महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-13

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भग्ननीडैराकुलाश्वैरारुह्यान्ये विचेतसः ।
भीताः पादैर्हयान्केचित्त्वरयन्तः स्वयं रथैः ।
युगचक्राक्षभग्नैश्च द्रुताः केचिद्भयातुराः ॥१३॥

13. bhagnanīḍairākulāśvairāruhyānye vicetasaḥ ,
bhītāḥ pādairhayānkecittvarayantaḥ svayaṁ rathaiḥ ,
yugacakrākṣabhagnaiśca drutāḥ kecidbhayāturāḥ.

13. bhagna-nīḍaiḥ ākulāśvaiḥ āruhya anye
vicetasaḥ bhītāḥ pādaiḥ hayān kecit
tvarayantaḥ svayam rathaiḥ
yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagnaiḥ ca drutāḥ kecit bhayāturāḥ

13. anye vicetasaḥ bhagna-nīḍaiḥ ākulāśvaiḥ
āruhya kecit bhītāḥ svayam rathaiḥ
pādaiḥ hayān tvarayantaḥ ca kecit
bhayāturāḥ yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagnaiḥ drutāḥ

13. Others, bewildered (vicetas), having mounted (chariots/horses) with broken seats and agitated horses. Some, terrified, urged on their horses with their feet, even while on their chariots (ratha). And some, tormented by fear (bhayātura), fled, having their yokes, wheels, and axles shattered.

Words meanings summery:

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भग्न-नीडैः (bhagna-nīḍaiḥ) - with (chariots) having broken seats (by those with broken seats)

आकुलाश्वैः (ākulāśvaiḥ) - with (chariots) having agitated horses (by those with agitated horses)

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, senseless, distraught

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - terrified, afraid, frightened

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by feet, with feet

हयान् (hayān) - horses

केचित् (kecit) - some (soldiers/warriors) (some, certain ones)

त्वरयन्तः (tvarayantaḥ) - urging on (the horses) (hastening, urging, quickening)

स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - on their chariots (by chariots, with chariots)

युग-चक्र-अक्ष-भग्नैः (yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagnaiḥ) - with (chariots) having shattered yokes, wheels, and axles (by those with broken yokes, wheels, and axles)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

द्रुताः (drutāḥ) - fled, run away, hastened

केचित् (kecit) - some (soldiers/warriors) (some, certain ones)

भयातुराः (bhayāturāḥ) - distressed by fear, tormented by fear

Words meanings and morphology

भग्न-नीडैः (bhagna-nīḍaiḥ) - with (chariots) having broken seats (by those with broken seats)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhagna-nīḍa

bhagna-nīḍa - one whose seat is broken

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhagna+nīḍa)

bhagna – broken, shattered, crushed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhañj (to break)
Root: bhañj (class 7)
nīḍa – nest, abode, seat (especially of a chariot)
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implicit chariots/horses being mounted.

आकुलाश्वैः (ākulāśvaiḥ) - with (chariots) having agitated horses (by those with agitated horses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ākulāśva

ākulāśva - one whose horses are agitated/confused

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ākula+aśva)

ākula – agitated, confused, disturbed, crowded
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kul (class 1)
aśva – horse
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implicit chariots/horses being mounted.

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root ruh with prefix ā, and suffix -ya (l-yap)

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - bewildered, senseless, distraught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicetas

vicetas - bewildered, senseless, confused, distraught

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+cetas)

vi – dis-, apart, without, against
upasarga
cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with anye.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - terrified, afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - terrified, afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with kecit.

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by feet, with feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray

हयान् (hayān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi (class 5)

केचित् (kecit) - some (soldiers/warriors) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecit

kecit - some, certain, someone, anyone

त्वरयन्तः (tvarayantaḥ) - urging on (the horses) (hastening, urging, quickening)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarayant

tvarayant - hastening, urging, causing to hurry

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Causative stem from root tvar (to hurry) with -ant suffix

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kecit.

स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - on their chariots (by chariots, with chariots)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

युग-चक्र-अक्ष-भग्नैः (yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagnaiḥ) - with (chariots) having shattered yokes, wheels, and axles (by those with broken yokes, wheels, and axles)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagna

yuga-cakra-akṣa-bhagna - one whose yoke, wheel, and axle are broken

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yuga+cakra+akṣa+bhagna)

yuga – yoke, pair, age
noun (neuter)
cakra – wheel, discus, circle
noun (neuter)
akṣa – axle, axis, die (for gaming)
noun (masculine)
bhagna – broken, shattered, crushed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhañj (to break)
Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with implicit chariots/means of escape.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

द्रुताः (drutāḥ) - fled, run away, hastened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of druta

druta - fled, run away, hastened, quick

Past Passive Participle

From root dru (to run, flee)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kecit bhayāturāḥ.

केचित् (kecit) - some (soldiers/warriors) (some, certain ones)