महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-6

तेनावकीर्णा रजसा देवा मोहमुपागमन् ।
न चैनं ददृशुश्छन्ना रजसामृतरक्षिणः ॥६॥

6. tenāvakīrṇā rajasā devā mohamupāgaman ,
na cainaṁ dadṛśuśchannā rajasāmṛtarakṣiṇaḥ.

6. tena avakīrṇāḥ rajasā devāḥ moham upāgaman na
ca enam dadṛśuḥ channāḥ rajasā amṛtarakṣiṇaḥ

6. Covered by that dust, the gods fell into a stupor. And those protectors of nectar, shrouded by the dust, could not see him.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (action of scattering dust) (by that)

• अवकीर्णाः (avakīrṇāḥ) - covered (covered, scattered over)

• रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust (by dust, with dust)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• मोहम् (moham) - a stupor (delusion, stupor, unconsciousness)

• उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they fell into (reached) (they reached, they approached, they obtained)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Garuda) (him, this)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• छन्नाः (channāḥ) - shrouded (covered, hidden)

• रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust (by dust, with dust)

• अमृतरक्षिणः (amṛtarakṣiṇaḥ) - protectors of nectar

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (action of scattering dust) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the act of showering dust, or the dust itself, from the previous verse.

अवकीर्णाः (avakīrṇāḥ) - covered (covered, scattered over)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avakīrṇa

avakīrṇa - scattered, spread, covered

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root kīr (to scatter) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: kīr (class 6)

रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust (by dust, with dust)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, passion

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

मोहम् (moham) - a stupor (delusion, stupor, unconsciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, unconsciousness, confusion

action noun

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered)

Prefix:

Root: muh (class 4)

उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they fell into (reached) (they reached, they approached, they obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upa-ā-gam

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Garuda) (him, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Prefix:

Root: dṛś (class 1)

छन्नाः (channāḥ) - shrouded (covered, hidden)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of channa

channa - covered, hidden, concealed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root chad (to cover)

Prefix:

Root: chad (class 1)

रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust (by dust, with dust)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, passion

अमृतरक्षिणः (amṛtarakṣiṇaḥ) - protectors of nectar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amṛtarakṣin

amṛtarakṣin - protector of nectar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+rakṣin)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix:
• rakṣin – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root rakṣ (to protect)
  Prefix:
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)