महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-12

हयाश्च पर्यधावन्त चामरैरुपशोभिताः ।
हंसा हिमवतः प्रस्थे पिबन्त इव मेदिनीम् ॥१२॥

12. hayāśca paryadhāvanta cāmarairupaśobhitāḥ ,
haṁsā himavataḥ prasthe pibanta iva medinīm.

12. hayāḥ ca paryadhāvanta cāmaraiḥ upaśobhitāḥ |
haṃsāḥ himavataḥ prasthe pibantaḥ iva medinīm

12. cāmaraiḥ upaśobhitāḥ hayāḥ ca paryadhāvanta
himavataḥ prasthe medinīm pibantaḥ haṃsāḥ iva

12. The horses, adorned with yak-tail whisks, galloped, as if swans were drinking the water from the earth on the slope of the Himalayas.

Words meanings summery:

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• च (ca) - and, also

• पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - galloped, ran around

• चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - by yak-tail whisks

• उपशोभिताः (upaśobhitāḥ) - adorned, beautified

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalaya

• प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the slope, on the plain

• पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - Referring to water from or on the earth. (earth, ground)

Words meanings and morphology

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse, steed

From root √hi (to go) with agent suffix.

Root: √hi (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - galloped, ran around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhāv

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice.

From root √dhāv (to run) with upasarga pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: √dhāv (class 1)

चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - by yak-tail whisks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāmara

cāmara - yak-tail whisk (an emblem of royalty/dignity)

उपशोभिताः (upaśobhitāḥ) - adorned, beautified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, embellished, beautified

Past Passive Participle

From root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful) with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: √śubh (class 1)

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalaya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, covered with snow; the Himalaya mountain range

T-stem noun.

प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the slope, on the plain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prastha

prastha - table-land, plateau, slope, mountain peak

From root √sthā with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: √sthā (class 1)

पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

From root √pā (to drink).

Root: √pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - Referring to water from or on the earth. (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, ground, land

Feminine noun.