महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-140, verse-17

यजमानांस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा व्यग्रान्दीक्षानुकर्शितान् ।
हन्तुमिच्छन्ति शैलाभाः खलिनो नाम दानवाः ॥१७॥

17. yajamānāṁstu tāndṛṣṭvā vyagrāndīkṣānukarśitān ,
hantumicchanti śailābhāḥ khalino nāma dānavāḥ.

17. yajamānān tu tān dṛṣṭvā vyagrān dīkṣānukarśitān
hantum icchanti śailābhāḥ khalinaḥ nāma dānavāḥ

17. तु (tu) तान् (tān) व्यग्रान् (vyagrān) दीक्षानुकर्शितान् (dīkṣānukarśitān) यजमानान् (yajamānān) दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā),
शैल (śaila) आभाः (ābhāḥ) खलिनः (khalinaḥ) नाम (nāma) दानवाः (dānavāḥ) हन्तुम् (hantum) इच्छन्ति (icchanti).

17. But seeing those patrons of the Vedic ritual (yajamānān), who were distressed and emaciated by their vows (dīkṣā), the Dānavas named Khalinas, resembling mountains, desired to kill them.

Words meanings summery:

• यजमानान् (yajamānān) - those who are sponsoring and participating in the Vedic ritual (the patrons of a Vedic ritual, those performing a ritual)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• तान् (tān) - those yajamānān (those (masculine plural accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• व्यग्रान् (vyagrān) - distressed, agitated, bewildered

• दीक्षानुकर्शितान् (dīkṣānukarśitān) - emaciated or weakened by their vows/initiations

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

• शैलाभाः (śailābhāḥ) - resembling mountains, mountain-like

• खलिनः (khalinaḥ) - A specific class of Dānavas (Khalinas (proper name of demons))

• नाम (nāma) - indicates that 'Khalinas' is a name (by name, indeed, for instance)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

Words meanings and morphology

यजमानान् (yajamānān) - those who are sponsoring and participating in the Vedic ritual (the patrons of a Vedic ritual, those performing a ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yajamāna

yajamāna - sacrificer, patron of a Vedic ritual (yajña), one who performs a ritual

Present Middle Participle

From verb root yaj (to perform yajña), used as a noun

Root: yaj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those yajamānān (those (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Indeclinable participle, 'having seen'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

व्यग्रान् (vyagrān) - distressed, agitated, bewildered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vyagra

vyagra - distressed, agitated, bewildered, busy, occupied

Compound: vi (apart) + agra (foremost, mind), meaning 'having one's mind scattered'

Note: Agrees with 'yajamānān' and 'dīkṣānukarśitān'.

दीक्षानुकर्शितान् (dīkṣānukarśitān) - emaciated or weakened by their vows/initiations

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīkṣānukarśita

dīkṣānukarśita - emaciated by initiation or religious vows

Compound: dīkṣā (initiation/vow) + anukarśita (emaciated, weakened)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dīkṣā+anukarśita)

• dīkṣā – initiation, consecration, religious vow
  noun (feminine)
• anukarśita – weakened, emaciated, attenuated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from anu-kṛṣ (to pull down, to weaken)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yajamānān' and 'vyagrān'.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of verb root han

Root: han (class 2)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शैलाभाः (śailābhāḥ) - resembling mountains, mountain-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śailābha

śailābha - mountain-like, resembling mountains

Compound: śaila (mountain) + ābhā (resemblance)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śaila+ābhā)

• śaila – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
• ābhā – resemblance, lustre, light, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ' and 'khalinaḥ'.

खलिनः (khalinaḥ) - A specific class of Dānavas (Khalinas (proper name of demons))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khalina

khalina - Name of a type of demon (Dānava)

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ'.

नाम (nāma) - indicates that 'Khalinas' is a name (by name, indeed, for instance)

(indeclinable)

Also functions as an indeclinable particle when meaning 'by name' or 'called'

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Dānava (a class of demons, descendants of Danu)