महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-107

तस्य पूर्वं रथः पृथ्व्याश्चतुरङ्गुल उत्तरः ।
बभूवैवं तु तेनोक्ते तस्य वाहास्पृशन्महीम् ॥१०७॥

107. tasya pūrvaṁ rathaḥ pṛthvyāścaturaṅgula uttaraḥ ,
babhūvaivaṁ tu tenokte tasya vāhāspṛśanmahīm.

107. tasya pūrvam rathaḥ pṛthvyāḥ caturaṅgulaḥ uttaraḥ
babhūva evam tu tena ukte tasya vāhāḥ aspṛśan mahīm

107. pūrvam tasya rathaḥ pṛthvyāḥ caturaṅgulaḥ uttaraḥ
babhūva tu evam tena ukte tasya vāhāḥ mahīm aspṛśan

107. Formerly, his (Yudhishthira's) chariot was four finger-breadths (aṅgulas) above the earth. But when that statement was uttered by him, his horses touched the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

• पृथ्व्याः (pṛthvyāḥ) - from the earth, of the earth

• चतुरङ्गुलः (caturaṅgulaḥ) - four finger-breadths (high)

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - above, higher, northern

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तेन (tena) - by Yudhishthira (by him, by that)

• उक्ते (ukte) - when said, after being said

• तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him)

• वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - horses, carriers

• अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - touched

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

पृथ्व्याः (pṛthvyāḥ) - from the earth, of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - earth, ground

चतुरङ्गुलः (caturaṅgulaḥ) - four finger-breadths (high)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturaṅgula

caturaṅgula - four finger-breadths

Compound type : dvigu (catur+aṅgula)

• catur – four
  numeral
• aṅgula – finger, finger-breadth (unit of measure)
  noun (masculine)

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - above, higher, northern

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, higher, northern, later, subsequent

बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by Yudhishthira (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उक्ते (ukte) - when said, after being said

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - horses, carriers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - a carrier, vehicle, horse, draught animal

Root: vah (class 1)

अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - touched

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land