महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-28

स रक्षमाणस्त्वण्डानि कुलिङ्गानां यतव्रतः ।
तथैव तस्थौ धर्मात्मा निर्विचेष्टः समाहितः ॥२८॥

28. sa rakṣamāṇastvaṇḍāni kuliṅgānāṁ yatavrataḥ ,
tathaiva tasthau dharmātmā nirviceṣṭaḥ samāhitaḥ.

28. saḥ rakṣamāṇaḥ tu aṇḍāni kuliṅgānām yatavrataḥ
tathā eva tasthau dharmātmā nirviceṣṭaḥ samāhitaḥ

28. saḥ yatavrataḥ kuliṅgānām aṇḍāni rakṣamāṇaḥ
dharmātmā tathā eva nirviceṣṭaḥ samāhitaḥ tasthau

28. He, Jājali, firm in his vows (vrata), protected the sparrows' eggs. That righteous soul (dharmātman) remained still and concentrated, just as before, without any movement.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Jājali) (he, that)

• रक्षमाणः (rakṣamāṇaḥ) - protecting (protecting, guarding)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• अण्डानि (aṇḍāni) - eggs

• कुलिङ्गानाम् (kuliṅgānām) - of the sparrows

• यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - firm in his vows (vrata) (one whose vows (vrata) are controlled; firm in vows)

• तथा (tathā) - just as before (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - remained (he/she/it stood, remained)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul (dharmātman) (righteous soul, one whose nature (dharma) is virtue)

• निर्विचेष्टः (nirviceṣṭaḥ) - without any movement (motionless, without movement)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated (concentrated, composed, absorbed)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Jājali) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रक्षमाणः (rakṣamāṇaḥ) - protecting (protecting, guarding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣamāṇa

rakṣamāṇa - protecting, guarding, preserving

Present Middle Participle

From the root 'rakṣ' (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

अण्डानि (aṇḍāni) - eggs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aṇḍa

aṇḍa - egg, testicle

Note: Object of 'rakṣamāṇaḥ'

कुलिङ्गानाम् (kuliṅgānām) - of the sparrows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuliṅga

kuliṅga - sparrow, a kind of bird

यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - firm in his vows (vrata) (one whose vows (vrata) are controlled; firm in vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatavrata

yatavrata - one who has controlled vows, firm in vows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+vrata)

• yata – controlled, restrained, self-governed
  verbal adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'yam' (to control, restrain)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (Jājali)

तथा (tathā) - just as before (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'thā' (suffix for manner)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - remained (he/she/it stood, remained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul (dharmātman) (righteous soul, one whose nature (dharma) is virtue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, whose inner self (ātman) is (dharma) righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (Jājali)

निर्विचेष्टः (nirviceṣṭaḥ) - without any movement (motionless, without movement)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirviceṣṭa

nirviceṣṭa - motionless, inactive, without effort

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+viceṣṭā)

• nis – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• viceṣṭā – movement, activity, exertion
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ceṣṭā' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ceṣṭ

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (Jājali)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated (concentrated, composed, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, collected, composed, absorbed (in meditation)

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (Jājali)