महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-55, verse-26

तत्र ते न्यवसन्राजन्संवत्सरगणान्बहून् ।
वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन कुर्वन्तोऽन्यान्महीक्षितः ॥२६॥

26. tatra te nyavasanrājansaṁvatsaragaṇānbahūn ,
vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvanto'nyānmahīkṣitaḥ.

26. tatra te nyavasan rājan saṃvatsaragaṇān bahūn
vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvantaḥ anyān mahīkṣitaḥ

26. O King, they lived there for many years, bringing other kings under their control through the might of their weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where they were living) (there, in that place)

• ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (people))

• न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelled (in that place) (they dwelled, they lived)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee) (O king)

• संवत्सरगणान् (saṁvatsaragaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, many years)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

• वशे (vaśe) - under their control (in control, under subjection)

• शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - through the might of their weapons (by the might of weapons)

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - bringing (others) under control (doing, making, causing)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other (kings) (others, other people)

• महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - (other) kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where they were living) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Nom. pl. masc.

न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelled (in that place) (they dwelled, they lived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The `ni` prefix causes sandhi `ni + avasan = nyavasan`.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Used here as an address.

संवत्सरगणान् (saṁvatsaragaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, many years)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃvatsaragaṇa

saṁvatsaragaṇa - multitude of years, many years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvatsara+gaṇa)

• saṃvatsara – year
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, group, host
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ

Note: Accusative plural indicating duration.

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies `saṃvatsaragaṇān`.

वशे (vaśe) - under their control (in control, under subjection)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

Root: vaś

Note: Locative indicating state or condition.

शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - through the might of their weapons (by the might of weapons)

(noun)

masculine, singular of śastrapratāpa

śastrapratāpa - might of weapons, prowess of arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+pratāpa)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• pratāpa – might, power, splendor, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tap

Note: Instrumental indicating means.

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - bringing (others) under control (doing, making, causing)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to cause

present participle

from root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `te` (they).

अन्यान् (anyān) - other (kings) (others, other people)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of `kurvantaḥ`.

महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - (other) kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - king, ruler of the earth

agent noun

One who rules/inhabits the earth. Compound of `mahī` (earth) + `kṣit` (from root kṣi 'to rule' or 'to inhabit')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruler, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root `kṣi` (to rule/inhabit)
  Root: kṣi

Note: Appears as object of `kurvantaḥ` along with `anyān`.