महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-54

श्लिष्टं तु सर्वतश्चक्रू रथमण्डलमाशु ते ।
सूर्यास्तमयमिच्छन्तस्त्वरमाणा महारथाः ॥५४॥

54. śliṣṭaṁ tu sarvataścakrū rathamaṇḍalamāśu te ,
sūryāstamayamicchantastvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ.

54. śliṣṭam tu sarvataḥ cakrūḥ rathamaṇḍalam āśu te
sūryāstamayam icchantaḥ tvaramāṇāḥ mahārathāḥ

54. te mahārathāḥ sūryāstamayam icchantaḥ tvaramāṇāḥ
tu āśu sarvataḥ śliṣṭam rathamaṇḍalam cakrūḥ

54. And indeed, those great charioteers, desiring the sunset and hurrying, quickly formed a dense circle of chariots all around him.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लिष्टम् (śliṣṭam) - dense, compact, tight

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around

• चक्रूः (cakrūḥ) - they made, they formed

• रथमण्डलम् (rathamaṇḍalam) - a defensive formation of chariots in a circle (circle of chariots)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• ते (te) - they

• सूर्यास्तमयम् (sūryāstamayam) - sunset

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

• त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hurrying, hastening

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

Words meanings and morphology

श्लिष्टम् (śliṣṭam) - dense, compact, tight

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śliṣṭa

śliṣṭa - joined, embraced, compact, dense

Past Passive Participle

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

चक्रूः (cakrūḥ) - they made, they formed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रथमण्डलम् (rathamaṇḍalam) - a defensive formation of chariots in a circle (circle of chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathamaṇḍala

rathamaṇḍala - chariot circle, circular chariot formation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+maṇḍala)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, region
  noun (neuter)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

सूर्यास्तमयम् (sūryāstamayam) - sunset

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūryāstamaya

sūryāstamaya - sunset

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+astamaya)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• astamaya – setting, disappearance
  noun (masculine)

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchant

icchant - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Root: iṣ (class 4)

त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hurrying, hastening

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hurrying, hastening, quickening

Present Middle Participle

Root: tvar (class 1)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, mighty warrior, hero

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)