महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-137, verse-17

पाण्डवाश्चापि निर्गत्य नगराद्वारणावतात् ।
जवेन प्रययू राजन्दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः ॥१७॥

17. pāṇḍavāścāpi nirgatya nagarādvāraṇāvatāt ,
javena prayayū rājandakṣiṇāṁ diśamāśritāḥ.

17. pāṇḍavāḥ ca api nirgatya nagarāt vāraṇāvatāt
javena prayayū rājan dakṣiṇām diśam āśritāḥ

17. And the Pāṇḍavas too, having departed from the city of Vāraṇāvata, swiftly proceeded, O King, heading towards the southern direction.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, too, even

• निर्गत्य (nirgatya) - having gone out, having departed

• नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

• वारणावतात् (vāraṇāvatāt) - from Vāraṇāvata (city name)

• जवेन (javena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly)

• प्रययू (prayayū) - they went forth, they proceeded

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - heading towards, having resorted to (resorted to, taken shelter in, adopted)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu; belonging to the Pāṇḍu clan

Note: Subject of prayayū.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - also, too, even

(indeclinable)

Particle

निर्गत्य (nirgatya) - having gone out, having departed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (indeclinable past participle)

Formed with prefix nis and suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

वारणावतात् (vāraṇāvatāt) - from Vāraṇāvata (city name)

(proper noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vāraṇāvata

vāraṇāvata - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city)

Note: Agrees with nagarāt.

जवेन (javena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, quickness

Root: jū (class 9)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रययू (prayayū) - they went forth, they proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect active

Perfect, active voice, 3rd person plural of √yā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem masculine noun

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or a narrator addressing a king).

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful

Note: Agrees with diśam.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

c-stem feminine noun

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of implied motion, modified by āśritāḥ.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - heading towards, having resorted to (resorted to, taken shelter in, adopted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śri 'to resort to' with prefix ā- and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Participial attribute of pāṇḍavāḥ.