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

वर्जयित्वा श्मशानानि देवतायतनानि च ।
वल्मीकांश्चैव चैत्यांश्च तन्निविष्टमभूद्बलम् ॥३॥

3. varjayitvā śmaśānāni devatāyatanāni ca ,
valmīkāṁścaiva caityāṁśca tanniviṣṭamabhūdbalam.

3. varjayitvā śmaśānāni devatāyatanāni ca | valmīkān
ca eva caityān ca tat niviṣṭam abhūt balam

3. Excluding cremation grounds, shrines of deities, anthills, and sacred trees/shrines, the army encamped there.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having avoided, excluding, leaving aside

• श्मशानानि (śmaśānāni) - cremation grounds, cemeteries

• देवतायतनानि (devatāyatanāni) - shrines of deities, temples

• च (ca) - and

• वल्मीकान् (valmīkān) - anthills, termite mounds

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• चैत्यान् (caityān) - sacred trees, shrines, monuments

• च (ca) - and

• तत् (tat) - there, in that place

• निविष्टम् (niviṣṭam) - encamped, settled

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

Words meanings and morphology

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having avoided, excluding, leaving aside

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Ktvā)

formed from causative of root vṛj (to abandon, exclude) with ktvā suffix

Root: vṛj (class 1)

श्मशानानि (śmaśānāni) - cremation grounds, cemeteries

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śmaśāna

śmaśāna - cremation ground, cemetery

देवतायतनानि (devatāyatanāni) - shrines of deities, temples

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of devatāyatana

devatāyatana - shrine of deities, temple

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (devatā+āyatana)

• devatā – deity, divinity
  noun (feminine)
• āyatana – abode, dwelling, shrine, temple
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वल्मीकान् (valmīkān) - anthills, termite mounds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, termite mound

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

चैत्यान् (caityān) - sacred trees, shrines, monuments

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caitya

caitya - sacred tree, shrine, temple, monument

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

निविष्टम् (niviṣṭam) - encamped, settled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - encamped, entered, settled, fixed

Past Passive Participle

formed from root viś (to enter) with prefix ni, and kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ) tense

3rd person singular, active voice of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army