महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-9

ते तु पाटलपुष्पाणां समवर्णा हयोत्तमाः ।
वहमाना व्यराजन्त मत्स्यस्यामित्रघातिनः ॥९॥

9. te tu pāṭalapuṣpāṇāṁ samavarṇā hayottamāḥ ,
vahamānā vyarājanta matsyasyāmitraghātinaḥ.

9. te tu pāṭalapuṣpāṇām samavarṇāḥ hayottamāḥ
vahamānāḥ vi arājanta matsyasya amitraghātinaḥ

9. tu te pāṭalapuṣpāṇām samavarṇāḥ hayottamāḥ
amitraghātinaḥ matsyasya vahamānāḥ vi arājanta

9. Indeed, those excellent horses, the color of rose blossoms, shone splendidly as they carried (the warriors) of Matsya, the foe-slayer.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - an emphatic particle (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

• पाटलपुष्पाणाम् (pāṭalapuṣpāṇām) - of rose flowers

• समवर्णाः (samavarṇāḥ) - of similar color, equally colored

• हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - excellent horses, best of horses

• वहमानाः (vahamānāḥ) - carrying, bearing, conveying

• वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away; a prefix expressing separation, distribution, arrangement, intensity, opposition, negation

• अराजन्त (arājanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

• मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - referring to King Matsya (of Matsya)

• अमित्रघातिनः (amitraghātinaḥ) - of the foe-slayer, of the enemy-killer

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - an emphatic particle (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

पाटलपुष्पाणाम् (pāṭalapuṣpāṇām) - of rose flowers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pāṭalapuṣpa

pāṭalapuṣpa - rose flower

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṭala+puṣpa)

• pāṭala – pale red, rose-colored
  adjective (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

समवर्णाः (samavarṇāḥ) - of similar color, equally colored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samavarṇa

samavarṇa - of similar color, equally colored

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+varṇa)

• sama – same, equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – color, appearance, class
  noun (masculine)

हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - excellent horses, best of horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hayottama

hayottama - excellent horse, best horse

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+uttama)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

वहमानाः (vahamānāḥ) - carrying, bearing, conveying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vahant

vahant - carrying, bearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vah' (to carry) with present participle suffix '-ant'

Root: vah (class 1)

वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away; a prefix expressing separation, distribution, arrangement, intensity, opposition, negation

(indeclinable)

अराजन्त (arājanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of rāj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

From root 'rāj' (class 1, ātmanepada) in the imperfect (laṅ) tense.

Root: rāj (class 1)

मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - referring to King Matsya (of Matsya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a proper name (King Matsya)

अमित्रघातिनः (amitraghātinaḥ) - of the foe-slayer, of the enemy-killer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitraghātin

amitraghātin - foe-slayer, enemy-killer

Compound type : tatpurusha (amitra+ghātin)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Negative compound (nañ-tatpurusha) of 'mitra' (friend).
• ghātin – slayer, killer, destructive
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with agent suffix '-in'.
  Root: han (class 2)