महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-221, verse-4

इमे च मां कर्षयन्ति शिशवो मन्दचेतसः ।
अबर्हाश्चरणैर्हीनाः पूर्वेषां नः परायणम् ।
त्रासयंश्चायमायाति लेलिहानो महीरुहान् ॥४॥

4. ime ca māṁ karṣayanti śiśavo mandacetasaḥ ,
abarhāścaraṇairhīnāḥ pūrveṣāṁ naḥ parāyaṇam ,
trāsayaṁścāyamāyāti lelihāno mahīruhān.

4. ime ca mām karṣayanti śiśavaḥ
mandacetasaḥ abarhāḥ caraṇaiḥ hīnāḥ
pūrveṣām naḥ parāyaṇam trāsayan
ca ayam āyāti lelihānaḥ mahīruhān

4. And these dull-witted, featherless children, devoid of feet, who are our refuge (parāyaṇam) for our ancestors (lineage), distress me. And that (fire) comes terrifyingly, licking the trees.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these, these ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• कर्षयन्ति (karṣayanti) - they torment, they distress, they pull

• शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - children, infants

• मन्दचेतसः (mandacetasaḥ) - dull-witted, slow-minded, foolish

• अबर्हाः (abarhāḥ) - featherless

• चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet, with feet

• हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - lacking feet (devoid of, lacking, abandoned)

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the former ones

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge, support, ultimate goal

• त्रासयन् (trāsayan) - terrifying, causing fear

• च (ca) - and, also

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches

• लेलिहानः (lelihānaḥ) - licking repeatedly, devouring

• महीरुहान् (mahīruhān) - trees, plants (growing on earth)

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these, these ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the children.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Direct object of 'karṣayanti'.

कर्षयन्ति (karṣayanti) - they torment, they distress, they pull

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kṛṣ

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - children, infants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one

मन्दचेतसः (mandacetasaḥ) - dull-witted, slow-minded, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandacetas

mandacetas - dull-witted, slow-minded, foolish

Compound of manda (dull, slow) and cetas (mind, consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+cetas)

• manda – dull, slow, faint, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śiśavaḥ'.

अबर्हाः (abarhāḥ) - featherless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abarha

abarha - without feathers, featherless

Compound of a- (negation) and barha (feather).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+barha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• barha – feather, tail feather
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'śiśavaḥ'.

चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet, with feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, movement

From root car (to move, walk).

Root: car (class 1)

हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - lacking feet (devoid of, lacking, abandoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hīna

hīna - devoid of, lacking, abandoned, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root hā (to abandon, lose).

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'śiśavaḥ'. Takes instrumental case for the thing lacking.

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the former ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, ancestors

Note: Here refers to lineage or ancestors.

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of 'our'.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge, support, ultimate goal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇam

parāyaṇam - refuge, support, ultimate goal, chief resort

Compound of para (supreme, ultimate) and ayaṇa (going, course).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)

• para – supreme, ultimate, highest, other
  adjective (masculine)
• ayaṇa – going, course, path
  noun (neuter)
  From root i (to go) with suffix -ana.
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Syntactically, it's predicate nominative for 'śiśavaḥ' (children are the refuge).

त्रासयन् (trāsayan) - terrifying, causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trāsayat

trāsayat - terrifying, causing fear

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causative of root trā (to protect, also to fear) with present participle suffix -at.

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ayam' (the fire).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the fire, introduced in the previous verse.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of āyā

Root yā (to go) with prefix ā- (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

लेलिहानः (lelihānaḥ) - licking repeatedly, devouring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lelihāna

lelihāna - licking repeatedly, devouring

Intensive/Frequentative Participle

Derived from the intensive/frequentative stem of the root lih (to lick) with suffix -āna.

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ayam' (the fire).

महीरुहान् (mahīruhān) - trees, plants (growing on earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīruha

mahīruha - tree, plant (growing on earth)

Compound of mahī (earth) and ruha (growing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+ruha)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ruha – growing, rising, born from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root ruh (to grow, ascend).
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle 'lelihānaḥ'.