महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-283, verse-13

तान्प्राप्य तु स धिग्दण्डो नकारणमतोऽभवत् ।
ततोऽभ्यगच्छन्देवांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्चावमन्य ह ॥१३॥

13. tānprāpya tu sa dhigdaṇḍo nakāraṇamato'bhavat ,
tato'bhyagacchandevāṁśca brāhmaṇāṁścāvamanya ha.

13. tān prāpya tu saḥ dhigdaṇḍaḥ na akāraṇam ataḥ abhavat
| tataḥ abhyagacchan devān ca brāhmaṇān ca avamanya ha

13. tu tān prāpya saḥ dhigdaṇḍaḥ ataḥ na akāraṇam abhavat
tataḥ devān ca brāhmaṇān ca avamanya ha abhyagacchan

13. But when that ignominious consequence (dhigdaṇḍa) befell them, it was therefore not without reason. Then, having indeed disrespected the gods and the Brahmins, they went forth.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained, having incurred

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'dhigdaṇḍaḥ'. (that (he))

• धिग्दण्डः (dhigdaṇḍaḥ) - ignominious punishment, contemptible consequence, condemnation

• न (na) - not, no

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, without reason

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, occurred, came to be

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, subsequently

• अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - They went forth, implying departure or onward movement after the previous actions. (they went towards, they approached, they attacked)

• देवान् (devān) - gods (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having despised, having insulted

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Forms for masculine accusative plural.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained, having incurred

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Gerund (absolutive).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/particle.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'dhigdaṇḍaḥ'. (that (he))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of 'sas'.

धिग्दण्डः (dhigdaṇḍaḥ) - ignominious punishment, contemptible consequence, condemnation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhigdaṇḍa

dhigdaṇḍa - ignominious punishment, condemnation, reproof

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhik+daṇḍa)

• dhik – fie, shame, alas, woe
  indeclinable
• daṇḍa – stick, staff, punishment, fine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, without reason

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, accidental

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root kṛ (to do) + ṇic + ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: It qualifies 'abhavat' (it became 'not causeless').

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, occurred, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, subsequently

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - They went forth, implying departure or onward movement after the previous actions. (they went towards, they approached, they attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

देवान् (devān) - gods (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Object of 'avamanya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Object of 'avamanya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having despised, having insulted

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root man (to think) with prefix ava, and suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Gerund (absolutive).

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.