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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-2

सुरूपरूपाणि च तानि तात प्रलोभयन्ते विविधैरुपायैः ।
सुखाच्च लोकाच्च निपातयन्ति तान्युग्रकर्माणि मुनीन्वनेषु ॥२॥
2. surūparūpāṇi ca tāni tāta; pralobhayante vividhairupāyaiḥ ,
sukhācca lokācca nipātayanti; tānyugrakarmāṇi munīnvaneṣu.
2. surūparūpāṇi ca tāni tāta pralobhayante vividhaiḥ upāyaiḥ
sukhāt ca lokāt ca nipātayanti tāni ugrakarmāṇi munīn vaneṣu
2. And those beautiful-looking ones, my dear child, entice (monks) with various means. Those performing fierce deeds make the sages (munis) in the forests fall from happiness and from their spiritual world.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुरूपरूपाणि (surūparūpāṇi) - having beautiful forms, beautifully formed
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तानि (tāni) - those (demons) (those)
  • तात (tāta) - dear child (spoken by father to son) (dear father, dear child)
  • प्रलोभयन्ते (pralobhayante) - they entice, they tempt, they allure
  • विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse
  • उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients
  • सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness, from pleasure
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लोकात् (lokāt) - from their spiritual world (world of ascetic merits) (from the world, from a realm)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • निपातयन्ति (nipātayanti) - they make (sages) fall (they cause to fall, they cast down, they throw down)
  • तानि (tāni) - those (demons) (those)
  • उग्रकर्माणि (ugrakarmāṇi) - (those) performing fierce deeds (having fierce actions, performing cruel deeds)
  • मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics
  • वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests

Words meanings and morphology

सुरूपरूपाणि (surūparūpāṇi) - having beautiful forms, beautifully formed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of surūparūpa
surūparūpa - having beautiful forms, of lovely appearance
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+rūpa+rūpa)
  • su – good, well, beautiful
    indeclinable
    prefix for excellence
    Prefix: su
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance; beauty
    noun (neuter)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance; beauty
    noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the 'rakṣāṃsi' from the previous verse.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तानि (tāni) - those (demons) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
तात (tāta) - dear child (spoken by father to son) (dear father, dear child)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father; dear one, child (affectionate address)
प्रलोभयन्ते (pralobhayante) - they entice, they tempt, they allure
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √pralubh
Causative from √lubh with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: √lubh (class 4)
Note: Forms a causative stem.
विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold
उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of upāya
upāya - means, method, expedient, device
from upa-√i
Prefix: upa
Root: √i (class 2)
सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness, from pleasure
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
लोकात् (lokāt) - from their spiritual world (world of ascetic merits) (from the world, from a realm)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, sphere; people
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
निपातयन्ति (nipātayanti) - they make (sages) fall (they cause to fall, they cast down, they throw down)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √nipāt
Causative from ni-√pat
Prefix: ni
Root: √pat (class 1)
Note: Causative.
तानि (tāni) - those (demons) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Subject of 'nipātayanti'.
उग्रकर्माणि (ugrakarmāṇi) - (those) performing fierce deeds (having fierce actions, performing cruel deeds)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ugrakarman
ugrakarman - one whose actions are fierce or cruel; having a terrible nature
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+karman)
  • ugra – fierce, terrible, violent, cruel
    adjective (neuter)
  • karman – action, deed, work; ritual (karma)
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'tāni'.
मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, renunciant, seer
Note: Object of 'nipātayanti'.
वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of vana
vana - forest, wood; water; dwelling