महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-7

न चैनानन्वबुध्यन्त मनुजा मनुजोत्तम ।
एवं प्रवृत्तान्दैत्यांस्तांस्तापसेषु तपस्विषु ॥७॥

7. na cainānanvabudhyanta manujā manujottama ,
evaṁ pravṛttāndaityāṁstāṁstāpaseṣu tapasviṣu.

7. na ca enān anvabudhyanta manujā manujottama
evam pravṛttān daityān tān tāpaseṣu tapasviṣu

7. O best of men, humans did not recognize those demons who were thus behaving towards the ascetics engaged in severe austerities (tapas).

7. הו מיטב בני האדם, בני האדם לא הבינו מי עושה זאת. כך פעלו הדַיטְיַה האלה נגד בעלי העוצמה הרוחנית הסגפנים,

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनान् (enān) - those demons (these, them)

• अन्वबुध्यन्त (anvabudhyanta) - they recognized (they understood, they perceived, they knew)

• मनुजा (manujā) - humans, men

• मनुजोत्तम (manujottama) - O best of men, O noblest of humans

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• प्रवृत्तान् (pravṛttān) - behaving in such a way (engaged in, behaving, acting)

• दैत्यान् (daityān) - demons, sons of Diti

• तान् (tān) - those

• तापसेषु (tāpaseṣu) - among ascetics, to ascetics

• तपस्विषु (tapasviṣu) - among ascetics engaged in austerities (tapas) (among those practicing austerities, among ascetics)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनान् (enān) - those demons (these, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ena

ena - this, these

अन्वबुध्यन्त (anvabudhyanta) - they recognized (they understood, they perceived, they knew)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anubudh

Imperfect, Middle Voice

Prefix: anu

Root: budh (class 1)

मनुजा (manujā) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuja

manuja - human being, man

From man (mind) + jan (to be born)

Root: jan

मनुजोत्तम (manujottama) - O best of men, O noblest of humans

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujottama

manujottama - best of men, noblest of humans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+uttama)

• manuja – human being, man
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रवृत्तान् (pravṛttān) - behaving in such a way (engaged in, behaving, acting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged, started, behaving

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root vṛt with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

दैत्यान् (daityān) - demons, sons of Diti

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - demon, son of Diti

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तापसेषु (tāpaseṣu) - among ascetics, to ascetics

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tāpasin

tāpasin - ascetic, hermit

Derived from tapas (austerity)

तपस्विषु (tapasviṣu) - among ascetics engaged in austerities (tapas) (among those practicing austerities, among ascetics)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, one who performs penance/austerity (tapas)

Derived from tapas (austerity) with suffix -vin

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