महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-151, verse-15

तस्यापि तुरगाः शीघ्रा हस्तिकायाः खरस्वनाः ।
शतं युक्ता महाकाया मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥१५॥

15. tasyāpi turagāḥ śīghrā hastikāyāḥ kharasvanāḥ ,
śataṁ yuktā mahākāyā māṁsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ.

15. tasya api turagāḥ śīghrāḥ hastikāyāḥ kharasvanāḥ
śatam yuktāḥ mahākāyāḥ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ

15. api tasya śatam turagāḥ śīghrāḥ hastikāyāḥ
kharasvanāḥ mahākāyāḥ yuktāḥ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ

15. Also, his horses were swift, huge like elephants, with harsh sounds, a hundred of them were yoked, large-bodied, and fed on flesh and blood.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses

• शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) - swift, quick

• हस्तिकायाः (hastikāyāḥ) - elephant-like, resembling elephants in size/form

• खरस्वनाः (kharasvanāḥ) - having harsh sounds, braying like a mule

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - yoked, harnessed

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, gigantic

• मांसशोणितभोजनाः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ) - eating flesh and blood, carnivorous

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of turaga

turaga - horse (lit. 'going swiftly')

शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) - swift, quick

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghra

śīghra - swift, quick, rapid, fast

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.

हस्तिकायाः (hastikāyāḥ) - elephant-like, resembling elephants in size/form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hastikāya

hastikāya - elephant-bodied, resembling an elephant in size or shape

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.

खरस्वनाः (kharasvanāḥ) - having harsh sounds, braying like a mule

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kharasvana

kharasvana - whose sound is harsh, braying like a donkey or mule

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+svana)

• khara – sharp, harsh, rough, donkey, mule
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Used here as a numeral specifying the quantity of horses.

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - yoked, harnessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - yoked, joined, connected, prepared, engaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yuj' (to join, yoke) with the 'kta' suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, gigantic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - great-bodied, gigantic, immense, large in size

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, form, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.

मांसशोणितभोजनाः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ) - eating flesh and blood, carnivorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsaśoṇitabhojana

māṁsaśoṇitabhojana - feeding on flesh and blood, carnivorous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māṃsaśoṇita+bhojana)

• māṃsaśoṇita – flesh and blood
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – food, eating, nourishing, one who eats
  noun (neuter)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root 'bhuj' (to eat) with the 'lyuṭ' suffix or similar.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'turagāḥ'.