महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-10

तथा च गतिमन्तस्ते वासुदेवस्य वाजिनः ।
प्रनष्टगतयोऽभूवन्राजमार्गे नरैर्वृते ॥१०॥

10. tathā ca gatimantaste vāsudevasya vājinaḥ ,
pranaṣṭagatayo'bhūvanrājamārge narairvṛte.

10. tathā ca gatimantaḥ te vāsudevasya vājinaḥ
pranaṣṭagatayaḥ abhūvan rājamārge naraiḥ vṛte

10. And so, Vāsudeva's (Kṛṣṇa's) swift horses lost their movement on the royal road, which was crowded with people.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• च (ca) - and, also

• गतिमन्तः (gatimantaḥ) - swift, possessing movement/gait

• ते (te) - those, they

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

• प्रनष्टगतयः (pranaṣṭagatayaḥ) - those whose movement is lost, deprived of gait/speed

• अभूवन् (abhūvan) - they became, they were

• राजमार्गे (rājamārge) - on the royal road, on the main road

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

• वृते (vṛte) - crowded (by people) (covered, surrounded, crowded)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गतिमन्तः (gatimantaḥ) - swift, possessing movement/gait

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatimat

gatimat - swift, quick, possessing movement

derived from `gati` + `matup` suffix

Note: Agrees with `vājinaḥ`.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to `vājinaḥ`.

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (name of Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva)

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

Root: vāj

प्रनष्टगतयः (pranaṣṭagatayaḥ) - those whose movement is lost, deprived of gait/speed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pranaṣṭagati

pranaṣṭagati - having lost movement/gait, deprived of speed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pranaṣṭa+gati)

• pranaṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `naś` (to perish) with prefix `pra` + `kta` suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)
• gati – movement, gait, speed, course
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vājinaḥ`.

अभूवन् (abhūvan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजमार्गे (rājamārge) - on the royal road, on the main road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, main road, highway

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – road, path, way
  noun (masculine)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

वृते (vṛte) - crowded (by people) (covered, surrounded, crowded)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

from root `vṛ` (to cover/encompass) + `kta` suffix

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `rājamārge`.