महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-7

उदीचीं दक्षिणां प्राचीं प्रतीचीं प्रसृतस्तथा ।
नृत्यन्निवाचरच्छूरो यथा रथशतं तथा ॥७॥

7. udīcīṁ dakṣiṇāṁ prācīṁ pratīcīṁ prasṛtastathā ,
nṛtyannivācaracchūro yathā rathaśataṁ tathā.

7. udīcīm dakṣiṇām prācīm pratīcīm prasṛtaḥ tathā
nṛtyan iva ācarat śūraḥ yathā rathaśatam tathā

7. śūraḥ udīcīm dakṣiṇām prācīm pratīcīm prasṛtaḥ
tathā nṛtyan iva rathaśatam yathā tathā ācarat

7. The hero, spreading out to the northern, southern, eastern, and western directions, moved as if dancing, resembling a hundred chariots.

Words meanings summery:

• उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern, towards the north

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, towards the south

• प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern, towards the east

• प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western, towards the west

• प्रसृतः (prasṛtaḥ) - spread out, extended, gone forth

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, so

• नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing, while dancing

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आचरत् (ācarat) - he moved, he acted

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, warrior

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as if

• रथशतम् (rathaśatam) - a hundred chariots

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, so

Words meanings and morphology

उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern, towards the north

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udīcī

udīcī - northern, north direction

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, towards the south

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, south direction, right side

प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern, towards the east

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prācī

prācī - eastern, east direction

प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western, towards the west

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratīcī

pratīcī - western, west direction

प्रसृतः (prasṛtaḥ) - spread out, extended, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread out, extended, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛ (to flow, to spread) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, so

(indeclinable)

नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing, while dancing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आचरत् (ācarat) - he moved, he acted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

यथा (yathā) - just as, as if

(indeclinable)

रथशतम् (rathaśatam) - a hundred chariots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathaśata

rathaśata - a hundred chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+śata)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, so

(indeclinable)