महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-38

ततोऽश्वान्रजतप्रख्यांश्चोदयामास माधवः ।
यतो भीष्मस्ततो राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो रश्मिवानिव ॥३८॥

38. tato'śvānrajataprakhyāṁścodayāmāsa mādhavaḥ ,
yato bhīṣmastato rājanduṣprekṣyo raśmivāniva.

38. tataḥ aśvān rajataprkhyān codayāmāsa mādhavaḥ
yataḥ bhīṣmaḥ tataḥ rājan duṣprekṣyaḥ raśmivān iva

38. tataḥ mādhavaḥ rajataprkhyān aśvān yataḥ bhīṣmaḥ tataḥ codayāmāsa.
rājan,
(saḥ bhīṣmaḥ) raśmivān iva duṣprekṣyaḥ.

38. Then Madhava (Krishna) drove the silver-white horses to where Bhishma was. O King, (Bhishma was) difficult to behold, like the sun with its rays.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (Arjuna's chariot horses) (horses)

• रजतप्र्ख्यान् (rajataprkhyān) - silver-colored (referring to the horses) (resembling silver, silver-colored)

• चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - he (Madhava) drove (he drove, he urged)

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Krishna (Madhava (name of Krishna), descendant of Madhu)

• यतः (yataḥ) - to where (where, from which)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (is) (Bhishma)

• ततः (tataḥ) - there, to that place (there, then, from that)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya speaking) (O king!)

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - formidable, difficult to behold (referring to Bhishma) (difficult to see, hard to behold, formidable)

• रश्मिवान् (raśmivān) - radiant, like the sun (radiant, possessing rays, the sun)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (Arjuna's chariot horses) (horses)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

रजतप्र्ख्यान् (rajataprkhyān) - silver-colored (referring to the horses) (resembling silver, silver-colored)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rajataprkhya

rajataprkhya - resembling silver

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rajata+prkhya)

• rajata – silver, white
  noun (neuter)
• prkhya – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  derived from prkā 'vision, appearance'

Note: Refers to aśvān.

चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - he (Madhava) drove (he drove, he urged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of cud

Perfect Tense

3rd singular active perfect of root cud, Class 10 (codayati). Periphrastic perfect with āmāsa.

Prefix: ā

Root: cud (class 10)

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Krishna (Madhava (name of Krishna), descendant of Madhu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - Madhava (a name of Krishna/Vishnu)

descendant of Madhu

Note: Subject of codayāmāsa.

यतः (yataḥ) - to where (where, from which)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas denoting place

Note: Corresponds with tataḥ.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (is) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Note: Implicit verb asti (is).

ततः (tataḥ) - there, to that place (there, then, from that)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas denoting place

Note: Corresponds with yataḥ.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya speaking) (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Used by Sanjaya to address Dhritarashtra.

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - formidable, difficult to behold (referring to Bhishma) (difficult to see, hard to behold, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to behold

Gerundive

compound of dur (difficult) + prekṣya (to be seen/beheld). Gerundive from pra-īkṣ (to see).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dus+prekṣya)

• dus – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• prekṣya – to be seen, visible
  adjective
  Gerundive
  gerundive from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma (implied).

रश्मिवान् (raśmivān) - radiant, like the sun (radiant, possessing rays, the sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raśmivat

raśmivat - possessing rays, radiant, the sun

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Refers to Bhishma (implied).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.