महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-144, verse-17

पठ्यमानेषु मन्त्रेषु शान्त्यर्थं परमर्षिभिः ।
स्पृश्यमाना करैः शीतैः पाण्डवैश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥१७॥

17. paṭhyamāneṣu mantreṣu śāntyarthaṁ paramarṣibhiḥ ,
spṛśyamānā karaiḥ śītaiḥ pāṇḍavaiśca muhurmuhuḥ.

17. paṭhyamāneṣu mantreṣu śāntyartham paramarṣibhiḥ
spṛśyamānā karaiḥ śītaiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ ca muhurmuhuḥ

17. While incantations (mantras) were being recited by the great sages for pacification, she was repeatedly touched by the cool hands of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• पठ्यमानेषु (paṭhyamāneṣu) - while being recited, while being read

• मन्त्रेषु (mantreṣu) - in the incantations, among the mantras

• शान्त्यर्थम् (śāntyartham) - for the sake of peace, for pacification

• परमर्षिभिः (paramarṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages, by the foremost seers

• स्पृश्यमाना (spṛśyamānā) - being touched

• करैः (karaiḥ) - by hands

• शीतैः (śītaiḥ) - by cool, by cold

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

• च (ca) - and

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

पठ्यमानेषु (paṭhyamāneṣu) - while being recited, while being read

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of paṭhyamāna

paṭh - to read, to recite, to declare

Present Passive Participle

root paṭh, passive stem paṭhya-, participle suffix -māna

Root: paṭh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive or an adjective modifying 'mantreṣu'.

मन्त्रेषु (mantreṣu) - in the incantations, among the mantras

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, incantation, mystical formula, hymn

derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

शान्त्यर्थम् (śāntyartham) - for the sake of peace, for pacification

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śānti+artha)

• śānti – peace, tranquility, calm, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial compound.

परमर्षिभिः (paramarṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages, by the foremost seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - great sage, supreme seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – highest, greatest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

स्पृश्यमाना (spṛśyamānā) - being touched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spṛśyamāna

spṛś - to touch, to come into contact with

Present Passive Participle

root spṛś, passive stem spṛśya-, participle suffix -māna

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Referring to Draupadī.

करैः (karaiḥ) - by hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

शीतैः (śītaiḥ) - by cool, by cold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, frigid

Note: Modifies 'karaiḥ'.

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)