महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-101

भग्नचक्रै रथैः केचिच्छिन्नध्वजपताकिभिः ।
ससूतैर्हतसूतैश्च भग्नाक्षैश्चैव मारिष ।
ह्रियमाणानपश्याम पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् ॥१०१॥

101. bhagnacakrai rathaiḥ kecicchinnadhvajapatākibhiḥ ,
sasūtairhatasūtaiśca bhagnākṣaiścaiva māriṣa ,
hriyamāṇānapaśyāma pāñcālānāṁ rathavrajān.

101. bhagnacakraiḥ rathaiḥ kecit
chinnadhvajapatākibhiḥ sasūtaiḥ hatasūtaiḥ
ca bhagnākṣaiḥ ca eva māriṣa hriyamāṇān
apaśyāma pāñcālānām rathavrajān

101. māriṣa kecit bhagnacakraiḥ
chinnadhvajapatākibhiḥ sasūtaiḥ ca hatasūtaiḥ
ca bhagnākṣaiḥ eva rathaiḥ pāñcālānām
hriyamāṇān rathavrajān apaśyāma

101. O venerable one, we saw some of the Pāñcāla chariot formations being carried away, their chariots having broken wheels, torn flags and banners, some with charioteers still present, others with their charioteers slain, and indeed with broken axles.

Words meanings summery:

• भग्नचक्रैः (bhagnacakraiḥ) - with broken wheels

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots

• केचित् (kecit) - some (of the chariots or chariot formations) (some, certain (ones))

• छिन्नध्वजपताकिभिः (chinnadhvajapatākibhiḥ) - with torn flags and banners

• ससूतैः (sasūtaiḥ) - with charioteers, having charioteers

• हतसूतैः (hatasūtaiḥ) - with slain charioteers, whose charioteers are slain

• च (ca) - and

• भग्नाक्षैः (bhagnākṣaiḥ) - with broken axles

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected one

• ह्रियमाणान् (hriyamāṇān) - being carried away, being swept away

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

• रथव्रजान् (rathavrajān) - chariot formations, multitudes of chariots

Words meanings and morphology

भग्नचक्रैः (bhagnacakraiḥ) - with broken wheels

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhagnacakra

bhagnacakra - having broken wheels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+cakra)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhañj (to break) + kta (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• cakra – wheel, disc
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rathaiḥ'.

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

केचित् (kecit) - some (of the chariots or chariot formations) (some, certain (ones))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some, certain

Note: Used here adjectivally to refer to 'some' chariots/formations.

छिन्नध्वजपताकिभिः (chinnadhvajapatākibhiḥ) - with torn flags and banners

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of chinnadhvajapatākī

chinnadhvajapatākī - having torn flags and banners

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhvaja+patākā)

• chinna – torn, cut, severed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √chid (to cut, tear) + kta (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: chid (class 7)
• dhvaja – flag, banner, standard
  noun (masculine)
• patākā – banner, flag, symbol
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rathaiḥ'.

ससूतैः (sasūtaiḥ) - with charioteers, having charioteers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sasūta

sasūta - having a charioteer, accompanied by a charioteer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sūta)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rathaiḥ'.

हतसूतैः (hatasūtaiḥ) - with slain charioteers, whose charioteers are slain

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hatasūta

hatasūta - having slain charioteers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+sūta)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √han (to strike, kill) + kta (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: han (class 2)
• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rathaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भग्नाक्षैः (bhagnākṣaiḥ) - with broken axles

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhagnākṣa

bhagnākṣa - having broken axles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+akṣa)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhañj (to break) + kta (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• akṣa – axle, dice, eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rathaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable person, respected sir

ह्रियमाणान् (hriyamāṇān) - being carried away, being swept away

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being taken, being attracted

Present Passive Participle

From root √hṛ (to carry) + śānac (passive participle suffix).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rathavrajān'.

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - inhabitant of the Pañcāla country, a king of the Pañcālas

रथव्रजान् (rathavrajān) - chariot formations, multitudes of chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathavraja

rathavraja - a troop or multitude of chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+vraja)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• vraja – troop, herd, multitude, flock
  noun (masculine)