महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-6

तापसा ऊचुः ।
ग्राहाः पञ्च वसन्त्येषु हरन्ति च तपोधनान् ।
अत एतानि वर्ज्यन्ते तीर्थानि कुरुनन्दन ॥६॥

6. tāpasā ūcuḥ ,
grāhāḥ pañca vasantyeṣu haranti ca tapodhanān ,
ata etāni varjyante tīrthāni kurunandana.

6. tāpasāḥ ūcuḥ grāhāḥ pañca vasanti eṣu haranti ca
tapodhanān ataḥ etāni varjyante tīrthāni kurunandana

6. The ascetics replied: 'Five crocodiles (grāhas) live in these (waters), and they snatch away those whose wealth is austerity (tapas). Therefore, O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), these sacred places (tīrthas) are avoided.'

Words meanings summery:

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• ग्राहाः (grāhāḥ) - crocodiles, alligators, graspers

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they reside, they live

• एषु (eṣu) - in these (sacred places) (in these)

• हरन्ति (haranti) - they seize, they carry away, they take away

• च (ca) - and, also

• तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, for this reason, from here

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• वर्ज्यन्ते (varjyante) - are avoided, are shunned

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, holy places, fords

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O joy of the Kurus, O descendent of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - an ascetic, a hermit, one practicing austerity

Derived from tapas (austerity) with the suffix aṇ (denoting 'belonging to' or 'practicing').

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person plural of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ग्राहाः (grāhāḥ) - crocodiles, alligators, graspers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāha

grāha - a seizer, a crocodile, an alligator, a planet (as seizer of fate)

Derived from root grah (to seize) with suffix ghañ.

Root: grah (class 9)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they reside, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Root verb in present indicative (laṭ) 3rd person plural.

Root: vas (class 1)

एषु (eṣu) - in these (sacred places) (in these)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of idam

idam - this, these

हरन्ति (haranti) - they seize, they carry away, they take away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Root verb in present indicative (laṭ) 3rd person plural.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth (dhana) is austerity (tapas); rich in ascetic merit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, religious mortification, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, for this reason, from here

(indeclinable)

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

वर्ज्यन्ते (varjyante) - are avoided, are shunned

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of vṛj

Root verb in present passive conjugation.

Root: vṛj (class 1)

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, holy places, fords

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O joy of the Kurus, O descendent of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - joy of the Kurus, delight of the Kuru dynasty, son of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient king, a descendant of Kuru
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, joy, delight, one who rejoices
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice) with suffix ana.
  Root: nand (class 1)