महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-67, verse-5

शस्त्रैश्च विमलैर्न्यस्तैः पावकैश्च समन्ततः ।
वृद्धाभिश्चाभिरामाभिः परिचारार्थमच्युतः ॥५॥

5. śastraiśca vimalairnyastaiḥ pāvakaiśca samantataḥ ,
vṛddhābhiścābhirāmābhiḥ paricārārthamacyutaḥ.

5. śastraiḥ ca vimalaiḥ nyastaiḥ pāvakaiḥ ca samantataḥ
vṛddhābhiḥ ca abhirāmābhiḥ paricārārtham acyutaḥ

5. acyutaḥ samantataḥ vimalaiḥ nyastaiḥ śastraiḥ ca
pāvakaiḥ ca paricārārtham abhirāmābhiḥ ca vṛddhābhiḥ

5. O Acyuta, (he saw) clean weapons placed everywhere, purifying fires, and charming old women for attendance.

Words meanings summery:

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons

• च (ca) - and

• विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - with clean (weapons) (with clean, spotless)

• न्यस्तैः (nyastaiḥ) - with placed (weapons) (with placed, arranged)

• पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - with purifying fires

• च (ca) - and

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

• वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - with old women

• च (ca) - and

• अभिरामाभिः (abhirāmābhiḥ) - with charming (women) (with charming, pleasing)

• परिचारार्थम् (paricārārtham) - for the purpose of attendance/service

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - O Acyuta

Words meanings and morphology

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, knife

Root: √śas (class 2)

Note: Item seen.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects elements.

विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - with clean (weapons) (with clean, spotless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean

compound of vi (without) + mala (dirt)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+mala)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śastraiḥ.

न्यस्तैः (nyastaiḥ) - with placed (weapons) (with placed, arranged)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nyasta

nyasta - placed, deposited, arranged

Past Passive Participle

ni + √as 'to throw, place'

Prefix: ni

Root: √as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with śastraiḥ.

पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - with purifying fires

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifying, pure; fire

from √pū 'to purify'

Root: √pū (class 1)

Note: Item seen.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects elements.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

derived from samanta (all-sided)

Note: Qualifies the placement of items like weapons and fires.

वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - with old women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old woman, venerable woman

feminine form of vṛddha (aged, grown)

Root: √vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to persons present.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects elements.

अभिरामाभिः (abhirāmābhiḥ) - with charming (women) (with charming, pleasing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of abhirāmā

abhirāmā - charming, beautiful, pleasing

feminine form of abhirāma (from abhi + √ram 'to delight')

Prefix: abhi

Root: √ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vṛddhābhiḥ.

परिचारार्थम् (paricārārtham) - for the purpose of attendance/service

(indeclinable)

compound of paricāra (attendance) + artha (purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paricāra+artha)

• paricāra – attendance, service, retinue
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + √car 'to move, attend'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √car (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Explains the presence of the old women.

अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - O Acyuta

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - imperishable, infallible; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Past Passive Participle (negative)

a (not) + cyuta (fallen, from √cyu 'to move, fall')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cyuta – fallen, deviated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √cyu 'to move, fall'
  Root: √cyu (class 1)

Note: A form of address.