महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-86, verse-26

वर्धमानं तु तं दृष्ट्वा प्रार्थयामास तारकः ।
उपायैर्बहुभिर्हन्तुं नाशकच्चापि तं विभुम् ॥२६॥

26. vardhamānaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā prārthayāmāsa tārakaḥ ,
upāyairbahubhirhantuṁ nāśakaccāpi taṁ vibhum.

26. vardhamānam tu tam dṛṣṭvā prārthayāmāsa tārakaḥ
upāyaiḥ bahubhiḥ hantum na aśakat ca api tam vibhum

26. tārakaḥ tam vardhamānam dṛṣṭvā tam vibhum hantum
bahubhiḥ upāyaiḥ prārthayāmāsa tu na ca api aśakat

26. However, seeing him growing, Tāraka attempted by many means to kill that powerful one, but was unable to do so.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्धमानम् (vardhamānam) - growing, increasing, prospering

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - he requested, he endeavored, he tried

• तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (a demon's name)

• उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• न (na) - not

• अशकत् (aśakat) - he was not able (with 'na') (he was able)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• विभुम् (vibhum) - the powerful one, the lord, the all-pervading

Words meanings and morphology

वर्धमानम् (vardhamānam) - growing, increasing, prospering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, thriving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow) with śānac suffix.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) with ktvā suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - he requested, he endeavored, he tried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prārthayāmāsa

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (a demon's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāraka

tāraka - Tāraka (name of a demon)

उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

From root i (to go) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with upāyaiḥ.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root han (to kill) with tumun suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अशकत् (aśakat) - he was not able (with 'na') (he was able)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विभुम् (vibhum) - the powerful one, the lord, the all-pervading

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - mighty, powerful, lord, all-pervading

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)