महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-166, verse-21

एवमस्त्विति तानाह राक्षसेन्द्रो निशाचरान् ।
दस्यूनां दीयतामेष कृतघ्नोऽद्यैव राक्षसाः ॥२१॥

21. evamastviti tānāha rākṣasendro niśācarān ,
dasyūnāṁ dīyatāmeṣa kṛtaghno'dyaiva rākṣasāḥ.

21. evam astu iti tān āha rākṣasendraḥ niśācarān
dasyūnām dīyatām eṣaḥ kṛtaghnaḥ adya eva rākṣasāḥ

21. rākṣasendraḥ niśācarān tān āha evam astu adya
eva eṣaḥ kṛtaghnaḥ dasyūnām dīyatām rākṣasāḥ

21. "So be it," said the king of rākṣasas to those night-wanderers (rākṣasas). "Let this ungrateful one be given to the bandits right now, O rākṣasas!"

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, so be it

• इति (iti) - thus, so, as quoted, indicating direct speech

• तान् (tān) - those night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (those (masculine accusative plural))

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the demon king (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - to the rākṣasas (demons) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas (accusative plural))

• दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - to the bandits (to be given to them) (of the bandits, to the bandits, for the bandits)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let him be given, may he be given

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this ungrateful one (this (masculine nominative singular))

• कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - this ungrateful person (ungrateful, betrayer, one who destroys good deeds)

• अद्य (adya) - right now (today, now, at present)

• एव (eva) - right now (emphatic) (even, only, just, indeed)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - O rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, so be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Mood, Present Tense

3rd person singular imperative of root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, as quoted, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (those (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the niśācarān.

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Mood, Present-like sense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of root 'ah'

Root: ah (class 2)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the demon king (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - to the rākṣasas (demons) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'car' (to move) with suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - to the bandits (to be given to them) (of the bandits, to the bandits, for the bandits)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - bandit, robber, enemy

Note: Genitive case often indicates purpose or possession, here "for the purpose of" or "to".

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let him be given, may he be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative Mood, Present Tense

3rd person singular imperative of root 'dā', passive voice

Root: dā (class 3)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this ungrateful one (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the kṛtaghnaḥ.

कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - this ungrateful person (ungrateful, betrayer, one who destroys good deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaghna

kṛtaghna - ungrateful, a destroyer of kindness

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kṛta+ghna)

• kṛta – done, made, good deed, favor
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill), with suffix -a
  Root: han (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - right now (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - right now (emphatic) (even, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - O rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa