महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-4

तस्य कालेन महता तस्मिंस्तपसि तिष्ठतः ।
तमाश्रमपदं प्राप्ता दस्यवो लोप्त्रहारिणः ।
अनुसार्यमाणा बहुभी रक्षिभिर्भरतर्षभ ॥४॥

4. tasya kālena mahatā tasmiṁstapasi tiṣṭhataḥ ,
tamāśramapadaṁ prāptā dasyavo loptrahāriṇaḥ ,
anusāryamāṇā bahubhī rakṣibhirbharatarṣabha.

4. tasya kālena mahatā tasmin tapasi
tiṣṭhataḥ tam āśramapadam prāptā
dasyavaḥ loptrahāriṇaḥ anusāryamāṇā
bahubhī rakṣibhiḥ bharatarṣabha

4. O best of Bharatas, while he was engaged in that great austerity (tapas) for a long time, robbers carrying plunder arrived at his hermitage (āśramapada), being pursued by many guards.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• कालेन (kālena) - for a long time (implied by mahatā) (by time, with time, after a while)

• महता (mahatā) - great, by great, long

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity)

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - while standing, while being, while engaged

• तम् (tam) - that (his)

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśramapada) (hermitage)

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived, reached

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, bandits

• लोप्त्रहारिणः (loptrahāriṇaḥ) - carrying plunder, plunderers

• अनुसार्यमाणा (anusāryamāṇā) - being pursued, being followed

• बहुभी (bahubhī) - by many

• रक्षिभिः (rakṣibhiḥ) - by guards

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कालेन (kālena) - for a long time (implied by mahatā) (by time, with time, after a while)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period

महता (mahatā) - great, by great, long

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - while standing, while being, while engaged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

present active participle

from √sthā, present stem tiṣṭha

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' (of him, while he was).

तम् (tam) - that (his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśramapada) (hermitage)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, abode of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic's abode, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, place, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived

past passive participle

from pra + √āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'dasyavaḥ'.

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, bandits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, bandit, barbarian

लोप्त्रहारिणः (loptrahāriṇaḥ) - carrying plunder, plunderers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loptrahārin

loptrahārin - one who carries plunder

Compound type : tatpurusha (loptra+hārin)

• loptra – plunder, booty, stolen goods
  noun (neuter)
• hārin – carrying, taking away, stealing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √hṛ + ṇini
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

अनुसार्यमाणा (anusāryamāṇā) - being pursued, being followed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anusāryamāṇa

anusāryamāṇa - being pursued, being followed

present passive participle

from anu + √sṛ (causative/denom. with passive suffix -māṇa)

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dasyavaḥ'.

बहुभी (bahubhī) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

रक्षिभिः (rakṣibhiḥ) - by guards

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rakṣin

rakṣin - guard, protector

from √rakṣ + ṇini

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharata, best among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king's name
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: A common epithet in the Mahabharata.