महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-110, verse-16

गुरवे संश्रुतानीह शतान्यष्टौ हि वाजिनाम् ।
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां शुभ्राणां चन्द्रवर्चसाम् ॥१६॥

16. gurave saṁśrutānīha śatānyaṣṭau hi vājinām ,
ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṁ śubhrāṇāṁ candravarcasām.

16. gurave saṃśrutāni iha śatāni aṣṭau hi vājinām |
ekataḥ śyāma-karṇānām śubhrāṇām candra-varcasām

16. Indeed, here, eight hundred horses have been promised to the teacher (guru), of which some have black ears, and others are brilliant like the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher (guru) (to the teacher, for the teacher)

• संश्रुतानि (saṁśrutāni) - have been promised (promised, agreed upon, assented to)

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses (of horses, of swift ones)

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - of which some (literally 'from one part' or 'partly') (on one side, in one part, from one part, partly)

• श्याम-कर्णानाम् (śyāma-karṇānām) - of those having black ears (of those with black ears)

• शुभ्राणाम् (śubhrāṇām) - of the brilliant (white) ones (of the bright ones, of the white ones)

• चन्द्र-वर्चसाम् (candra-varcasām) - of those with the brilliance of the moon (of those having the radiance of the moon, moon-like in splendor)

Words meanings and morphology

गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher (guru) (to the teacher, for the teacher)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide, respected person, heavy, important

संश्रुतानि (saṁśrutāni) - have been promised (promised, agreed upon, assented to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃśruta

saṁśruta - promised, agreed, heard

Past Passive Participle

sam-√śru + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śatāni.

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

Note: Used with aṣṭau (eight) to mean eight hundred.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Always plural, here referring to eight hundreds.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses (of horses, of swift ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong, rich in horses

Note: Refers to the type of animal.

एकतः (ekataḥ) - of which some (literally 'from one part' or 'partly') (on one side, in one part, from one part, partly)

(indeclinable)

eka + tasi

श्याम-कर्णानाम् (śyāma-karṇānām) - of those having black ears (of those with black ears)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śyāmakarṇa

śyāmakarṇa - black-eared

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śyāma+karṇa)

• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue, green
  adjective (masculine)
• karṇa – ear, rudder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to some of the horses.

शुभ्राणाम् (śubhrāṇām) - of the brilliant (white) ones (of the bright ones, of the white ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śubhra

śubhra - bright, shining, brilliant, white, beautiful

Note: Refers to some of the horses, contrasting with śyāmakarṇānām.

चन्द्र-वर्चसाम् (candra-varcasām) - of those with the brilliance of the moon (of those having the radiance of the moon, moon-like in splendor)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of candravarcas

candravarcas - moon-like in radiance/splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+varcas)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• varcas – radiance, brilliance, energy, virility
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to some of the horses, describing their appearance.