महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-10

शिखण्डिनमथायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम् ।
कृपो शारद्वतो राजन्वारयामास संयुगे ॥१०॥

10. śikhaṇḍinamathāyāntaṁ rathena rathināṁ varam ,
kṛpo śāradvato rājanvārayāmāsa saṁyuge.

10. śikhaṇḍinam atha āyāntam rathena rathinām
varam kṛpaḥ śāradvataḥ rājan vārayāmāsa saṃyuge

10. rājan atha śāradvataḥ kṛpaḥ saṃyuge rathena
āyāntam rathinām varam śikhaṇḍinam vārayāmāsa

10. Then, O king, Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvan, in battle stopped Śikhaṇḍin, the foremost among charioteers, who was approaching in his chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

• रथेन (rathena) - by/with a chariot

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

• शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Kṛpa, as the son of Śaradvan (son of Śaradvan)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - he stopped, he hindered, he checked

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - having a top-knot or crest; Śikhaṇḍin (a proper name, son of Drupada)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - approaching, coming

present active participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śikhaṇḍinam'

रथेन (rathena) - by/with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

Derived from 'ratha' (chariot) + 'in' (possessive suffix)

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal; boon; choice

Note: Agrees with 'śikhaṇḍinam'

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (a proper name, a teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)

शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Kṛpa, as the son of Śaradvan (son of Śaradvan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāradvata

śāradvata - relating to Śaradvan; son of Śaradvan (a patronymic, usually referring to Kṛpa)

Derived from Śaradvan + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

Note: Epithet for Kṛpa

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - he stopped, he hindered, he checked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vārayāmasa

perfect tense form, causative

Perfect tense (ām-pratyaya) of the causative stem 'vāray-' from root 'vṛ'

Root: vṛ (class 5)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)