महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-38

स तु लब्ध्वान्तरं नागस्त्वरितो रथमण्डलात् ।
निश्चक्राम ततः सर्वान्परिचिक्षेप पार्थिवान् ॥३८॥

38. sa tu labdhvāntaraṁ nāgastvarito rathamaṇḍalāt ,
niścakrāma tataḥ sarvānparicikṣepa pārthivān.

38. saḥ tu labdhvā antaram nāgaḥ tvaritaḥ rathamāṇḍalāt
niścakrāma tataḥ sarvān paricikṣepa pārthivān

38. saḥ tu nāgaḥ tvaritaḥ rathamāṇḍalāt antaram labdhvā
tataḥ niścakrāma sarvān pārthivān paricikṣepa

38. But that elephant (nāga), having swiftly found an opening from the mass of chariots, then broke out and scattered all the kings.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opening or opportunity (an opening, interval, space, interior)

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (snake, elephant, mountain)

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly, having become quick (quick, swift, hurried)

• रथमाण्डलात् (rathamāṇḍalāt) - from the mass of chariots (from the chariot circle/formation)

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he broke out (he went out, he emerged, he departed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, then, afterwards)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• परिचिक्षेप (paricikṣepa) - he scattered, attacked (he scattered, he threw around, he attacked)

• पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings (kings, earthly beings)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root labh (to obtain) with suffix -tvā

Root: labh (class 1)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opening or opportunity (an opening, interval, space, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, interior, difference, opening, opportunity

नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (snake, elephant, mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, mountain

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly, having become quick (quick, swift, hurried)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - quick, swift, hurried, hastened

past passive participle

Derived from root tvar (to hurry) with suffix -ita

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgaḥ'.

रथमाण्डलात् (rathamāṇḍalāt) - from the mass of chariots (from the chariot circle/formation)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rathamāṇḍala

rathamāṇḍala - chariot circle, chariot formation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+māṇḍala)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• māṇḍala – circle, disc, formation, region
  noun (neuter)

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he broke out (he went out, he emerged, he departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kram

perfect active

Root kram (class 1, 4) with upasarga nis- (out, away). Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (thence, then, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Qualifies 'pārthivān'.

परिचिक्षेप (paricikṣepa) - he scattered, attacked (he scattered, he threw around, he attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṣip

perfect active

Root kṣip (class 6) with upasarga pari- (around, about). Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings (kings, earthly beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly, a king, prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Object of 'paricikṣepa'.