महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-26

गा रक्षन्तं वने दृष्ट्वा रहस्येकममर्षिताः ।
जघ्नुर्बृहस्पतेर्द्वेषाद्विद्यारक्षार्थमेव च ।
हत्वा शालावृकेभ्यश्च प्रायच्छंस्तिलशः कृतम् ॥२६॥

26. gā rakṣantaṁ vane dṛṣṭvā rahasyekamamarṣitāḥ ,
jaghnurbṛhaspaterdveṣādvidyārakṣārthameva ca ,
hatvā śālāvṛkebhyaśca prāyacchaṁstilaśaḥ kṛtam.

26. gāḥ rakṣantam vane dṛṣṭvā rahasi ekam
amarṣitāḥ jaghnuḥ bṛhaspateḥ dveṣāt
vidyārakṣārtham eva ca hatvā
śālāvrkebhyaḥ ca prāyacchan tilaśaḥ kṛtam

26. Having seen Kacha alone in the forest protecting cows, the Danavas, enraged, killed him out of hatred for Brihaspati and indeed, for the sake of preserving (their) knowledge. Then, having killed him, they cut him into tiny pieces and offered them to the wolves.

Words meanings summery:

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows

• रक्षन्तम् (rakṣantam) - (Kacha) protecting the cows. (protecting, guarding)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• रहसि (rahasi) - secretly, in private, in solitude

• एकम् (ekam) - alone, one, solitary

• अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - indignant, enraged, impatient

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, struck

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - Kacha's father. (of Brihaspati)

• द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - out of hatred, from hatred

• विद्या (vidyā) - Refers to the Mṛtasaṃjīvanī Vidyā, the knowledge of reviving the dead. (knowledge, science, learning)

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - For the purpose of protecting (their own) knowledge (i.e., preventing Kacha from learning it). (for the purpose of protecting, for preservation)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

• शालाव्र्केभ्यः (śālāvrkebhyaḥ) - to the jackals, to the wolves

• च (ca) - and

• प्रायच्छन् (prāyacchan) - they gave, offered

• तिलशः (tilaśaḥ) - into small pieces, like sesame seeds, bit by bit

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - (his body) made into pieces (made, done, treated)

Words meanings and morphology

गाः (gāḥ) - cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray

Note: Object of 'rakṣantam'.

रक्षन्तम् (rakṣantam) - (Kacha) protecting the cows. (protecting, guarding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied Kacha (object of 'dṛṣṭvā').

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Locative of place.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root dṛś (to see) + suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Precedes main verb 'jaghnuḥ'.

रहसि (rahasi) - secretly, in private, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahas

rahas - secrecy, privacy, solitude

Note: Adverbial locative, specifying where Kacha was seen.

एकम् (ekam) - alone, one, solitary

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies the implied Kacha (object of 'dṛṣṭvā').

अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - indignant, enraged, impatient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amarṣita

amarṣita - indignant, angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle (derived from causative of √mṛṣ, with a-negation)

Derived from the root mṛṣ (to bear, endure) with negative a- and suffix -ita (causative participial ending).

Prefix: a

Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dānavāḥ' (from previous verse).

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, struck

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect (Lit) third person plural

Reduplicated perfect form of root han.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Main verb. Subject is 'dānavāḥ'.

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - Kacha's father. (of Brihaspati)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati (Proper Name, preceptor of the gods)

Note: Object of hatred.

द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - out of hatred, from hatred

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dveṣa

dveṣa - hatred, dislike, enmity

Note: Ablative of cause.

विद्या (vidyā) - Refers to the Mṛtasaṃjīvanī Vidyā, the knowledge of reviving the dead. (knowledge, science, learning)

(noun)

feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, magic

Note: First part of a compound 'vidyārakṣārtham'.

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - For the purpose of protecting (their own) knowledge (i.e., preventing Kacha from learning it). (for the purpose of protecting, for preservation)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose. The compound 'vidyārakṣārtham' means 'for the sake of protecting the knowledge'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two reasons for killing.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root han (to kill) + suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Precedes 'prāyacchan'.

शालाव्र्केभ्यः (śālāvrkebhyaḥ) - to the jackals, to the wolves

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of śālāvrka

śālāvrka - jackal, wolf (literally 'house-dog')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śālā+vṛka)

• śālā – house, stable, shed
  noun (feminine)
• vṛka – wolf, jackal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dative of indirect object (to whom it was given).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the actions.

प्रायच्छन् (prāyacchan) - they gave, offered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-yam

Imperfect (Laṅ) third person plural

Derived from root yam (to give, restrain) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Main verb. Subject is 'dānavāḥ'.

तिलशः (tilaśaḥ) - into small pieces, like sesame seeds, bit by bit

(indeclinable)

Derived from tila (sesame) with the suffix -śaḥ (denoting 'by pieces').

Note: Modifies 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - (his body) made into pieces (made, done, treated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) + kta suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied object 'sarīram' (body).