महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-181, verse-18

ततो मामवहत्सूतो हयैः परमशोभितैः ।
नृत्यद्भिरिव कौरव्य मारुतप्रतिमैर्गतौ ॥१८॥

18. tato māmavahatsūto hayaiḥ paramaśobhitaiḥ ,
nṛtyadbhiriva kauravya mārutapratimairgatau.

18. tataḥ mām avahat sūtaḥ hayaiḥ parama-śobhitaiḥ
nṛtyadbhiḥ iva kauravya māruta-pratimaiḥ gatau

18. kauravya tataḥ sūtaḥ nṛtyadbhiḥ iva māruta-pratimaiḥ
parama-śobhitaiḥ hayaiḥ mām gatau avahat

18. O Kauravya, then the charioteer carried me away with his extremely splendid horses, which were like the wind in their speed and seemed to be dancing.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• माम् (mām) - me

• अवहत् (avahat) - he drove, he carried

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• परम-शोभितैः (parama-śobhitaiḥ) - by most splendid, by exceedingly beautiful (horses)

• नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones), as if dancing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru

• मारुत-प्रतिमैः (māruta-pratimaiḥ) - resembling the wind, swift as the wind

• गतौ (gatau) - in their gait, in their movement

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अवहत् (avahat) - he drove, he carried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vah

Imperfect 3rd person singular of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, son of a Kṣatriya by a Brāhmaṇa wife

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

परम-शोभितैः (parama-śobhitaiḥ) - by most splendid, by exceedingly beautiful (horses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parama-śobhita

parama-śobhita - most splendid, exceedingly beautiful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+śobhita)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• śobhita – adorned, beautiful, splendid, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones), as if dancing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, one who dances

Present Active Participle

From root nṛt (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava (proper name, used as a vocative)

मारुत-प्रतिमैः (māruta-pratimaiḥ) - resembling the wind, swift as the wind

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māruta-pratima

māruta-pratima - resembling the wind, swift as the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māruta+pratima)

• māruta – wind, air; god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – resembling, like, an image, statue
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'hayaiḥ'

गतौ (gatau) - in their gait, in their movement

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - gait, movement, course, progress, way, state, destiny

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the horses' movement