महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-17

अनुसृत्य तु यत्नात्स तया वै ब्रह्महत्यया ।
तदा गृहीतः कौरव्य निश्चेष्टः समपद्यत ॥१७॥

17. anusṛtya tu yatnātsa tayā vai brahmahatyayā ,
tadā gṛhītaḥ kauravya niśceṣṭaḥ samapadyata.

17. anusṛtya tu yatnāt saḥ tayā vai brahmahatyayā
tadā gṛhītaḥ kauravya niśceṣṭaḥ samapadyata

17. kauravya tu yatnāt tayā vai brahmahatyayā
anusṛtya saḥ tadā gṛhītaḥ niśceṣṭaḥ samapadyata

17. Indeed, O scion of Kuru, when that sin of killing a Brahmin (brahmahatyā) diligently pursued him, he was then seized by it and became utterly motionless.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having diligently pursued (him) (having followed, having pursued)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - diligently, with effort (from effort, by effort, diligently)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Indra) (he, that)

• तया (tayā) - by her (referring to brahmahatyā) (by her, by that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the sin of killing a Brahmin (brahmahatyā) (by the killing of a Brahmin, by the sin of Brahminicide)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - seized (by the sin) (seized, taken, grasped)

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O scion of Kuru (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O scion of Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

• निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - utterly motionless (motionless, inactive, helpless)

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - he became (he became, he attained)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having diligently pursued (him) (having followed, having pursued)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Formed with prefix 'anu' + root 'sṛ' + suffix 'tya' (absolutive marker).

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - diligently, with effort (from effort, by effort, diligently)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence

Root: yat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (Indra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Indra.

तया (tayā) - by her (referring to brahmahatyā) (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to brahmahatyā.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the sin of killing a Brahmin (brahmahatyā) (by the killing of a Brahmin, by the sin of Brahminicide)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - Brahminicide, the sin of killing a Brahmin

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahmin) and 'hatyā' (killing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: The instrument or agent of seizure.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - seized (by the sin) (seized, taken, grasped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, taken, captured, accepted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'grah' (to seize, take).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the state of 'saḥ'.

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O scion of Kuru (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O scion of Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, relating to the Kurus

Patronymic derived from 'Kuru'.

निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - utterly motionless (motionless, inactive, helpless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśceṣṭa

niśceṣṭa - motionless, inactive, without movement

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'ceṣṭa' (effort, movement).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ceṣṭa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• ceṣṭa – movement, effort, action
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor).
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - he became (he became, he attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samapad

Imperfect tense, Middle voice

From prefix 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'pad' (to go, to fall).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)