महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-189

राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारममरप्रतिमं नृपम् ।
जघान काश्यपं चैव न्यवर्तयत पापकृत् ॥१८९॥

189. rājarṣivaṁśagoptāramamarapratimaṁ nṛpam ,
jaghāna kāśyapaṁ caiva nyavartayata pāpakṛt.

189. rājarṣivaṃśagoptāram amarapratimaṃ nṛpam |
jaghāna kāśyapaṃ ca eva nyavartayata pāpakṛt

189. That wicked creature killed the king, who was the protector of the royal sage dynasty and equal to a god, and also made Kaśyapa turn back.

Words meanings summery:

• राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारम् (rājarṣivaṁśagoptāram) - the protector of the royal sage lineage

• अमरप्रतिमम् (amarapratimam) - equal to a god, divine

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck

• काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - Kaśyapa (acc.)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, also)

• न्यवर्तयत (nyavartayata) - made to turn back (caused to turn back, stopped, averted)

• पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - wicked creature (Takṣaka) (doer of evil, sinner, wicked one)

Words meanings and morphology

राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारम् (rājarṣivaṁśagoptāram) - the protector of the royal sage lineage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājarṣivaṃśagoptṛ

rājarṣivaṁśagoptṛ - protector of the lineage of royal sages

agent noun

Compound of rājarṣi (royal sage), vaṃśa (lineage), and goptṛ (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājarṣi+vaṃśa+goptṛ)

• rājarṣi – royal sage
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• goptṛ – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √gup
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpam'

अमरप्रतिमम् (amarapratimam) - equal to a god, divine

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amarapratima

amarapratima - similar to a god, equal to a god

Compound of amara (immortal/god) and pratima (equal/image)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+pratima)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a' + mara (mortal)
  Prefix: a
• pratima – image, likeness, equal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpam'

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, one who protects
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'

जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - Kaśyapa (acc.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - name of a sage

Note: Object of 'nyavartayata'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, also)

(indeclinable)

Particle

न्यवर्तयत (nyavartayata) - made to turn back (caused to turn back, stopped, averted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

causative

`ni` + causative of `vṛt` (to cause to turn, avert)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The active meaning 'caused to turn back' is fitting

पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - wicked creature (Takṣaka) (doer of evil, sinner, wicked one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakṛt

pāpakṛt - doer of evil, sinner, wicked person

agent noun

Compound of pāpa (evil) and kṛt (doer, maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+kṛt)

• pāpa – evil, sin
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'jaghāna' and 'nyavartayata'