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9,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-4

तांस्तानन्यान्महेष्वासान्साश्वान्सरथकुञ्जरान् ।
कुञ्जरान्कुञ्जरारोहानश्वानश्वप्रयायिनः ।
रथांश्च रथिभिः सार्धं जघान रथिनां वरः ॥४॥
4. tāṁstānanyānmaheṣvāsānsāśvānsarathakuñjarān ,
kuñjarānkuñjarārohānaśvānaśvaprayāyinaḥ ,
rathāṁśca rathibhiḥ sārdhaṁ jaghāna rathināṁ varaḥ.
4. tān tān anyān maheṣvāsān sāśvān
sarathakuñjarān kuñjarān kuñjarārohān
aśvān aśvaprayāyinaḥ rathān ca
rathibhiḥ sārdham jaghāna rathinām varaḥ
4. rathinām varaḥ tān tān anyān maheṣvāsān
sāśvān sarathakuñjarān kuñjarān
kuñjarārohān aśvān aśvaprayāyinaḥ
rathān ca rathibhiḥ sārdham jaghāna
4. That foremost among charioteers (rathinām varaḥ) slew those various other great archers, along with their horses, chariots, and elephants. He also killed elephants with their riders, horses with their drivers, and chariots together with their charioteers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तान् (tān) - those
  • तान् (tān) - those
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - other, various, different
  • महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers
  • साश्वान् (sāśvān) - with horses, accompanied by horses
  • सरथकुञ्जरान् (sarathakuñjarān) - with chariots and elephants
  • कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants
  • कुञ्जरारोहान् (kuñjarārohān) - elephant-riders
  • अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
  • अश्वप्रयायिनः (aśvaprayāyinaḥ) - horse-drivers, charioteers (of horses)
  • रथान् (rathān) - chariots
  • (ca) - and
  • रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers, with charioteers
  • सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, along with, together with
  • जघान (jaghāna) - he slew, he killed
  • रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers
  • वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent one, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Repetition for emphasis
तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Repetition for emphasis
अन्यान् (anyān) - other, various, different
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • iṣvāsa – archer (lit. 'arrow-shooter')
    noun (masculine)
    From iṣu (arrow) + āsa (shooter)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: as (class 4)
साश्वान् (sāśvān) - with horses, accompanied by horses
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sāśva
sāśva - accompanied by horses, with horses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aśva)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
सरथकुञ्जरान् (sarathakuñjarān) - with chariots and elephants
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarathakuñjara
sarathakuñjara - accompanied by chariots and elephants
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha+kuñjara)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • kuñjara – elephant
    noun (masculine)
कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kuñjara
kuñjara - elephant
कुञ्जरारोहान् (kuñjarārohān) - elephant-riders
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kuñjarāroha
kuñjarāroha - elephant-rider
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuñjara+āroha)
  • kuñjara – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • āroha – rider, one who mounts
    noun (masculine)
    From root ruh (to ascend) with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: ruh (class 1)
अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
अश्वप्रयायिनः (aśvaprayāyinaḥ) - horse-drivers, charioteers (of horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśvaprayāyin
aśvaprayāyin - horse-driver, one who drives horses
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+prayāyin)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • prayāyin – driver, one who moves forward, one who leads
    noun (masculine)
    From root yā (to go) with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: yā (class 2)
रथान् (rathān) - chariots
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers, with charioteers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot
Derived from ratha (chariot)
सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, along with, together with
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs instrumental case
जघान (jaghāna) - he slew, he killed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han
Perfect Active
Reduplicated Perfect, 3rd person singular
Root: han (class 2)
रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot
Derived from ratha (chariot)
वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent one, foremost
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, superior; a boon
Root: vṛ (class 1)