महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-17

प्रकीर्णपर्णानि यथा वसन्ते विशातयित्वात्यनिलो नुदन्खे ।
तथा सपत्नान्विकिरन्किरीटी चचार संख्येऽतिरथो रथेन ॥१७॥

17. prakīrṇaparṇāni yathā vasante; viśātayitvātyanilo nudankhe ,
tathā sapatnānvikirankirīṭī; cacāra saṁkhye'tiratho rathena.

17. prakīrṇaparṇāni yathā vasante
viśātayitvā atyanilaḥ nudan khe
tathā sapatnān vikiran kirīṭī
cacāra saṃkhye atirathaḥ rathena

17. Just as a mighty wind in spring scatters torn leaves, pushing them into the sky, so too did the crowned one (Arjuna), a great warrior, move about in battle with his chariot, scattering his enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकीर्णपर्णानि (prakīrṇaparṇāni) - scattered leaves

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

• विशातयित्वा (viśātayitvā) - having scattered (having torn, having shattered, having scattered)

• अत्यनिलः (atyanilaḥ) - a mighty wind (mighty wind, extremely strong wind)

• नुदन् (nudan) - pushing (pushing, driving, impelling)

• खे (khe) - into the sky (in the sky, in space, in the air)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (thus, in that manner, similarly)

• सपत्नान् (sapatnān) - his enemies (enemies, rivals, adversaries)

• विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering (scattering, dispersing, spreading)

• किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the crowned one (Arjuna) (one possessing a diadem, the crowned one (Arjuna))

• चचार (cacāra) - moved about (roamed, moved, wandered)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - a great warrior (great warrior, one who fights from a chariot)

• रथेन (rathena) - with his chariot (by chariot, with a chariot)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकीर्णपर्णानि (prakīrṇaparṇāni) - scattered leaves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of prakīrṇaparṇa

prakīrṇaparṇa - having scattered leaves, scattered-leafed

Bahuvrihi compound, or describing 'leaves' directly

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prakīrṇa+parṇa)

• prakīrṇa – scattered, spread, thrown
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√kṛ (to scatter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as the object of viśātayitvā.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

विशातयित्वा (viśātayitvā) - having scattered (having torn, having shattered, having scattered)

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.

अत्यनिलः (atyanilaḥ) - a mighty wind (mighty wind, extremely strong wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyanila

atyanila - strong wind, mighty wind

Tatpurusha or Karmadharaya compound (ati + anila)

Compound type : karmadharaya (ati+anila)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• anila – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: The subject of the simile.

नुदन् (nudan) - pushing (pushing, driving, impelling)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √nud

nud - to push, shove, drive, impel

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular, agreeing with `atyanilaḥ`.

खे (khe) - into the sky (in the sky, in space, in the air)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space, zero

Note: Locative singular of kha.

तथा (tathā) - so too (thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

सपत्नान् (sapatnān) - his enemies (enemies, rivals, adversaries)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sapatna

sapatna - rival, enemy, adversary

Prefix: sa

Root: pat

Note: Object of `vikiran`.

विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering (scattering, dispersing, spreading)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-√kṛ

kṛ - to scatter, strew, pour out

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular, agreeing with `kirīṭī` and `atirathaḥ`.

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the crowned one (Arjuna) (one possessing a diadem, the crowned one (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem, Arjuna

Derived from kirīṭa + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Epithet for Arjuna.

चचार (cacāra) - moved about (roamed, moved, wandered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, war, combat

Root: khyā (class 2)

अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - a great warrior (great warrior, one who fights from a chariot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atiratha

atiratha - a great warrior, one who can fight with many charioteers, a hero of the first rank

Tatpurusha compound (ati + ratha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+ratha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot, war-car
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to `kirīṭī`.

रथेन (rathena) - with his chariot (by chariot, with a chariot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, war-car

Note: Means by which he moved.