महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-39, verse-17

ततः शुश्राव राजा स राक्षसेभ्यो महाभयम् ।
निर्ययौ नगराच्चापि चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ śuśrāva rājā sa rākṣasebhyo mahābhayam ,
niryayau nagarāccāpi caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ.

17. tataḥ śuśrāva rājā sa rākṣasebhyaḥ mahābhayām
niryayau nagarāt ca api caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ

17. sa rājā tataḥ rākṣasebhyaḥ mahābhayām śuśrāva
ca api caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ nagarāt niryayau

17. The king then heard of a great danger from the Rākṣasas. And so, he set out from the city, accompanied by his four-fold army.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• राजा (rājā) - king

• स (sa) - he, that

• राक्षसेभ्यः (rākṣasebhyaḥ) - from the Rākṣasas (indicating source of fear) (from the Rākṣasas, to the Rākṣasas)

• महाभयाम् (mahābhayām) - great fear, great danger

• निर्ययौ (niryayau) - set out, departed

• नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः (caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ) - endowed with a four-fold army

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of śru

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसेभ्यः (rākṣasebhyaḥ) - from the Rākṣasas (indicating source of fear) (from the Rākṣasas, to the Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (demon), belonging to Rākṣasas

महाभयाम् (mahābhayām) - great fear, great danger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhaya

mahābhaya - great fear, great danger

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhaya – fear, alarm, danger
  noun (neuter)

निर्ययौ (niryayau) - set out, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of nir + yā

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः (caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ) - endowed with a four-fold army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturaṅgabalānvita

caturaṅgabalānvita - accompanied by a four-limbed army, possessing a four-fold army

Bahuvrīhi compound describing a person with a four-limbed army.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caturaṅgabala+anvita)

• caturaṅgabala – four-limbed army (army consisting of four divisions: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'anu' (after, along)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)