महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-16

ते हयाः काञ्चनापीडा नानावर्णा मनोजवाः ।
उत्पेतुः सहसा राजन्हंसा इव महोदधौ ॥१६॥

16. te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā nānāvarṇā manojavāḥ ,
utpetuḥ sahasā rājanhaṁsā iva mahodadhau.

16. te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍāḥ nānāvarṇāḥ manojavāḥ
utpetuḥ sahasā rājan haṃsāḥ iva mahodadhau

16. rājan te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍāḥ nānāvarṇāḥ
manojavāḥ sahasā utpetuḥ mahodadhau haṃsāḥ iva

16. O King, those horses, adorned with golden head-ornaments, of diverse colors and swift as thought, suddenly sprang up like swans in the great ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• काञ्चनापीडाः (kāñcanāpīḍāḥ) - adorned with golden head-ornaments

• नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various colors

• मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as thought, mind-swift

• उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they sprang up, flew up

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, forcefully

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

काञ्चनापीडाः (kāñcanāpīḍāḥ) - adorned with golden head-ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcanāpīḍa

kāñcanāpīḍa - having golden turbans or head-ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāñcana+āpīḍa)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
• āpīḍa – turban, garland, head-ornament
  noun (masculine)

नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various colors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāvarṇa

nānāvarṇa - of various colors, multicolored

Compound type : karmadharaya (nānā+varṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)

मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as thought, mind-swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manojava

manojava - swift as thought, quick as mind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jū (class 1)

उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they sprang up, flew up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of utpat

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean, sea

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahant+udadhi)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)