महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-18, verse-12

अभिभूतास्ततो देवा विषयान्न प्रजज्ञिरे ।
न प्रत्यभाच्च यज्ञस्तान्वेदा बभ्रंशिरे तदा ॥१२॥

12. abhibhūtāstato devā viṣayānna prajajñire ,
na pratyabhācca yajñastānvedā babhraṁśire tadā.

12. abhibhūtāḥ tataḥ devāḥ viṣayān na prajajñire na
pratyabhāt ca yajñaḥ tān vedāḥ babhraṃśire tadā

12. tataḥ abhibhūtāḥ devāḥ viṣayān na prajajñire ca
yajñaḥ tān na pratyabhāt tadā vedāḥ babhraṃśire

12. Overwhelmed, the gods then could not perceive the sensory objects. The Vedic ritual (yajña) also ceased to be clear to them, and at that time, the Vedas slipped away.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिभूताः (abhibhūtāḥ) - overpowered, overwhelmed, defeated

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - sensory objects, objects of senses

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रजज्ञिरे (prajajñire) - they perceived, they became aware of

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रत्यभात् (pratyabhāt) - it ceased to be clear to them (it shone upon, it became clear)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

• तान् (tān) - the gods (them)

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• बभ्रंशिरे (babhraṁśire) - they slipped away, they fell away

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

अभिभूताः (abhibhūtāḥ) - overpowered, overwhelmed, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhibhūta

abhibhūta - overpowered, overcome, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √bhū (to be, to become) with the prefix abhi-, and the suffix -ta (k-ta)

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable) derived from tad (that)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity, divine being

विषयान् (viṣayān) - sensory objects, objects of senses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, realm, matter, topic

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रजज्ञिरे (prajajñire) - they perceived, they became aware of

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of pra-jñā

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person plural Ātmanepada, from root √jñā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रत्यभात् (pratyabhāt) - it ceased to be clear to them (it shone upon, it became clear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of prati-bhā

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular Parasmaipada, from root √bhā with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - a Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

तान् (tān) - the gods (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas

Derived from root √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

बभ्रंशिरे (babhraṁśire) - they slipped away, they fell away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of bhraṃś

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person plural Ātmanepada

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable) derived from tad (that)