महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-14

केचिदत्र महेष्वासाः शूराः परमदर्पिताः ।
मार्गमाणाः परं यत्नं दानवानां प्रचक्रिरे ॥१४॥

14. kecidatra maheṣvāsāḥ śūrāḥ paramadarpitāḥ ,
mārgamāṇāḥ paraṁ yatnaṁ dānavānāṁ pracakrire.

14. kecit atra maheṣvāsāḥ śūrāḥ paramadarpitāḥ
mārgamāṇāḥ param yatnam dānavānām pracakrire

14. Among them, some were great archers and brave heroes, who, though exceedingly proud, exerted their utmost efforts in searching for the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, some people

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation/matter

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

• परमदर्पिताः (paramadarpitāḥ) - extremely proud, greatly arrogant

• मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - seeking, searching for

• परम् (param) - utmost, supreme, great

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

• दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas (a class of demons)

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they made, they did, they exerted

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, some people

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, certain, anyone

Note: Subject.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation/matter

(indeclinable)

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, having a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – bow, archery, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies kecit (implied subjects).

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - valiant, brave, hero, warrior

Root: śū (class 1)

Note: Modifies kecit.

परमदर्पिताः (paramadarpitāḥ) - extremely proud, greatly arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramadarpita

paramadarpita - exceedingly arrogant, very proud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+darpita)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• darpita – made proud, arrogant, haughty
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛp (to be proud, arrogant)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Modifies kecit.

मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - seeking, searching for

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking, pursuing, tracing

Present Middle Participle

from root mārg (to seek, search, track) (denominative from mārga)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Modifies kecit.

परम् (param) - utmost, supreme, great

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, utmost, supreme, chief

Note: Modifies yatnam.

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Object of pracakrire.

दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of demons

Note: In context, 'seeking the Dānavas' or 'effort concerning the Dānavas'.

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they made, they did, they exerted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Third person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada), reduplicated root kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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