महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-39

लाघवेनाथ चरतः सर्वे ते सुबलात्मजाः ।
अन्तरं नाध्यगच्छन्त चरन्तः शीघ्रगामिनः ॥३९॥

39. lāghavenātha carataḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ ,
antaraṁ nādhyagacchanta carantaḥ śīghragāminaḥ.

39. lāghavena atha carataḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ
antaram na adhyagacchanta carantaḥ śīghragāminaḥ

39. te sarve subalātmajāḥ lāghavena carataḥ
śīghragāminaḥ carantaḥ antaram na adhyagacchanta

39. All those sons of Subala, moving with agility and swiftness, were unable to find an opening.

Words meanings summery:

• लाघवेन (lāghavena) - with agility (with lightness, with agility, with swiftness)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• चरतः (carataḥ) - while moving (of moving, while moving)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• ते (te) - those (those, they)

• सुबलात्मजाः (subalātmajāḥ) - the sons of Subala (referring to the Kauravas or Gandharas) (sons of Subala)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opening, an opportunity (interval, space, opportunity, difference, interior)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - they could find (they found, they perceived, they reached)

• चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - while moving (moving, walking, roaming)

• शीघ्रगामिनः (śīghragāminaḥ) - swiftly moving (swiftly moving, quick-moving)

Words meanings and morphology

लाघवेन (lāghavena) - with agility (with lightness, with agility, with swiftness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lāghava

lāghava - lightness, agility, quickness, swiftness

Root: laghu

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

चरतः (carataḥ) - while moving (of moving, while moving)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, walking, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (to move, to walk)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: This form can be genitive singular or ablative singular. It functions here to describe the action of moving.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ते (te) - those (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

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

सुबलात्मजाः (subalātmajāḥ) - the sons of Subala (referring to the Kauravas or Gandharas) (sons of Subala)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of subalātmaja

subalātmaja - son of Subala

Compound type : tatpurusha (subala+ātmaja)

• subala – Subala (name of Gandhari's father)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, offspring (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opening, an opportunity (interval, space, opportunity, difference, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, space, opportunity, difference

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - they could find (they found, they perceived, they reached)

(verb)

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

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - while moving (moving, walking, roaming)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, walking, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (to move, to walk)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'subalātmajāḥ' and 'śīghragāminaḥ'.

शीघ्रगामिनः (śīghragāminaḥ) - swiftly moving (swiftly moving, quick-moving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghragāmin

śīghragāmin - swiftly moving, quick-moving

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīghra+gāmin)

• śīghra – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving
  participle (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'subalātmajāḥ' and 'carantaḥ'.