महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-49

नृत्यतो रथमार्गेषु धनुर्व्यायच्छतस्तथा ।
न कश्चित्तत्र पार्थस्य ददर्शान्तरमण्वपि ॥४९॥

49. nṛtyato rathamārgeṣu dhanurvyāyacchatastathā ,
na kaścittatra pārthasya dadarśāntaramaṇvapi.

49. nṛtyataḥ rathamārgeṣu dhanuḥ vyāyacchataḥ tathā
na kaścit tatra pārthasya dadarśa antaram aṇu api

49. tatra rathamārgeṣu nṛtyataḥ tathā dhanuḥ vyāyacchataḥ
pārthasya aṇu api antaram kaścit na dadarśa

49. No one there saw even a minute flaw in Pārtha (Arjuna) as he danced on the chariot-paths and similarly stretched his bow.

Words meanings summery:

• नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - dancing, moving skillfully

• रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot-paths, in the chariot's tracks

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• व्यायच्छतः (vyāyacchataḥ) - stretching (the bow)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (someone, anyone (with 'na' becomes 'no one'))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - flaw, weak point, vulnerability (interval, opening, weak point, flaw)

• अणु (aṇu) - minute, small, atomic

• अपि (api) - even a little (even, also, too)

Words meanings and morphology

नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - dancing, moving skillfully

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, performing, moving

Present Active Participle

From root 'nṛt' (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Pārtha.

रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot-paths, in the chariot's tracks

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rathamārga

rathamārga - chariot-road, path of a chariot

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location of action.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

s-stem noun

Root: dhān

Note: The word is 'dhanus' in its base form. Here it acts as object of 'vyāyacchataḥ'.

व्यायच्छतः (vyāyacchataḥ) - stretching (the bow)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāyacchat

vyāyacchat - stretching, exerting, extending

Present Active Participle

From root 'yam' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with 'dhanuḥ' meaning 'stretching the bow'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' + suffix 'thā'

Note: Connects the two actions of Pārtha.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (someone, anyone (with 'na' becomes 'no one'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

'kim' + 'cid'

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa' when combined with 'na'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' + suffix 'tra'

Note: Adverb of place/time.

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet for Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā

Note: Possessive, indicating whose flaw is being discussed.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

perfect active

Reduplicated perfect (liṭ)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - flaw, weak point, vulnerability (interval, opening, weak point, flaw)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space, inside, difference, distinction, weak point

अणु (aṇu) - minute, small, atomic

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, atomic, subtle, fine, small

u-ending adjective

Root: aṇ

Note: Agreement in case and number with 'antaram'.

अपि (api) - even a little (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even a minute flaw'.