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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-42

पुरा वृका भयंकरा मनुष्यदेहगोचराः ।
अभिद्रवन्ति सर्वतो यतस्व पुण्यशीलने ॥४२॥
42. purā vṛkā bhayaṁkarā manuṣyadehagocarāḥ ,
abhidravanti sarvato yatasva puṇyaśīlane.
42. purā vṛkā bhayaṅkarā manuṣyadehagocarāḥ
abhidravanti sarvataḥ yatasva puṇyaśīlane
42. purā bhayaṅkarāḥ manuṣyadehagocarāḥ vṛkāḥ
sarvataḥ abhidravanti puṇyaśīlane yatasva
42. Before the terrifying 'wolves' (vṛkāḥ), which prey on the human body (manuṣyadehagocarāḥ), attack from all sides, strive in the practice of virtue.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुरा (purā) - before (before; formerly; in the past; beforehand)
  • वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - the 'wolves' (vṛkāḥ) (metaphorical for vices) (wolves)
  • भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ) - terrifying (terrifying; fearful; causing fear)
  • मनुष्यदेहगोचराः (manuṣyadehagocarāḥ) - which prey on the human body (which move in the human body; whose domain is the human body; preying on the human body)
  • अभिद्रवन्ति (abhidravanti) - attack (they attack; they rush towards; they assail)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides; everywhere; completely)
  • यतस्व (yatasva) - strive (strive; endeavor; exert yourself)
  • पुण्यशीलने (puṇyaśīlane) - in the practice of virtue (in the practice of virtue; in the cultivation of merit)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - before (before; formerly; in the past; beforehand)
(indeclinable)
वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - the 'wolves' (vṛkāḥ) (metaphorical for vices) (wolves)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛka
vṛka - wolf; an evil or rapacious person; vice (metaphorical)
भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ) - terrifying (terrifying; fearful; causing fear)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayaṅkara
bhayaṅkara - terrifying; fearful; causing fear; dreadful
Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhaya+kara)
  • bhaya – fear; dread; terror
    noun (neuter)
  • kara – making; causing; performing
    adjective
    Agent Noun / Adjective from √kṛ
    Root: √kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'vṛkāḥ'
मनुष्यदेहगोचराः (manuṣyadehagocarāḥ) - which prey on the human body (which move in the human body; whose domain is the human body; preying on the human body)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣyadehagocara
manuṣyadehagocara - whose sphere of activity is the human body; relating to the human body; preying on the human body
Compound type : Tatpurusha / Bahuvrihi (manuṣyadeha+gocara)
  • manuṣya – human; man
    noun (masculine)
  • deha – body; physical form
    noun (masculine)
  • gocara – sphere of activity; range; object of sense; accessible to
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'vṛkāḥ'
अभिद्रवन्ति (abhidravanti) - attack (they attack; they rush towards; they assail)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of abhidru
Prefix: abhi
Root: √dru (class 1)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides; everywhere; completely)
(indeclinable)
यतस्व (yatasva) - strive (strive; endeavor; exert yourself)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of yat
Root: √yat (class 1)
पुण्यशीलने (puṇyaśīlane) - in the practice of virtue (in the practice of virtue; in the cultivation of merit)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of puṇyaśīlana
puṇyaśīlana - practice of virtue; cultivation of merit; virtuous conduct
Compound type : Tatpurusha (puṇya+śīlana)
  • puṇya – virtue; merit; righteous act; good deed
    noun (neuter)
  • śīlana – practice; cultivation; habituation; observance
    noun (neuter)
    Root: √śīl (class 10)