महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-24, verse-54

रथमार्गांस्ततश्चक्रे भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
पाण्डवानां महाराज व्यपकर्षन्महागजान् ॥५४॥

54. rathamārgāṁstataścakre bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ ,
pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārāja vyapakarṣanmahāgajān.

54. rathamārgān tataḥ cakre bhīmasenaḥ mahābalaḥ
pāṇḍavānām mahārāja vyapakarṣan mahāgajān

54. tataḥ mahārāja mahābalaḥ bhīmasenaḥ mahāgajān
vyapakarṣan pāṇḍavānām rathamārgān cakre

54. Then, O great king (mahārāja), the mighty Bhīmasena created chariot paths by pulling aside the great elephants for the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths (chariot paths, roads for chariots)

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

• चक्रे (cakre) - he created (he made, he did, he created)

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (mighty, powerful, having great strength)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - for the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pāṇḍavas)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

• व्यपकर्षन् (vyapakarṣan) - pulling aside (pulling aside, dragging away, removing)

• महागजान् (mahāgajān) - great elephants

Words meanings and morphology

रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths (chariot paths, roads for chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathamārga

rathamārga - path for chariots, road, highway

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

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

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - he created (he made, he did, he created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect past tense (middle voice)

Formed from root 'kṛ' (class 8) with perfect tense reduplication and middle voice ending.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ'.

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava hero)

Note: Subject of 'cakre'.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (mighty, powerful, having great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, having great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ'.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - for the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, name of the five Pāṇḍava brothers

Note: Indicates for whom the paths were made.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address, likely to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

व्यपकर्षन् (vyapakarṣan) - pulling aside (pulling aside, dragging away, removing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapakarṣat

vyapakarṣat - pulling aside, dragging away, removing, drawing off

Present Active Participle

From 'vi' (prefix) + 'apa' (prefix) + root 'kṛṣ' (to drag, draw) + participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ', indicating a simultaneous action.

महागजान् (mahāgajān) - great elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the participle 'vyapakarṣan'.