महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-2

शोणाश्वं रथमास्थाय नरवीरः समाहितः ।
समरेऽभ्यद्रवत्पाण्डूञ्जवमास्थाय मध्यमम् ॥२॥

2. śoṇāśvaṁ rathamāsthāya naravīraḥ samāhitaḥ ,
samare'bhyadravatpāṇḍūñjavamāsthāya madhyamam.

2. śoṇāśvam ratham āsthāya naravīraḥ samāhitaḥ
samare abhyadravat pāṇḍūn javam āsthāya madhyamam

2. samāhitaḥ naravīraḥ śoṇāśvam ratham āsthāya,
madhyamam javam āsthāya,
samare pāṇḍūn abhyadravat

2. That hero among men, composed, mounted the red-horsed chariot and, adopting a moderate speed, attacked the Pandavas in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• शोणाश्वम् (śoṇāśvam) - (chariot) drawn by red horses (red-horsed, having red horses)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot, car

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having taken up, resorting to)

• नरवीरः (naravīraḥ) - (referring to Drona, based on context of previous verses) (hero among men, brave man, warrior)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - self-controlled, calm, focused (composed, collected, concentrated, absorbed)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked (rushed towards, attacked, ran towards)

• पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas (plural)

• जवम् (javam) - speed, swiftness

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (a speed) (having mounted, having taken up, resorting to)

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - moderate (speed) (middle, moderate, intermediate)

Words meanings and morphology

शोणाश्वम् (śoṇāśvam) - (chariot) drawn by red horses (red-horsed, having red horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoṇāśva

śoṇāśva - having red horses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇa+aśva)

• śoṇa – red
  adjective
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ratham.

रथम् (ratham) - chariot, car

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of āsthāya.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having taken up, resorting to)

(absolutive)

Note: Connects to naravīraḥ as the agent.

नरवीरः (naravīraḥ) - (referring to Drona, based on context of previous verses) (hero among men, brave man, warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravīra

naravīra - hero among men, brave man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vīra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - self-controlled, calm, focused (composed, collected, concentrated, absorbed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sam-ā-√dhā

dhā - to place, put, hold

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √dhā with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies naravīraḥ.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Specifies location of action.

अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked (rushed towards, attacked, ran towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-√dru

Imperfect tense (laṅ) third person singular of √dru with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas (plural)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (father of the Pandavas)

Note: Object of abhyadravat.

जवम् (javam) - speed, swiftness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, velocity

From √jū (to be swift)

Root: jū (class 1)

Note: Object of āsthāya.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (a speed) (having mounted, having taken up, resorting to)

(absolutive)

Note: Connects to naravīraḥ as the agent.

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - moderate (speed) (middle, moderate, intermediate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, moderate, intermediate

From madhya (middle)

Note: Qualifies javam.