महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-24, verse-23

प्रागुत्तरां दिशं ये च वसन्त्याश्रित्य दस्यवः ।
निवसन्ति वने ये च तान्सर्वानजयत्प्रभुः ॥२३॥

23. prāguttarāṁ diśaṁ ye ca vasantyāśritya dasyavaḥ ,
nivasanti vane ye ca tānsarvānajayatprabhuḥ.

23. prāguttarām diśam ye ca vasanti āśritya dasyavaḥ
nivasanti vane ye ca tān sarvān ajayat prabhuḥ

23. The lord (prabhuḥ) conquered all those Dasyus who inhabit the north-eastern region, and also those who reside in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रागुत्तराम् (prāguttarām) - north-eastern

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, region, quarter

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they reside

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, dwelling in, occupying

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, barbarians, dacoits

• निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, they reside

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every, whole

• अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he won, he defeated

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Arjuna (the lord) (the lord, the master, the powerful one)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रागुत्तराम् (prāguttarām) - north-eastern

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāguttara

prāguttara - north-eastern

Compound type : dvandva (prāc+uttara)

• prāc – eastern, former
  adjective (feminine)
• uttara – northern, later, higher
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Modifies diśam.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, region, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

Note: Object of implicit action (residing in).

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

Note: Subject of vasanti.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they reside

(verb)

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

Present Active Third Plural

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice of root vas

Root: vas (class 1)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, dwelling in, occupying

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, barbarians, dacoits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, barbarian, foe, dacoit

Note: Refers to the groups conquered.

निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, they reside

(verb)

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

Present Active Third Plural

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice of root vas with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

Note: Subject of nivasanti.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of ajayat, referring to dasyavaḥ.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies tān.

अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he won, he defeated

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Singular

Imperfect tense, 3rd person, singular, active voice of root ji with augment 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: ji (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Arjuna (the lord) (the lord, the master, the powerful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful

Note: Subject of ajayat.