महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-62, verse-23

ततो हताश्वादवरुह्य यानादादाय चर्म रुचिरं चाष्टचन्द्रम् ।
आकाशसंकाशमसिं गृहीत्वा पोप्लूयमानः खगवच्चचार ॥२३॥

23. tato hatāśvādavaruhya yānā;dādāya carma ruciraṁ cāṣṭacandram ,
ākāśasaṁkāśamasiṁ gṛhītvā; poplūyamānaḥ khagavaccacāra.

23. tataḥ hata-aśvāt avaruhya yānāt
ādāya carma ruciram ca aṣṭa-candram
ākāśa-saṃkāśam asim gṛhītvā
poplūyamānaḥ khagavat cacāra

23. tataḥ hata-aśvāt yānāt avaruhya
ca aṣṭa-candram ruciram carma
ādāya ākāśa-saṃkāśam asim gṛhītvā
khagavat poplūyamānaḥ cacāra

23. Then, descending from the chariot whose horses had been slain, and taking up a beautiful shield adorned with eight moons, and holding a sword that gleamed like the sky, he moved about, leaping repeatedly like a bird.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from that, thereafter)

• हत-अश्वात् (hata-aśvāt) - from the (chariot with) slain horses (from the killed horse, from the chariot with slain horses)

• अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having descended (having descended, after getting down)

• यानात् (yānāt) - from the chariot (from the vehicle, from the chariot)

• आदाय (ādāya) - taking up (having taken, having seized)

• चर्म (carma) - shield (skin, hide, shield)

• रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful (beautiful, splendid, brilliant)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अष्ट-चन्द्रम् (aṣṭa-candram) - adorned with eight moons (having eight moons, adorned with eight moon-like figures)

• आकाश-संकाशम् (ākāśa-saṁkāśam) - gleaming like the sky (sky-like, resembling the sky)

• असिम् (asim) - sword

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - holding (having taken, having held, having seized)

• पोप्लूयमानः (poplūyamānaḥ) - leaping repeatedly (leaping repeatedly, floating repeatedly)

• खगवत् (khagavat) - like a bird

• चचार (cacāra) - he moved about (he moved, he wandered, he acted)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from that, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

हत-अश्वात् (hata-aśvāt) - from the (chariot with) slain horses (from the killed horse, from the chariot with slain horses)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hata-aśva

hata-aśva - having slain horses, whose horses are killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+aśva)

• hata – killed, struck, slain
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the chariot (yāna) implicitly.

अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having descended (having descended, after getting down)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root ruh with upasarga ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: ruh (class 1)

यानात् (yānāt) - from the chariot (from the vehicle, from the chariot)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yāna

yāna - vehicle, conveyance, chariot, going

From root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

आदाय (ādāya) - taking up (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root dā (to give) with upasarga ā- (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

चर्म (carma) - shield (skin, hide, shield)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, leather, shield

रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful (beautiful, splendid, brilliant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rucira

rucira - beautiful, splendid, brilliant, charming, pleasant

From root ruc (to shine, be pleasing)

Root: ruc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'carma'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अष्ट-चन्द्रम् (aṣṭa-candram) - adorned with eight moons (having eight moons, adorned with eight moon-like figures)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭa-candra

aṣṭa-candra - having eight moons (or moon-like figures)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+candra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• candra – moon, luminous, shining
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'carma'.

आकाश-संकाशम् (ākāśa-saṁkāśam) - gleaming like the sky (sky-like, resembling the sky)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa-saṃkāśa

ākāśa-saṁkāśa - sky-like, resembling the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+saṃkāśa)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to, appearing as
  adjective
  From root kāś (to shine) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asim'.

असिम् (asim) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar, knife

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - holding (having taken, having held, having seized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

पोप्लूयमानः (poplūyamānaḥ) - leaping repeatedly (leaping repeatedly, floating repeatedly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of poplūyamāna

poplūyamāna - leaping repeatedly, floating repeatedly

Present Participle (Intensive, Middle Voice)

Intensive (Yaṅ-anta) form of root plu (to float, swim, leap) with the pratyaya śānac.

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Nakula).

खगवत् (khagavat) - like a bird

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like, similar to) added to khaga (bird)

चचार (cacāra) - he moved about (he moved, he wandered, he acted)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ) tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense of root car

Root: car (class 1)