (naradevena) - by the lord of men, by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of naradeva

naradeva - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+deva)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'nirdiṣṭān'. Refers to the king who gave the order.

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of 'ayojayan'.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'ayojayan'.

अयोजयन् (ayojayan) - they prepared, they harnessed, they arranged

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd plural (causative of yuj, form 'yojaya')

Root: yuj (class 7)