महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-23

क्षतं च स्खलितं चैव पतितं क्लिष्टमाहतम् ।
सर्वभूतानि रक्षन्ति समेषु विषमेषु च ॥२३॥

23. kṣataṁ ca skhalitaṁ caiva patitaṁ kliṣṭamāhatam ,
sarvabhūtāni rakṣanti sameṣu viṣameṣu ca.

23. kṣatam ca skhalitam ca eva patitam kliṣṭam
āhatam sarvabhūtāni rakṣanti sameṣu viṣameṣu ca

23. sarvabhūtāni sameṣu viṣameṣu ca kṣatam ca
skhalitam ca eva patitam kliṣṭam āhatam rakṣanti

23. All beings protect (those who are) injured, stumbled, fallen, distressed, or struck, both in favorable and difficult circumstances.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षतम् (kṣatam) - injured, wounded, hurt, damaged

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• स्खलितम् (skhalitam) - stumbled, slipped, faltered, erred

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

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

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended, outcast

• क्लिष्टम् (kliṣṭam) - afflicted, distressed, troubled

• आहतम् (āhatam) - struck, hit, wounded, hurt

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect, guard, preserve

• समेषु (sameṣu) - in even, in favorable, in smooth (situations/places)

• विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - in uneven, in difficult, in adverse (situations/places)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

क्षतम् (kṣatam) - injured, wounded, hurt, damaged

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣata

kṣata - injured, wounded, hurt, damage, a wound

Past Passive Participle

From root kṣaṇ (to hurt, injure)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a substantive, referring to 'one who is injured'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्खलितम् (skhalitam) - stumbled, slipped, faltered, erred

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of skhalita

skhalita - stumbled, slipped, faltered, an error, a slip

Past Passive Participle

From root skhal (to stumble, slip)

Root: skhal (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive, parallel to 'kṣatam'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or inclusion.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended, outcast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, outcast, a fall

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive, parallel to 'kṣatam'.

क्लिष्टम् (kliṣṭam) - afflicted, distressed, troubled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kliṣṭa

kliṣṭa - afflicted, distressed, troubled, painful

Past Passive Participle

From root kliś (to distress, torment)

Root: kliś (class 4)

Note: Functions as a substantive, parallel to 'kṣatam'.

आहतम् (āhatam) - struck, hit, wounded, hurt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āhata

āhata - struck, hit, wounded, hurt, oppressed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a substantive, parallel to 'kṣatam'.

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound of sarva (all) and bhūta (being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'rakṣanti'.

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect, guard, preserve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

समेषु (sameṣu) - in even, in favorable, in smooth (situations/places)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of sama

sama - even, equal, smooth, tranquil, favorable

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'sthāneṣu' (in situations) or 'kāleṣu' (in times).

विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - in uneven, in difficult, in adverse (situations/places)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, adverse, dangerous

From vi + sama, often considered a compound

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (implied negative/opposite sense) (vi+sama)

• vi – apart, asunder, away; intensifier; privative
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• sama – even, equal, smooth, tranquil, favorable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'sthāneṣu' (in situations) or 'kāleṣu' (in times).

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)