महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-152, verse-5

ततः प्रभृति रक्षांसि तत्र सौम्यानि भारत ।
नगरे प्रत्यदृश्यन्त नरैर्नगरवासिभिः ॥५॥

5. tataḥ prabhṛti rakṣāṁsi tatra saumyāni bhārata ,
nagare pratyadṛśyanta narairnagaravāsibhiḥ.

5. tataḥ prabhṛti rakṣāṃsi tatra saumyāni bhārata
nagare pratyadṛśyanta naraiḥ nagaravāsibhiḥ

5. From then onwards, O Bhārata, gentle rākṣasas were seen there in the city by the city-dwelling men.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning from

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - rākṣasas (demons, rākṣasas, evil spirits)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सौम्यानि (saumyāni) - gentle (gentle, mild, benevolent, auspicious)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city (in the city, at the town)

• प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen (they were seen, they appeared)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men (by men, by persons)

• नगरवासिभिः (nagaravāsibhiḥ) - by city-dwelling men (by city dwellers, by inhabitants of the city)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from then onwards (then, from that, thereafter, consequently)

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning from

(indeclinable)

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - rākṣasas (demons, rākṣasas, evil spirits)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सौम्यानि (saumyāni) - gentle (gentle, mild, benevolent, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saumya

saumya - relating to Soma, mild, gentle, benevolent, auspicious

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of Arjuna or Yudhishthira

नगरे (nagare) - in the city (in the city, at the town)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen (they were seen, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men (by men, by persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

नगरवासिभिः (nagaravāsibhiḥ) - by city-dwelling men (by city dwellers, by inhabitants of the city)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nagaravāsin

nagaravāsin - city dweller, inhabitant of a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+vāsin)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, dweller
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)