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7,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-28

गन्धर्वनगराकारान्विधिवत्कल्पितान्रथान् ।
शरैर्विशकलीकुर्वंश्चक्रे व्यश्वरथद्विपान् ॥२८॥
28. gandharvanagarākārānvidhivatkalpitānrathān ,
śarairviśakalīkurvaṁścakre vyaśvarathadvipān.
28. gandharvanagarākārān vidhivat kalpitān rathān
śaraiḥ viśakalīkurvan cakre vyaśvarathadvipān
28. śaraiḥ gandharvanagarākārān,
vidhivat kalpitān rathān viśakalīkurvan,
[saḥ] vyaśvarathadvipān cakre
28. Shattering with arrows the chariots, which were meticulously arranged and appeared like mirage-cities (gandharvanagaras), he rendered them devoid of horses, chariots, and elephants.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गन्धर्वनगराकारान् (gandharvanagarākārān) - resembling cities of Gandharvas (mirage-like cities)
  • विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically
  • कल्पितान् (kalpitān) - arranged, prepared, conceived
  • रथान् (rathān) - chariots
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • विशकलीकुर्वन् (viśakalīkurvan) - shattering, making into pieces, breaking apart
  • चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did
  • व्यश्वरथद्विपान् (vyaśvarathadvipān) - without horses, chariots, and elephants

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वनगराकारान् (gandharvanagarākārān) - resembling cities of Gandharvas (mirage-like cities)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gandharvanagarākāra
gandharvanagarākāra - having the appearance of a Gandharva city (a mirage, illusory city)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gandharva+nagara+ākāra)
  • gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva (a class of demi-gods)
    noun (masculine)
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
  • ākāra – form, appearance, shape
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective agreeing with rathān
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically
(indeclinable)
From vidhi + vat suffix
कल्पितान् (kalpitān) - arranged, prepared, conceived
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kalpita
kalpita - arranged, prepared, imagined
Past Passive Participle
From root √kḷp
Root: kḷp (class 10)
Note: Adjective agreeing with rathān
रथान् (rathān) - chariots
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
विशकलीकुर्वन् (viśakalīkurvan) - shattering, making into pieces, breaking apart
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśakalīkurvat
viśakalīkurvat - shattering, making into pieces
Present Active Participle
From causative root viśakalīkṛ (to shatter, make into pieces)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (viśakala+kṛ)
  • viśakala – broken piece, fragment
    noun (neuter)
    Prefix: vi
  • kṛ – to make, do
    verb
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Participle agreeing with the implied subject (Arjuna)
चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
व्यश्वरथद्विपान् (vyaśvarathadvipān) - without horses, chariots, and elephants
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyaśvarathadvipa
vyaśvarathadvipa - lacking horses, chariots, and elephants
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+aśva+ratha+dvipa)
  • vi – without, separation, negation
    indeclinable
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • dvipa – elephant (lit. 'drinker twice')
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective agreeing with the implied objects (the chariots and their contents)