महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-3

ततो मामब्रवीद्रामः स्मयमानो रणाजिरे ।
रथो मे मेदिनी भीष्म वाहा वेदाः सदश्ववत् ॥३॥

3. tato māmabravīdrāmaḥ smayamāno raṇājire ,
ratho me medinī bhīṣma vāhā vedāḥ sadaśvavat.

3. tataḥ mām abravīt rāmaḥ smayamānaḥ raṇājire
rathaḥ me medinī bhīṣma vāhāḥ vedāḥ sadaśvavat

3. tataḥ rāmaḥ smayamānaḥ raṇājire mām abravīt
bhīṣma me rathaḥ medinī me vāhāḥ vedāḥ sadaśvavat

3. Then Rāma, smiling on the battlefield, said to me: 'My chariot is the earth, O Bhīṣma, and the Vedas are my steeds, like excellent horses.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing gently

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield, in the arena of war

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhīṣma (proper noun, name)

• वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - steeds, carriers, horses

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• सदश्ववत् (sadaśvavat) - like good horses, having good horses

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Past imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Imperfect tense form of the root √bru (class 2).

Root: bru (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun, a name of a prominent deity)

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing gently

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing gently

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √smi (to smile) with the Ātmanepada present participle suffix -māna.

Root: smi (class 1)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield, in the arena of war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of war

Tatpurusha compound: raṇa (battle) + ajira (courtyard, arena).

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, arena, open space
  noun (neuter)

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

From root √rā (to give, to grant) or √ṛ (to go), implying 'that which moves quickly'.

Note: Null verb 'asti' (is) is implied.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun.

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, ground, soil

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'is'.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhīṣma (proper noun, name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper noun, a character in the Mahābhārata); terrible, formidable

वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - steeds, carriers, horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - carrier, bearer, horse, steed

Derived from the root √vah (to carry, to convey).

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Null verb 'santi' (are) is implied.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (the most ancient Hindu scriptures)

Derived from the root √vid (to know, to perceive).

Root: vid (class 2)

सदश्ववत् (sadaśvavat) - like good horses, having good horses

(indeclinable)

Compound: sat (good) + aśva (horse) + -vat (suffix meaning 'like', 'as', 'having'). Used adverbially.

Compound type : karmadharaya (sat+aśva)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective
  Present active participle of √as
  Root: as (class 2)
• aśva – horse, steed
  noun (masculine)