महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-166, verse-34

दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् ।
हतान्येकरथेनाजौ कस्तस्य सदृशो रथः ॥३४॥

34. dānavānāṁ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām ,
hatānyekarathenājau kastasya sadṛśo rathaḥ.

34. dānavānām sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām hatāni
ekarathena ājau kaḥ tasya sadṛśaḥ rathaḥ

34. hiraṇyapuravāsinām dānavānām sahasrāṇi ājau
ekarathena hatāni tasya sadṛśaḥ rathaḥ kaḥ

34. Thousands of Dānavas, inhabitants of Hiraṇyapura, were slain in battle by a single chariot. What other chariot can be compared to it?

Words meanings summery:

• दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas (a class of demons) (of Dānavas (demons, sons of Danu))

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (thousands, thousands of)

• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् (hiraṇyapuravāsinām) - of the inhabitants of Hiraṇyapura

• हतानि (hatāni) - were slain (killed, slain, destroyed)

• एकरथेन (ekarathena) - by a single chariot

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in the fray)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what, which)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (chariot) (of that, his)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal to (similar, like, equal to)

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car, vehicle)

Words meanings and morphology

दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas (a class of demons) (of Dānavas (demons, sons of Danu))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, demon, giant

Patronymic from danu.

Note: Pertains to sahasrāṇi.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (thousands, thousands of)

(noun)

neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand, a thousand

Note: Subject of hatāni.

हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् (hiraṇyapuravāsinām) - of the inhabitants of Hiraṇyapura

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hiraṇyapuravāsin

hiraṇyapuravāsin - residing in Hiraṇyapura

Compound with suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpurusha (hiraṇyapura+vāsin)

• hiraṇyapura – gold city, name of a city (Hiraṇyapura)
  proper noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √vas (to dwell) with suffix -in.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying dānavānām.

हतानि (hatāni) - were slain (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective or part of a passive construction.

एकरथेन (ekarathena) - by a single chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekaratha

ekaratha - a single chariot, sole chariot

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ratha)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in the fray)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, combat, contest, race

From prefix ā- and root √aj (to drive).

Prefix: ā

Root: aj (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why, how

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the question.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (chariot) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to the 'ekaratha' (single chariot).

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal to (similar, like, equal to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, similar, equal to

From sa- (with) + dṛś (sight, appearance).

Note: Modifies rathaḥ.

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car, vehicle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle, joy, pleasure

From root √ram (to rejoice) or √ṛ (to go).

Root: ram/ṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to kaḥ.