महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-4

नृत्यन्स रथमार्गेषु सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
धूमकेतुरिव क्रुद्धः कथं मृत्युमुपेयिवान् ॥४॥

4. nṛtyansa rathamārgeṣu sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ varaḥ ,
dhūmaketuriva kruddhaḥ kathaṁ mṛtyumupeyivān.

4. nṛtyan saḥ rathamārgeṣu sarvaśastrabhṛtām varaḥ
| dhūmaketuḥ iva kruddhaḥ katham mṛtyum upeyivān

4. saḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtām varaḥ rathamārgeṣu nṛtyan
kruddhaḥ dhūmaketuḥ iva katham mṛtyum upeyivān

4. How did he, the best among all weapon-bearers, maneuvering skillfully (nṛtyan) on the chariot courses, enraged like a blazing comet (dhūmaketu), meet his death?

Words meanings summery:

• नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - maneuvering skillfully (dancing, moving swiftly, maneuvering)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Drona) (he, that)

• रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot paths/courses

• सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers (of all weapon-bearers)

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, superior

• धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - a blazing comet (comet, firebrand, a destructive entity)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angered, enraged, furious

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - meet (his death) (having attained, having gone near, having met)

Words meanings and morphology

नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - maneuvering skillfully (dancing, moving swiftly, maneuvering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, moving rhythmically, performing

Present Active Participle

From root 'nṛt' (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he (Drona) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot paths/courses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rathamārga

rathamārga - chariot path, chariot course

Compound 'ratha' + 'mārga'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way, course
  noun (masculine)

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers (of all weapon-bearers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabhṛt

sarvaśastrabhṛt - bearer of all weapons, one skilled with all weapons

Compound 'sarva' + 'śastra' + 'bhṛt'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śastra+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, a bearer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, most desirable

धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - a blazing comet (comet, firebrand, a destructive entity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmaketu

dhūmaketu - comet, fire-brand (a blazing, destructive object or person)

Compound 'dhūma' + 'ketu'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+ketu)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag, light, sign, comet
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angered, enraged, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angered, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krudh' (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality, Yama (god of death)

उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - meet (his death) (having attained, having gone near, having met)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upeyivas

upeyivas - having approached, having attained, having reached

Perfect Active Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)