महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-167, verse-21

त्राहि मां भगवन्पापादस्माद्दारुणदर्शनात् ।
रक्षो अत्तुमिह ह्यावां नूनमेतच्चिकीर्षति ॥२१॥

21. trāhi māṁ bhagavanpāpādasmāddāruṇadarśanāt ,
rakṣo attumiha hyāvāṁ nūnametaccikīrṣati.

21. trāhi mām bhagavan pāpāt asmāt dāruṇadarśanāt
rakṣaḥ attum iha hi āvām nūnam etat cikīrṣati

21. Protect me, O revered one, from this evil and from this terrifying sight. For surely, this demon (rakṣas) intends to devour us both here.

Words meanings summery:

• त्राहि (trāhi) - protect (protect, save)

• माम् (mām) - me

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O revered one, O venerable one)

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from evil (from evil, from sin, from misfortune)

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• दारुणदर्शनात् (dāruṇadarśanāt) - from this terrifying sight (of the demon) (from a terrible sight, from a dreadful appearance)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon (rakṣas) (demon, evil being)

• अत्तुम् (attum) - to devour (to eat, to devour)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this place)

• हि (hi) - for, surely (indeed, for, surely)

• आवाम् (āvām) - us both (Adṛśyantī and Vasiṣṭha) (us two)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - this (action, i.e., devouring) (this)

• चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intends to do (desires to do, intends to do)

Words meanings and morphology

त्राहि (trāhi) - protect (protect, save)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of trā

Imperative 2nd singular active, Parasmaipada.

Root: trā (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me (1st person pronoun)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O revered one, O venerable one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, venerable, divine, glorious, fortunate

Root: bhaj (class 1)

पापात् (pāpāt) - from evil (from evil, from sin, from misfortune)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, vice, misfortune, a wicked deed

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

दारुणदर्शनात् (dāruṇadarśanāt) - from this terrifying sight (of the demon) (from a terrible sight, from a dreadful appearance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dāruṇadarśana

dāruṇadarśana - having a terrible appearance, dreadful to behold, terrible sight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāruṇa+darśana)

• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel
  adjective
• darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Agent/Action Noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the terrifying appearance or the terrifying situation.

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon (rakṣas) (demon, evil being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Also spelled as rakṣa in some contexts.

अत्तुम् (attum) - to devour (to eat, to devour)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root ad + suffix tumun.

Root: ad (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this place)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, surely (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

आवाम् (āvām) - us both (Adṛśyantī and Vasiṣṭha) (us two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, dual of aham

aham - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Adṛśyantī) and the listener (Vasiṣṭha).

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (action, i.e., devouring) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Functions as the object of cikīrṣati.

चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intends to do (desires to do, intends to do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cikīrṣati

Desiderative

Desiderative form of root kṛ (to do/make), 3rd singular present active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)