महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-158, verse-9

लोभात्प्रचारं चरतस्तासु वेलासु वै नरान् ।
उपक्रान्ता निगृह्णीमो राक्षसैः सह बालिशान् ॥९॥

9. lobhātpracāraṁ caratastāsu velāsu vai narān ,
upakrāntā nigṛhṇīmo rākṣasaiḥ saha bāliśān.

9. lobhāt pracāram carataḥ tāsu velāsu vai narān
upakrāntāḥ nigṛhṇīmaḥ rākṣasaiḥ saha bāliśān

9. We (Rākṣasas), being on the offensive, seize those foolish humans, along with (other) Rākṣasas, who wander about during those times out of greed.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to covetousness

• प्रचारम् (pracāram) - movement, wandering, activity

• चरतः (carataḥ) - moving, wandering, performing

• तासु (tāsu) - in those, at those

• वेलासु (velāsu) - in times, at hours, at seasons

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• नरान् (narān) - men, humans

• उपक्रान्ताः (upakrāntāḥ) - having undertaken, having attacked, being engaged

• निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we seize, we restrain, we capture

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

• बालिशान् (bāliśān) - foolish ones, ignorant ones, childish ones

Words meanings and morphology

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to covetousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice, desire

Root: lubh (class 4)

प्रचारम् (pracāram) - movement, wandering, activity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pracāra

pracāra - movement, walking, wandering, course, activity, conduct

Derived from root car (to move) with prefix pra- (forth, onward).

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

चरतः (carataḥ) - moving, wandering, performing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of carant

carant - moving, wandering, going, performing, acting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb root car (to move, wander).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'narān'.

तासु (tāsu) - in those, at those

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'velāsu'.

वेलासु (velāsu) - in times, at hours, at seasons

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of velā

velā - time, season, hour, opportunity, limit

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

नरान् (narān) - men, humans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person

उपक्रान्ताः (upakrāntāḥ) - having undertaken, having attacked, being engaged

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upakrānta

upakrānta - begun, undertaken, attacked, commenced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kram (to step, go) with prefix upa- (near, towards, to undertake).

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subjects (the Rākṣasas speaking).

निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we seize, we restrain, we capture

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (Lat) of ni-grah

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, demon, evil being

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case.

बालिशान् (bāliśān) - foolish ones, ignorant ones, childish ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāliśa

bāliśa - childish, foolish, ignorant, naive

Note: Agrees with 'narān'.