महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-29

चतुर्भिस्तु शरैस्तूर्णं चतुरस्तुरगोत्तमान् ।
समीपं प्रेषयामास प्रेतराजस्य भारत ॥२९॥

29. caturbhistu śaraistūrṇaṁ caturasturagottamān ,
samīpaṁ preṣayāmāsa pretarājasya bhārata.

29. caturbhiḥ tu śaraiḥ tūrṇam caturaḥ turagottamān
samīpam preṣayāmāsa pretarājasya bhārata

29. bhārata tu caturbhiḥ śaraiḥ tūrṇam caturaḥ
turagottamān pretarājasya samīpam preṣayāmāsa

29. And with four arrows, O Bharata, he swiftly sent the four excellent horses into the presence of the King of the Dead (Yama).

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, moreover

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• तुरगोत्तमान् (turagottamān) - the best horses, excellent horses

• समीपम् (samīpam) - near, vicinity, presence

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

• प्रेताजस्य (pretājasya) - of the king of the dead (Yama)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Dhritarashtra)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Instrument of action

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

(indeclinable)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'turagottamān'

तुरगोत्तमान् (turagottamān) - the best horses, excellent horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of turagottama

turagottama - excellent horse, best of horses

'turaga' (horse) + 'uttama' (best)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (turaga+uttama)

• turaga – horse
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud'

Note: Direct object of 'preṣayāmāsa'

समीपम् (samīpam) - near, vicinity, presence

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of place/direction.

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-iṣ

perfect tense

Causative stem 'preṣaya' + 'āmāsa' (auxiliary verb, perfect form of √as with 'ām')

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: 3rd person singular periphrastic perfect active of √iṣ with prefix 'pra'

प्रेताजस्य (pretājasya) - of the king of the dead (Yama)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pretarāja

pretarāja - king of the dead (Yama)

'preta' (departed spirit) + 'rāja' (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+rāja)

• preta – departed spirit, ghost
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'pra-√i'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Genitive indicating destination or possession 'to the presence of the king of the dead'

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Addressing the listener, Dhritarashtra.