महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-20

निशीथे तुरगा राजन्नाद्रवन्तः परस्परम् ।
समदृश्यन्त वेगेन पक्षवन्त इवाद्रयः ॥२०॥

20. niśīthe turagā rājannādravantaḥ parasparam ,
samadṛśyanta vegena pakṣavanta ivādrayaḥ.

20. niśīthe turagāḥ rājan ādravantaḥ parasparam
samadṛśyanta vegena pakṣavantaḥ iva adrayaḥ

20. rājan niśīthe parasparam ādravantaḥ turagāḥ
vegena pakṣavantaḥ adrayaḥ iva samadṛśyanta

20. In the middle of the night, O King, the horses, rushing towards each other, were seen moving with great speed, like winged mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night, at midnight

• तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses, steeds

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• आद्रवन्तः (ādravantaḥ) - rushing, running towards, attacking

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, towards each other, reciprocally

• समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, by force

• पक्षवन्तः (pakṣavantaḥ) - winged, having wings

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains, rocks

Words meanings and morphology

निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night, at midnight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśītha

niśītha - midnight, the middle of the night

तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses, steeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of turaga

turaga - a horse, steed (literally 'swift-goer')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tura+ga)

• tura – speed, swiftness
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

आद्रवन्तः (ādravantaḥ) - rushing, running towards, attacking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādravant

ādravant - rushing, running towards, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dru (to run) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dru (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, towards each other, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of samadṛśya

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetus

पक्षवन्तः (pakṣavantaḥ) - winged, having wings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣavat

pakṣavat - having wings, winged; having sides or parties

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat from pakṣa (wing)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone; cloud