महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-46, verse-2

आजानेयैः सुबलिभिर्युक्तमश्वैस्त्रिहायनैः ।
प्लवमानमिवाकाशे के शूराः समवारयन् ॥२॥

2. ājāneyaiḥ subalibhiryuktamaśvaistrihāyanaiḥ ,
plavamānamivākāśe ke śūrāḥ samavārayan.

2. ājāneyaiḥ subalibhiḥ yuktam aśvaiḥ trihāyanaiḥ
plavamānam iva ākāśe ke śūrāḥ samavārayan

2. ke śūrāḥ ājāneyaiḥ subalibhiḥ trihāyanaiḥ
aśvaiḥ yuktam ākāśe iva plavamānam samavārayan

2. Which heroes could restrain (him/it), yoked with very strong, three-year-old thoroughbred horses, as (he/it) seemed to float in the sky?

Words meanings summery:

• आजानेयैः (ājāneyaiḥ) - by thoroughbred horses (by thoroughbreds, by noble horses)

• सुबलिभिः (subalibhiḥ) - by very strong (horses) (by very strong ones, by powerful ones)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked (to a chariot) (yoked, joined, connected)

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

• त्रिहायनैः (trihāyanaiḥ) - by three-year-old (horses) (by three-year-olds)

• प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - appearing to float or soar (floating, soaring, swimming)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

• के (ke) - which (of the heroes) (who (plural))

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, brave ones)

• समवारयन् (samavārayan) - they restrained, they stopped (they stopped, they checked, they restrained, they surrounded)

Words meanings and morphology

आजानेयैः (ājāneyaiḥ) - by thoroughbred horses (by thoroughbreds, by noble horses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ājāneya

ājāneya - of noble birth, thoroughbred, excellent horse

From ā-jñā (to know, recognize) + Dhan. Pertaining to ā-janman (birth, lineage).

Note: Agrees with aśvaiḥ.

सुबलिभिः (subalibhiḥ) - by very strong (horses) (by very strong ones, by powerful ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of subali

subali - very strong, powerful

Compound of su (good, very) and bala (strength) with possessive -in suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bala)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with aśvaiḥ.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked (to a chariot) (yoked, joined, connected)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - yoked, joined, equipped with, engaged in, proper; (in philosophy) one who is absorbed in yoga

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj + suffix kta.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (chariot/Abhimanyu), therefore accusative singular.

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Acts as the agent of 'yoked'.

त्रिहायनैः (trihāyanaiḥ) - by three-year-old (horses) (by three-year-olds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of trihāyana

trihāyana - three years old, three-year-old

Compound of tri (three) and hāyana (year).

Compound type : dvigu (tri+hāyana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• hāyana – year, lasting a year
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with aśvaiḥ.

प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - appearing to float or soar (floating, soaring, swimming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, soaring, moving

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root plu + śānac (ātmanepada participle suffix).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (chariot/Abhimanyu), therefore accusative singular.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Denotes the location of floating.

के (ke) - which (of the heroes) (who (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of samavārayan.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, brave ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

Root: śūr (class 1)

Note: Subject of samavārayan, qualified by ke.

समवारयन् (samavārayan) - they restrained, they stopped (they stopped, they checked, they restrained, they surrounded)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samavārayat

Causative imperfect

Root vṛ (to cover, enclose, choose) with prefixes sam- and ava- in causative (vāraya) form, imperfect 3rd plural.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)