महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-30, verse-26

पितर ऊचुः ।
ततोऽलर्कस्तपो घोरमास्थायाथ सुदुष्करम् ।
नाध्यगच्छत्परं शक्त्या बाणमेतेषु सप्तसु ।
सुसमाहितचेतास्तु ततोऽचिन्तयत प्रभुः ॥२६॥

26. pitara ūcuḥ ,
tato'larkastapo ghoramāsthāyātha suduṣkaram ,
nādhyagacchatparaṁ śaktyā bāṇameteṣu saptasu ,
susamāhitacetāstu tato'cintayata prabhuḥ.

26. pitaraḥ ūcuḥ | tataḥ alarkaḥ tapaḥ ghoram
āsthāya atha suduşkaram | na adhyagacchat
param śaktyā bāṇam eteṣu saptasu |
susamāhitacetāḥ tu tataḥ acintayata prabhuḥ

26. pitaraḥ ūcuḥ tataḥ alarkaḥ ghoram suduşkaram tapaḥ āsthāya,
śaktyā eteṣu saptasu param bāṇam na adhyagacchat tu susamāhitacetāḥ prabhuḥ tataḥ acintayata

26. The ancestors (Pitṛs) said: Then Alarka, having undertaken severe and extremely difficult asceticism (tapas), was unable to attain the supreme arrow among these seven by his own power. But the lord, with a very well-concentrated mind, then deliberated.

Words meanings summery:

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (Pitṛs) (fathers, ancestors)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

• अलर्कः (alarkaḥ) - King Alarka (Alarka (proper noun))

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, severe, dreadful)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken (having undertaken, having stood upon)

• अथ (atha) - and, subsequently (then, moreover)

• सुदुşकरम् (suduşkaram) - extremely difficult (very difficult, hard to perform)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - he attained (he attained, he went over)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by his power (by power, by ability, by energy)

• बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow (arrow, dart)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - among these

• सप्तसु (saptasu) - among these seven (in seven, among seven)

• सुसमाहितचेताः (susamāhitacetāḥ) - with a very well-concentrated mind (with a well-concentrated mind, with a perfectly composed mind)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

• अचिन्तयत (acintayata) - he deliberated (he thought, he deliberated)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord (Alarka) (lord, master, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (Pitṛs) (fathers, ancestors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third plural

reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

अलर्कः (alarkaḥ) - King Alarka (Alarka (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alarka

alarka - name of a king

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, severe, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, severe

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken (having undertaken, having stood upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from √sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अथ (atha) - and, subsequently (then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सुदुşकरम् (suduşkaram) - extremely difficult (very difficult, hard to perform)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suduşkara

suduşkara - very difficult, hard to perform

Compound of su (good, very) and duṣkara (difficult to do)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+duṣkara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• duṣkara – difficult, hard to do
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt formation
  from √kṛ with prefix dus
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - he attained (he attained, he went over)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active third singular

from √gam with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, highest, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇam'.

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by his power (by power, by ability, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, ability

Root: śak (class 5)

बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow (arrow, dart)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, dart

एतेषु (eteṣu) - among these

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'saptasu'.

सप्तसु (saptasu) - among these seven (in seven, among seven)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to seven types of arrows or goals.

सुसमाहितचेताः (susamāhitacetāḥ) - with a very well-concentrated mind (with a well-concentrated mind, with a perfectly composed mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhitacetas

susamāhitacetas - one whose mind is perfectly composed/concentrated

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (well) + samāhita (concentrated) + cetas (mind), where samāhita is a P.P.P. of √dhā with sam-ā

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+samāhita+cetas)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• samāhita – composed, concentrated, absorbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √dhā with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• cetas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'prabhuḥ'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

अचिन्तयत (acintayata) - he deliberated (he thought, he deliberated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of cint

Imperfect middle third singular

from √cit, or often treated as a Dhatupatha root cint (10th class)

Root: cit (class 10)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord (Alarka) (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, eminent

from √bhū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Alarka.