महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-9, verse-22

ततोऽभ्यधावतां तूर्णं पाण्डवं रथिनां वरम् ।
जिघांसन्तौ यथा नागं व्याघ्रौ राजन्महावने ॥२२॥

22. tato'bhyadhāvatāṁ tūrṇaṁ pāṇḍavaṁ rathināṁ varam ,
jighāṁsantau yathā nāgaṁ vyāghrau rājanmahāvane.

22. tataḥ abhyadhāvatām tūrṇam pāṇḍavam rathinām varam
jighāṃsantau yathā nāgam vyāghrau rājan mahāvane

22. rājan tataḥ rathinām varam pāṇḍavam jighāṃsantau
tūrṇam abhyadhāvatām yathā mahāvane nāgam vyāghrau

22. O King, then those two, desiring to kill the Pandava, the best among charioteers, swiftly rushed towards him, just as two tigers would rush towards an elephant in a great forest.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - they rushed towards, they ran at (dual)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the son of Pāṇḍu, to Arjuna

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, superior

• जिघांसन्तौ (jighāṁsantau) - desiring to kill (dual)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (as prey for tigers) (an elephant, a snake)

• व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - two tigers

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to pronominal base tad.

अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - they rushed towards, they ran at (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhy-dhāv

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tūrṇa

tūrṇa - swift, quick, rapid

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root tūr (to hasten, be quick) + kta (PPP suffix).

Root: tūr

Note: Functions adverbially.

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the son of Pāṇḍu, to Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Derived from Pāṇḍu (name of a king).

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, one who possesses a chariot

Derived from ratha (chariot) with possessive suffix -in.

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, superior

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; a boon

जिघांसन्तौ (jighāṁsantau) - desiring to kill (dual)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jighāṃsat

jighāṁsat - desiring to kill

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Formed from the desiderative stem jighāṃs (from root han, to kill) + śatṛ participle suffix.

Root: han

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (as prey for tigers) (an elephant, a snake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent; elephant; a class of mythical beings

व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - two tigers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large wood

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+vana)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)