महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-40

अन्तरिक्षसवर्णास्तु तारकाचित्रिता इव ।
राजानं रोचमानं ते हयाः संख्ये समावहन् ॥४०॥

40. antarikṣasavarṇāstu tārakācitritā iva ,
rājānaṁ rocamānaṁ te hayāḥ saṁkhye samāvahan.

40. antarikṣasavarṇāḥ tu tārakācitritāḥ iva
rājānaṃ rocamānaṃ te hayāḥ saṃkhye samāvahan

40. tu te hayāḥ antarikṣasavarṇāḥ tārakācitritāḥ
iva saṃkhye rājānaṃ rocamānaṃ samāvahan

40. Those horses, the color of the sky and as if studded with stars, carried the shining king in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षसवर्णाः (antarikṣasavarṇāḥ) - of the color of the sky/space

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• तारकाचित्रिताः (tārakācitritāḥ) - star-spangled, adorned with stars

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• राजानं (rājānaṁ) - the king

• रोचमानं (rocamānaṁ) - shining, splendid, radiant

• ते (te) - those

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in conflict

• समावहन् (samāvahan) - they carried, they bore

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षसवर्णाः (antarikṣasavarṇāḥ) - of the color of the sky/space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antarikṣasavarṇa

antarikṣasavarṇa - of the color of the sky or atmosphere

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antarikṣa+savarṇa)

• antarikṣa – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• savarṇa – of the same color, similar in color
  adjective (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

तारकाचित्रिताः (tārakācitritāḥ) - star-spangled, adorned with stars

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tārakācitrita

tārakācitrita - star-spangled, adorned with stars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārakā+citrita)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• citrita – adorned, painted, variegated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root citr (to paint, adorn)
  Root: citr (class 10)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

राजानं (rājānaṁ) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

रोचमानं (rocamānaṁ) - shining, splendid, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rocamāna

rocamāna - shining, radiant, pleasing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root ruc (to shine, be pleasing)

Root: ruc (class 1)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, war, conflict

समावहन् (samāvahan) - they carried, they bore

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ā-vah

Root vah (to carry) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vah (class 1)