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

रथानश्वान्नरान्नागानभिधावंस्ततस्ततः ।
चचारोन्मत्तवद्द्रोणो वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो यथा ॥९॥

9. rathānaśvānnarānnāgānabhidhāvaṁstatastataḥ ,
cacāronmattavaddroṇo vṛddho'pi taruṇo yathā.

9. rathān aśvān narān nāgān abhidhāvan tataḥ tataḥ
cacāra unmattavat droṇaḥ vṛddhaḥ api taruṇaḥ yathā

9. droṇaḥ vṛddhaḥ api unmattavat taruṇaḥ yathā rathān
aśvān narān nāgān tataḥ tataḥ abhidhāvan cacāra

9. Though old, Droṇa, like a young man, moved about like a madman, chasing chariots, horses, men, and elephants hither and thither.

Words meanings summery:

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• नरान् (narān) - men, people

• नागान् (nāgān) - elephants

• अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - chasing, rushing towards

• ततः (tataḥ) - here (in combination 'here and there') (from there, thence, then)

• ततः (tataḥ) - there (in combination 'here and there') (from there, thence, then)

• चचार (cacāra) - he moved, he went, he wandered

• उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, madly

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

• अपि (api) - though (used with an adjective or participle) (also, even, though)

• तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - a chariot, any vehicle or carriage; a fighter in a chariot

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - a horse

नरान् (narān) - men, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - a man, a person, a male

Root: nṛ (class 1)

नागान् (nāgān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - a snake, a serpent; an elephant (as a large serpent-like creature)

अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - chasing, rushing towards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - chasing, running towards

Present Active Participle

from root dhāv with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

ततः (tataḥ) - here (in combination 'here and there') (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - there (in combination 'here and there') (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'tataḥ tataḥ' meaning 'here and there', or 'hither and thither'.

चचार (cacāra) - he moved, he went, he wandered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: car (class 1)

उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, madly

(indeclinable)

derived from unmatta (mad) with suffix -vat (like)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name, the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

अपि (api) - though (used with an adjective or participle) (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful, tender, new

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which way

(indeclinable)