महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-25

तत्र स्म नित्यं बध्यन्ते नक्तं बहुविधा मृगाः ।
कदाचित्तत्र मार्जारस्त्वप्रमत्तोऽप्यबध्यत ॥२५॥

25. tatra sma nityaṁ badhyante naktaṁ bahuvidhā mṛgāḥ ,
kadācittatra mārjārastvapramatto'pyabadhyata.

25. tatra sma nityaṃ badhyante naktaṃ bahuvidhā mṛgāḥ
kadācit tatra mārjāraḥ tu apramattaḥ api abadhyata

25. naktaṃ tatra bahuvidhā mṛgāḥ nityaṃ badhyante
kadācit tatra apramattaḥ mārjāraḥ api tu abadhyata

25. There, various kinds of deer were regularly caught at night. Sometimes, even a vigilant cat was caught there.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs, indeed

• नित्यम् (nityam) - regularly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• बध्यन्ते (badhyante) - are caught, are bound

• नक्तं (naktaṁ) - at night, by night

• बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - various kinds of (of many kinds, various, manifold)

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - cat

• तु (tu) - even (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant (vigilant, attentive, careful)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अबध्यत (abadhyata) - was caught (was caught, was bound)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs, indeed

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - regularly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

बध्यन्ते (badhyante) - are caught, are bound

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of badh

Present Passive

Root badh, 4th class (Divādi), Passive voice, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural.

Root: badh (class 4)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past tense.

नक्तं (naktaṁ) - at night, by night

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - various kinds of (of many kinds, various, manifold)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many sorts, manifold, various

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – much, many, numerous
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Suffix

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgāḥ'.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'badhyante'.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kadā' (when) + 'cit' (particle).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - cat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - a cat

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'abadhyata'.

तु (tu) - even (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant (vigilant, attentive, careful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - attentive, careful, vigilant, not careless

Past Passive Participle

From pra-mad (to be careless) + kta suffix (PPP), with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pramatta – careless, negligent, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mārjāraḥ'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अबध्यत (abadhyata) - was caught (was caught, was bound)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of badh

Imperfect Passive

Root badh, 4th class (Divādi), Passive voice, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Imperfect tense (laṅ).

Root: badh (class 4)