महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-114

नानावर्णविचित्राभिः पताकाभिरलंकृतान् ।
पदातीनन्वपश्याम धावमानान्समन्ततः ॥११४॥

114. nānāvarṇavicitrābhiḥ patākābhiralaṁkṛtān ,
padātīnanvapaśyāma dhāvamānānsamantataḥ.

114. nānāvarṇavicitrābhiḥ patākābhiḥ alaṃkṛtān
padātīn anvapaśyāma dhāvamānān samantataḥ

114. padātīn nānāvarṇavicitrābhiḥ patākābhiḥ
alaṃkṛtān samantataḥ dhāvamānān anvapaśyāma

114. We also observed infantry adorned with diverse, multi-colored flags, running everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• नानावर्णविचित्राभिः (nānāvarṇavicitrābhiḥ) - with varied colors and designs, multi-colored and diverse

• पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners, with flags

• अलंकृतान् (alaṁkṛtān) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• पदातीन् (padātīn) - infantry, foot soldiers

• अन्वपश्याम (anvapaśyāma) - we saw, we observed

• धावमानान् (dhāvamānān) - running, fleeing

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

Words meanings and morphology

नानावर्णविचित्राभिः (nānāvarṇavicitrābhiḥ) - with varied colors and designs, multi-colored and diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nānāvarṇavicitra

nānāvarṇavicitra - of various colors and designs, multi-colored and diverse

Compound of nānā (various), varṇa (color), and vicitra (diverse, variegated).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+varṇa+vicitra)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, tint
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• vicitra – diverse, variegated, wonderful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root citr (to paint) with prefix vi (intensive).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: citr (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'patākābhiḥ'.

पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners, with flags

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - flag, banner, standard

Note: Instrument by which the infantry were adorned.

अलंकृतान् (alaṁkṛtān) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make) with alaṃ (sufficiently, beautifully) as a preverb/indeclinable.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'padātīn'.

पदातीन् (padātīn) - infantry, foot soldiers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padāti

padāti - foot soldier, infantry

From pada (foot) and at (to go).

Note: Object of 'anvapaśyāma'.

अन्वपश्याम (anvapaśyāma) - we saw, we observed

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of paśy

Imperfect tense, 1st person plural.

From root dṛś (to see), but uses the stem paśya in present/imperfect. With prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence, also implied for the previous verse.

धावमानान् (dhāvamānān) - running, fleeing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhāvamāna

dhāvamāna - running, moving quickly, flowing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root dhāv (to run).

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'padātīn'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Derived from samanta (all around) with suffix 'tas'.

Note: Describes the manner of running.