महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-6

पताकाश्च ततस्तास्तु श्वसनेन समीरिताः ।
नृत्यमानाः व्यदृश्यन्त रङ्गमध्ये विलासिकाः ॥६॥

6. patākāśca tatastāstu śvasanena samīritāḥ ,
nṛtyamānāḥ vyadṛśyanta raṅgamadhye vilāsikāḥ.

6. patākāḥ ca tataḥ tāḥ tu śvasanena samīritāḥ
nṛtyamānāḥ vyadṛśyanta raṅgamadhye vilāsikāḥ

6. ca tu tataḥ tāḥ patākāḥ śvasanena samīritāḥ
nṛtyamānāḥ vilāsikāḥ raṅgamadhye vyadṛśyanta

6. And those very flags, stirred by the wind, were seen dancing in the middle of the arena like coquettish performers.

Words meanings summery:

• पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, streamers

• च (ca) - and

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• श्वसनेन (śvasanena) - by the wind

• समीरिताः (samīritāḥ) - stirred, agitated, moved

• नृत्यमानाः (nṛtyamānāḥ) - dancing

• व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

• रङ्गमध्ये (raṅgamadhye) - in the middle of the arena/stage

• विलासिकाः (vilāsikāḥ) - like dancing girls, coquettish performers

Words meanings and morphology

पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, streamers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - small banner, streamer, flag

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix.

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'patākāḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Particle often used for emphasis or slight contrast.

श्वसनेन (śvasanena) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvasana

śvasana - wind, breath, breathing

From root 'śvas' (to breathe, blow).

Root: śvas (class 2)

समीरिताः (samīritāḥ) - stirred, agitated, moved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samīrita

samīrita - moved, stirred, agitated, impelled

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam' + root 'īr' (to stir, set in motion).

Prefix: sam

Root: īr (class 2)

नृत्यमानाः (nṛtyamānāḥ) - dancing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nṛtyamāna

nṛtyamāna - dancing, being danced

Present Middle Participle

From root 'nṛt' (to dance) + 'śānac' suffix.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

From 'vi' + root 'dṛś'. Imperfect passive 3rd person plural.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रङ्गमध्ये (raṅgamadhye) - in the middle of the arena/stage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṅgamadhya

raṅgamadhya - middle of the stage, arena, battlefield

Tatpurusha compound: 'middle of the arena'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṅga+madhya)

• raṅga – stage, arena, theatre, battlefield
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

विलासिकाः (vilāsikāḥ) - like dancing girls, coquettish performers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vilāsikā

vilāsikā - dancing girl, coquettish woman, female dancer

From 'vi' + root 'las' (to sport, play) + 'ika' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'patākāḥ'.