महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-71

कच्चिन्नगरगुप्त्यर्थं ग्रामा नगरवत्कृताः ।
ग्रामवच्च कृता रक्षा ते च सर्वे तदर्पणाः ॥७१॥

71. kaccinnagaraguptyarthaṁ grāmā nagaravatkṛtāḥ ,
grāmavacca kṛtā rakṣā te ca sarve tadarpaṇāḥ.

71. kaccit nagaraguptyartham grāmā nagaravatkṛtāḥ
grāmavat ca kṛtā rakṣā te ca sarve tat-arpaṇāḥ

71. I hope that for the protection of the cities, villages have been fortified like cities, and that protection (for the villages) is also established in a village-like manner, and that all these (measures or forces) are dedicated to that purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; surely; perhaps

• नगरगुप्त्यर्थम् (nagaraguptyartham) - for the purpose of city protection; for the security of the city

• ग्रामा (grāmā) - villages

• नगरवत्कृताः (nagaravatkṛtāḥ) - made like cities; fortified like cities

• ग्रामवत् (grāmavat) - referring to a localized and self-sufficient form of defense (like a village; in a village-like manner)

• च (ca) - and

• कृता (kṛtā) - made; established; arranged

• रक्षा (rakṣā) - protection; defense

• ते (te) - referring to the fortified villages and defense arrangements (those; they)

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वे (sarve) - all these measures or forces (all; everyone)

• तत्-अर्पणाः (tat-arpaṇāḥ) - dedicated to the overall purpose of protection and security (dedicated to that (purpose); entrusted to that)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; surely; perhaps

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle, often expressing hope or doubt

नगरगुप्त्यर्थम् (nagaraguptyartham) - for the purpose of city protection; for the security of the city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagaraguptyartha

nagaraguptyartha - for the sake of protecting the city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+gupti+artha)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• gupti – protection, guarding, concealment
  noun (feminine)
  From root gup (to protect, to conceal)
  Root: gup (class 1)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

ग्रामा (grāmā) - villages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāma

grāma - village, hamlet, rural community

Note: The visarga (ḥ) is omitted in the Devanagari text, but the grammatical context (specifically 'nagaravatkṛtāḥ') indicates nominative plural masculine.

नगरवत्कृताः (nagaravatkṛtāḥ) - made like cities; fortified like cities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagaravatkṛta

nagaravatkṛta - made to be like cities; fortified as cities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nagara+vat+kṛta)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs or adjectives of comparison
• kṛta – done, made, formed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

ग्रामवत् (grāmavat) - referring to a localized and self-sufficient form of defense (like a village; in a village-like manner)

(indeclinable)

From grāma (village) with suffix -vat

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कृता (kṛtā) - made; established; arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रक्षा (rakṣā) - protection; defense

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guarding, defense, preservation

From root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - referring to the fortified villages and defense arrangements (those; they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सर्वे (sarve) - all these measures or forces (all; everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun

तत्-अर्पणाः (tat-arpaṇāḥ) - dedicated to the overall purpose of protection and security (dedicated to that (purpose); entrusted to that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tadarpaṇa

tadarpaṇa - dedicated to that; offered to that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+arpaṇa)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun
• arpaṇa – dedication, offering, entrusting, delivering
  noun (neuter)
  From root ṛp (to go, to move) or from arpayati (to offer)
  Root: ṛp (class 10)