महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-13

तेषां तु वाजिनां भूमिः खुरैश्चित्रा विशां पते ।
अशोभत यथा नारी करजक्षतविक्षता ॥१३॥

13. teṣāṁ tu vājināṁ bhūmiḥ khuraiścitrā viśāṁ pate ,
aśobhata yathā nārī karajakṣatavikṣatā.

13. teṣām tu vājinām bhūmiḥ khuraiḥ citrā viśām
pate | aśobhata yathā nārī karajakṣatavikṣatā

13. viśām pate,
teṣām tu vājinām khuraiḥ citrā bhūmiḥ yathā karajakṣatavikṣatā nārī (tathā) aśobhata

13. But, O lord of the people, the earth, made variegated by the hooves of those horses, looked beautiful like a woman whose body is marked with fingernail scratches.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, ground

• खुरैः (khuraiḥ) - by hooves

• चित्रा (citrā) - variegated, colorful, marked

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, appeared beautiful

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• नारी (nārī) - woman

• करजक्षतविक्षता (karajakṣatavikṣatā) - wounded and marked by fingernail scratches

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - swift, spirited; horse, steed

N-stem noun.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground, soil

Feminine noun.

खुरैः (khuraiḥ) - by hooves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khura

khura - hoof (of a horse, cow etc.)

चित्रा (citrā) - variegated, colorful, marked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - variegated, colorful, marked, wonderful, clear

Feminine form of citra.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, a community

Feminine noun, but here used in genitive plural, often in compounds like 'lord of people'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Masculine I-stem noun.

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śobh

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

From root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful), usually ātmanepada.

Root: √śubh (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

नारी (nārī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

Feminine I-stem noun.

करजक्षतविक्षता (karajakṣatavikṣatā) - wounded and marked by fingernail scratches

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karajakṣatavikṣata

karajakṣatavikṣata - wounded or marked by fingernail scratches/wounds

Compound (instrumental tatpuruṣa): karajaiḥ kṣataiḥ vikṣatā - 'much wounded by fingernail scratches'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karaja+kṣata+vikṣata)

• karaja – fingernail, claw
  noun (masculine)
  Born from karas (hand).
• kṣata – wound, scratch, injury; wounded, hurt
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṣan (to hurt, wound).
  Root: √kṣan
• vikṣata – much wounded, severely hurt, damaged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṣan (to hurt) with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √kṣan