महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-20

ततो विष्णुर्वनं दृष्ट्वा निर्दग्धमरिकर्शनः ।
सौम्यैर्दृष्टिनिपातैस्तत्पुनः प्रकृतिमानयत् ॥२०॥

20. tato viṣṇurvanaṁ dṛṣṭvā nirdagdhamarikarśanaḥ ,
saumyairdṛṣṭinipātaistatpunaḥ prakṛtimānayat.

20. tataḥ viṣṇuḥ vanam dṛṣṭvā nirdagdham arikarśanaḥ
saumyaiḥ dṛṣṭinipātaiḥ tat punaḥ prakṛtim ānayat

20. tataḥ arikarśanaḥ viṣṇuḥ nirdagdham vanam dṛṣṭvā
saumyaiḥ dṛṣṭinipātaiḥ tat punaḥ prakṛtim ānayat

20. Then Viṣṇu, the tormentor of foes, having seen the forest completely burnt, restored it to its original state (prakṛti) with his gentle glances.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the forest) (having seen, after seeing)

• निर्दग्धम् (nirdagdham) - burnt down (the state of the forest) (burnt down, consumed by fire)

• अरिकर्शनः (arikarśanaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who torments foes (tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes)

• सौम्यैः (saumyaiḥ) - by gentle (glances) (by gentle, by lunar, by benevolent)

• दृष्टिनिपातैः (dṛṣṭinipātaiḥ) - by (his) glances (by glances, by falls of sight)

• तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that, it)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - (its) original state (prakṛti) (nature, original state, fundamental matter)

• आनयत् (ānayat) - he brought (it to its original state) (he brought, he restored)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the forest) (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निर्दग्धम् (nirdagdham) - burnt down (the state of the forest) (burnt down, consumed by fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirdagdha

nirdagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, devastated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'dah' (to burn) with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vanam'.

अरिकर्शनः (arikarśanaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who torments foes (tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arikarśana

arikarśana - tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+karśana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – causing to waste away, emaciating, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛś' (to make thin, weaken).
  Root: kṛś (class 10)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu, agreeing in case, number, gender.

सौम्यैः (saumyaiḥ) - by gentle (glances) (by gentle, by lunar, by benevolent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saumya

saumya - gentle, benevolent, mild, relating to the moon

From 'soma' (moon) + '-ya'.

Note: Adjective modifying 'dṛṣṭinipātaiḥ'.

दृष्टिनिपातैः (dṛṣṭinipātaiḥ) - by (his) glances (by glances, by falls of sight)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭinipāta

dṛṣṭinipāta - fall of sight, glance, look

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭi+nipāta)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, eye, glance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• nipāta – fall, falling down, descent; a particle
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Instrument by which the action of restoring takes place.

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vanam'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - (its) original state (prakṛti) (nature, original state, fundamental matter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, original state, primary matter, fundamental substance (prakṛti)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'ānay' meaning "to bring to (a state)".

आनयत् (ānayat) - he brought (it to its original state) (he brought, he restored)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Root 'nī' with prefix 'ā', meaning "to bring near, restore".