महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-14

अथर्षयः समुद्विग्ना देवान्गत्वाब्रुवन्वचः ।
अग्निनाशात्क्रियाभ्रंशाद्भ्रान्ता लोकास्त्रयोऽनघाः ।
विधध्वमत्र यत्कार्यं न स्यात्कालात्ययो यथा ॥१४॥

14. atharṣayaḥ samudvignā devāngatvābruvanvacaḥ ,
agnināśātkriyābhraṁśādbhrāntā lokāstrayo'naghāḥ ,
vidhadhvamatra yatkāryaṁ na syātkālātyayo yathā.

14. atha ṛṣayaḥ samudvignāḥ devān gatvā
abruvan vacaḥ agnināśāt kriyābhraṃśāt
bhrāntāḥ lokāḥ trayaḥ anaghāḥ vidhadhvam
atra yat kāryam na syāt kālātyayaḥ yathā

14. Then, the agitated sages went to the gods and spoke these words: 'O sinless ones, due to the destruction of fire and the disruption of rituals, the three worlds have become bewildered. Please accomplish here whatever needs to be done, so that there is no further delay.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereafter)

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages (sages, seers)

• समुद्विग्नाः (samudvignāḥ) - agitated (agitated, worried, greatly distressed)

• देवान् (devān) - to the gods

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they said, they spoke)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (words, speech)

• अग्निनाशात् (agnināśāt) - due to the destruction of fire (from the destruction of fire)

• क्रियाभ्रंशात् (kriyābhraṁśāt) - due to the disruption of rituals (from the ruin/disruption of rituals)

• भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - bewildered (confused, bewildered, wandered)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, people)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - O sinless ones (sinless, faultless)

• विधध्वम् (vidhadhvam) - please accomplish (you all do, accomplish)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - needs to be done (to be done, duty, task)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• स्यात् (syāt) - there should be (may be, should be, would be)

• कालात्ययः (kālātyayaḥ) - delay (waste of time, delay)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

समुद्विग्नाः (samudvignāḥ) - agitated (agitated, worried, greatly distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudvigna

samudvigna - agitated, much disturbed, anxious

past passive participle

from root 'vij' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ut'

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (sam+ut+vigna)

• sam – together, completely
  upasarga
• ut – up, out, away
  upasarga
• vigna – agitated, trembled
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: vij (class 6)

देवान् (devān) - to the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive (ktvā)

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

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

verb

imperfect tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (words, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

अग्निनाशात् (agnināśāt) - due to the destruction of fire (from the destruction of fire)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of agnināśa

agnināśa - destruction of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+nāśa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root naś
  Root: naś (class 4)

क्रियाभ्रंशात् (kriyābhraṁśāt) - due to the disruption of rituals (from the ruin/disruption of rituals)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kriyābhraṃśa

kriyābhraṁśa - disruption/ruin of religious rites

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+bhraṃśa)

• kriyā – action, ritual, religious rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhraṃśa – fall, ruin, loss, deviation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root bhraṃś
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - bewildered (confused, bewildered, wandered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, confused, bewildered, mistaken

past passive participle

Root: bhram (class 1)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - O sinless ones (sinless, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, guilt
  noun (neuter)

विधध्वम् (vidhadhvam) - please accomplish (you all do, accomplish)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vidhadhvam

verb

imperative, 2nd person, plural, middle voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

कार्यम् (kāryam) - needs to be done (to be done, duty, task)

(gerundive)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - there should be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of syāt

verb

optative mood, 3rd person, singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

कालात्ययः (kālātyayaḥ) - delay (waste of time, delay)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālātyaya

kālātyaya - passing of time, waste of time, delay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+atyaya)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• atyaya – passing over, transgression, loss, delay
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root i with prefix ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

(indeclinable)