महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-30

वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे निवातकवचान्तके ।
नापश्यं सहसा सर्वान्दानवान्माययावृतान् ॥३०॥

30. vartamāne tathā yuddhe nivātakavacāntake ,
nāpaśyaṁ sahasā sarvāndānavānmāyayāvṛtān.

30. vartamāne tathā yuddhe nivātakavacāntake na
apaśyam sahasā sarvān dānavān māyayā āvṛtān

30. While that battle, which was for the annihilation of the Nivātakavacas, was ongoing, I suddenly could not see all the Dānavas, who were enveloped by illusion (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the existing, in the ongoing, in the current

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

• निवातकवचान्तके (nivātakavacāntake) - in the destruction of the Nivātakavacas, in the end of the Nivātakavacas

• न (na) - not

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld (past tense)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of demons/Asuras)

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by mystic power

• आवृतान् (āvṛtān) - covered, enveloped, concealed

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the existing, in the ongoing, in the current

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, current, present, occurring

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt with -māna suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddhe'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

निवातकवचान्तके (nivātakavacāntake) - in the destruction of the Nivātakavacas, in the end of the Nivātakavacas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nivātakavacāntaka

nivātakavacāntaka - destroyer of the Nivātakavacas, end of the Nivātakavacas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nivātakavaca+antaka)

• nivātakavaca – Nivātakavaca (a class of Asuras)
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, finisher
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ant' (to bind, to end).
  Root: ant (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld (past tense)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

The root 'dṛś' takes the stem 'paśya' in the present and imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'sahasa' (power, force) used adverbially.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of demons/Asuras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Dānava, a descendant of Danu, a class of powerful demons or Asuras

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by mystic power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, divine creative power

आवृतान् (āvṛtān) - covered, enveloped, concealed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'dānavān'.