महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-153, verse-29

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु प्रगृहीतशिलायुधाः ।
प्रादुरासन्महाकायास्तस्योद्यानस्य रक्षिणः ॥२९॥

29. etasminneva kāle tu pragṛhītaśilāyudhāḥ ,
prādurāsanmahākāyāstasyodyānasya rakṣiṇaḥ.

29. etasmin eva kāle tu pragṛhītaśilāyudhāḥ
prādurāsan mahākāyāḥ tasya udyānasya rakṣiṇaḥ

29. At that very time, however, the gigantic-bodied protectors of that garden, holding stone weapons, appeared.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, at this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रगृहीतशिलायुधाः (pragṛhītaśilāyudhāḥ) - holding stone weapons, having stone weapons grasped

• प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - they appeared, became manifest

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - gigantic-bodied, having huge bodies

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• उद्यानस्य (udyānasya) - of the garden

• रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - protectors, guards

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, at this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Used as a demonstrative adjective for 'kāle'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'this very time'.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

प्रगृहीतशिलायुधाः (pragṛhītaśilāyudhāḥ) - holding stone weapons, having stone weapons grasped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pragṛhītaśilāyudha

pragṛhītaśilāyudha - holding stone weapons

Bahuvrihi compound: those whose stone weapons are held/grasped.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragṛhīta+śilā+āyudha)

• pragṛhīta – taken, held, grasped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'grah' (to seize, grasp) with upasarga 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: grah (class 9)
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• āyudha – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣiṇaḥ'.

प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - they appeared, became manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prāduras

Imperfect tense

Compound verb formed with the indeclinable 'prādus' (forth, manifest) and the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'rakṣiṇaḥ'.

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - gigantic-bodied, having huge bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, gigantic

Bahuvrihi compound: those whose body is great.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣiṇaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as a demonstrative adjective for 'udyānasya'.

उद्यानस्य (udyānasya) - of the garden

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, pleasure-garden

From root 'yā' (to go) with upasarga 'ud-' (up, forth).

Prefix: ud

Root: yā (class 2)

रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - protectors, guards

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣin

rakṣin - protector, guard, watchman

Agent noun derived from the root 'rakṣ' (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: The subject of the verb 'prādurāsan'.