महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-53

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्देवो हयशिरोधरः ।
जग्राह वेदानखिलान्रसातलगतान्हरिः ।
प्रादाच्च ब्रह्मणे भूयस्ततः स्वां प्रकृतिं गतः ॥५३॥

53. etasminnantare rājandevo hayaśirodharaḥ ,
jagrāha vedānakhilānrasātalagatānhariḥ ,
prādācca brahmaṇe bhūyastataḥ svāṁ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ.

53. etasmin antare rājan devaḥ
hayaśirasdharaḥ jagrāha vedān akhilān
rasātalagatān hariḥ prādāt ca brahmaṇe
bhūyaḥ tataḥ svām prakṛtim gataḥ

53. rājan etasmin antare hariḥ devaḥ
hayaśirasdharaḥ rasātalagatān akhilān
vedān jagrāha ca brahmaṇe bhūyaḥ
prādāt tataḥ svām prakṛtim gataḥ

53. O King, at this very moment, Lord Hari, appearing as the horse-headed deity (Hayagrīva), seized all the Vedas that had descended to the netherworld (rasātala). He then restored them to Brahmā and subsequently returned to his own original form (prakṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - at this very moment (in the interval; in the meantime; within)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• देवः (devaḥ) - Lord (god; deity; divine being)

• हयशिरस्धरः (hayaśirasdharaḥ) - the horse-headed deity (Hayagrīva) (one who bears a horse's head; the horse-headed one)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (he seized; he took; he grasped)

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas; the sacred knowledge)

• अखिलान् (akhilān) - all (all; entire; complete)

• रसातलगतान् (rasātalagatān) - that had descended to the netherworld (rasātala) (those who had gone to the netherworld; situated in rasātala)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Hari (Vishnu) (Vishnu; lion; sun; horse; ape)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - he restored (he gave; he bestowed)

• च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

• ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - to Brahmā (to Brahmā; to the priest; to the Brahman)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again; further; more)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then; thereupon; from there; from that)

• स्वाम् (svām) - his own (his own; her own; their own)

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - original form (prakṛti) (nature; original form; primal matter)

• गतः (gataḥ) - returned (having gone; gone; returned)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'antare' (neuter locative singular).

अन्तरे (antare) - at this very moment (in the interval; in the meantime; within)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval; interior; difference; occasion; space between

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king; ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

देवः (devaḥ) - Lord (god; deity; divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god; deity; divine being

Root: div (class 4)

हयशिरस्धरः (hayaśirasdharaḥ) - the horse-headed deity (Hayagrīva) (one who bears a horse's head; the horse-headed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hayaśirasdhara

hayaśirasdhara - one who bears a horse's head

Bahuvrīhi compound: haya (horse) + śiras (head) + dhara (bearer)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (haya+śiras+dhara)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearer; holder; carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (he seized; he took; he grasped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Perfect (Liṭ)

3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated perfect form of root grah.

Root: grah (class 9)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas; the sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda; sacred knowledge; scripture

Root: vid (class 2)

अखिलान् (akhilān) - all (all; entire; complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akhila

akhila - all; entire; complete; whole

Compound: a (not) + khila (gap/deficiency)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+khila)

• a – not; non-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap; deficiency; empty space; waste land
  noun (masculine)

रसातलगतान् (rasātalagatān) - that had descended to the netherworld (rasātala) (those who had gone to the netherworld; situated in rasātala)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rasātalagata

rasātalagata - gone to the netherworld; situated in rasātala

Compound: rasātala (netherworld) + gata (gone).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasātala+gata)

• rasātala – netherworld; one of the seven lower worlds
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone; arrived; obtained; situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Hari (Vishnu) (Vishnu; lion; sun; horse; ape)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Vishnu; lion; sun; horse; ape; tawny-coloured

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रादात् (prādāt) - he restored (he gave; he bestowed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, active voice. Root dā (class 3) with upasargas pra- and ā-.

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - to Brahmā (to Brahmā; to the priest; to the Brahman)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); a priest; the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again; further; more)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then; thereupon; from there; from that)

(indeclinable)

स्वाम् (svām) - his own (his own; her own; their own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own; one's own

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - original form (prakṛti) (nature; original form; primal matter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature; original form; primal matter; constitution; origin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गतः (gataḥ) - returned (having gone; gone; returned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone; moved; attained; situated; returned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)