महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-23

वायुवेगसमस्पर्शा जवे वायुसमांस्तथा ।
आरुह्य शीलसंपन्नान्वयःस्थांस्तुरगोत्तमान् ॥२३॥

23. vāyuvegasamasparśā jave vāyusamāṁstathā ,
āruhya śīlasaṁpannānvayaḥsthāṁsturagottamān.

23. vāyu-vega-sama-sparśān jave vāyu-samān tathā
āruhya śīla-sampannān vayaḥ-sthān turaga-uttamān

23. tathā śīla-sampannān vayaḥ-sthān jave vāyu-samān
vāyu-vega-sama-sparśān turaga-uttamān āruhya

23. Mounting excellent horses that were in their prime, endowed with good nature, whose swiftness was like the touch of the wind, and whose speed was equal to the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• वायु-वेग-सम-स्पर्शान् (vāyu-vega-sama-sparśān) - whose touch is like the speed of wind

• जवे (jave) - in speed, in swiftness

• वायु-समान् (vāyu-samān) - equal to the wind

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, in that manner)

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, after mounting

• शील-सम्पन्नान् (śīla-sampannān) - endowed with good conduct/nature

• वयः-स्थान् (vayaḥ-sthān) - in their prime, in their youthful stage

• तुरग-उत्तमान् (turaga-uttamān) - excellent horses, best horses

Words meanings and morphology

वायु-वेग-सम-स्पर्शान् (vāyu-vega-sama-sparśān) - whose touch is like the speed of wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāyu-vega-sama-sparśa

vāyu-vega-sama-sparśa - having a touch like the speed of wind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāyu+vega+sama+sparśa)

• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 3)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective (masculine)
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the excellent horses. The original Devanagari form `vāyuvegasamasparśā` appears to be a scribe error for `vāyuvegasamasparśān` to agree with `turagottamān`.

जवे (jave) - in speed, in swiftness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, velocity

Root: jū (class 1)

वायु-समान् (vāyu-samān) - equal to the wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāyu-sama

vāyu-sama - equal to the wind, swift as wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+sama)

• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the excellent horses.

तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, after mounting

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root `ruh` with upasarga `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

शील-सम्पन्नान् (śīla-sampannān) - endowed with good conduct/nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śīla-sampanna

śīla-sampanna - endowed with good conduct, possessed of excellent qualities

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śīla+sampanna)

• śīla – conduct, good character, habit
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, accomplished, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `pad` with upasarga `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the excellent horses.

वयः-स्थान् (vayaḥ-sthān) - in their prime, in their youthful stage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vayaḥ-stha

vayaḥ-stha - standing in age, in prime of life, youthful

Compound type : tatpurusha (vayas+stha)

• vayas – age, vigor, youth
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `sthā`.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the excellent horses.

तुरग-उत्तमान् (turaga-uttamān) - excellent horses, best horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of turaga-uttama

turaga-uttama - best of horses, excellent horse

Compound type : tatpurusha (turaga+uttama)

• turaga – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tur (class 1)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)