महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-51

नीलोत्पलसवर्णास्तु तपनीयविभूषिताः ।
शैब्यं चित्ररथं युद्धे चित्रमाल्यावहन्हयाः ॥५१॥

51. nīlotpalasavarṇāstu tapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ ,
śaibyaṁ citrarathaṁ yuddhe citramālyāvahanhayāḥ.

51. nīlotpalasavarṇāḥ tu tapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ śaibyam
citraratham yuddhe citramālyāḥ āvahan hayāḥ

51. nīlotpalasavarṇāḥ tu tapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ hayāḥ
yuddhe śaibyam citraratham citramālyāḥ āvahan

51. The horses, whose color was like blue water lilies and which were adorned with gold, carried Saibya, Chitraratha, and colorful garlands in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलोत्पलसवर्णाः (nīlotpalasavarṇāḥ) - of the color of blue water lilies

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• तपनीयविभूषिताः (tapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with gold

• शैब्यम् (śaibyam) - Saibya (proper name)

• चित्ररथम् (citraratham) - Chitraratha (proper name)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• चित्रमाल्याः (citramālyāḥ) - colorful garlands, variegated garlands

• आवहन् (āvahan) - carried, bore

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

Words meanings and morphology

नीलोत्पलसवर्णाः (nīlotpalasavarṇāḥ) - of the color of blue water lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīlotpalasavarṇa

nīlotpalasavarṇa - having the color of a blue water lily

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīlotpala+savarṇa)

• nīlotpala – blue water lily, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• savarṇa – of the same color, resembling
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'hayāḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

तपनीयविभूषिताः (tapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapanīyavibhūṣita

tapanīyavibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'tapanīya' (gold) and 'vibhūṣita' (adorned).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapanīya+vibhūṣita)

• tapanīya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'hayāḥ'.

शैब्यम् (śaibyam) - Saibya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaibya

śaibya - Saibya (name of a king, a country, or a warrior)

चित्ररथम् (citraratham) - Chitraratha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citraratha

citraratha - Chitraratha (name of a Gandharva, or a king; lit. 'having a wonderful chariot')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+ratha)

• citra – bright, variegated, wonderful
  adjective
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

चित्रमाल्याः (citramālyāḥ) - colorful garlands, variegated garlands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of citramālya

citramālya - colorful garland, variegated wreath

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+mālya)

• citra – bright, variegated, wonderful
  adjective
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)

आवहन् (āvahan) - carried, bore

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vah

Prefix: ā

Root: vah (class 1)

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse