महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-15

तं दीप्तमिव कालाग्निमाकाशगमिवाध्वगम् ।
चन्द्रसूर्यप्रकाशाभ्यां चक्राभ्यां समलंकृतम् ॥१५॥

15. taṁ dīptamiva kālāgnimākāśagamivādhvagam ,
candrasūryaprakāśābhyāṁ cakrābhyāṁ samalaṁkṛtam.

15. tam dīptam iva kālāgnim ākāśagam iva adhvagam
candrasūryaprakāśābhyām cakrābhyām samalaṅkṛtam

15. That chariot, splendid like the fire of destruction and like a traveler moving through the sky, was well-adorned with two wheels that shone like the brilliance of the moon and sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, splendid (blazing, glowing, radiant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• कालाग्निम् (kālāgnim) - the fire of cosmic dissolution (the fire of destruction, the fire at the end of time)

• आकाशगम् (ākāśagam) - moving through the sky (sky-goer, moving in the sky)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अध्वगम् (adhvagam) - a traveler, particularly a celestial one (traveler, wayfarer)

• चन्द्रसूर्यप्रकाशाभ्याम् (candrasūryaprakāśābhyām) - by the brilliance of the moon and sun

• चक्राभ्याम् (cakrābhyām) - (with its) two wheels (by two wheels)

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - well-adorned (well-adorned, decorated, equipped)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Object of implied 'was'.

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, splendid (blazing, glowing, radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, glowing, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine, blaze) + kta.

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

कालाग्निम् (kālāgnim) - the fire of cosmic dissolution (the fire of destruction, the fire at the end of time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - the fire that consumes the world at the end of a cosmic cycle, fire of destruction

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, period, proper season, death
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison with iva.

आकाशगम् (ākāśagam) - moving through the sky (sky-goer, moving in the sky)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśaga

ākāśaga - moving in the air/sky, a bird, a cloud, a celestial being

Compound: ākāśa (sky) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa+ga)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• ga – going, moving, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / kṛt suffix
  From root gam (to go) + ḍa.
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अध्वगम् (adhvagam) - a traveler, particularly a celestial one (traveler, wayfarer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvaga

adhvaga - traveler, wayfarer, one who goes on a path

Compound: adhvan (path) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhvan+ga)

• adhvan – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / kṛt suffix
  From root gam (to go) + ḍa.
  Root: gam (class 1)

चन्द्रसूर्यप्रकाशाभ्याम् (candrasūryaprakāśābhyām) - by the brilliance of the moon and sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of candrasūryaprakāśa

candrasūryaprakāśa - the light/brilliance of the moon and sun

Compound.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (candra+sūrya+prakāśa)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, splendor, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-kāś (to shine) + ghañ.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Describes the means or quality of the adornment for the two wheels.

चक्राभ्याम् (cakrābhyām) - (with its) two wheels (by two wheels)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle

Root: kḷp

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - well-adorned (well-adorned, decorated, equipped)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, equipped, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

From sam-alaṃ-kṛ (to adorn) + kta.

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective.