महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-175, verse-21

स हि प्रयत्नमकरोत्तीव्रमात्मविमोक्षणे ।
न चैनमशकद्वीरः कथंचित्प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥२१॥

21. sa hi prayatnamakarottīvramātmavimokṣaṇe ,
na cainamaśakadvīraḥ kathaṁcitpratibādhitum.

21. sa hi prayatnam akarot tīvram ātmavimokṣaṇe na
ca enam aśakat vīraḥ kathaṃcit pratibādhitum

21. Indeed, he made a fierce effort for his own liberation (ātman-vimokṣaṇa), but the hero was unable to restrain him in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to Bhīma) (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - fierce (fierce, intense, strong)

• आत्मविमोक्षणे (ātmavimokṣaṇe) - for his own liberation (ātman) (for self-liberation, in the release of oneself)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - but (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Bhīma) (him, this one)

• अशकत् (aśakat) - was able (to) (was able, could)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (referring to the snake king Nahuṣa) (hero, brave man)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in any way (somehow, in some way, at all)

• प्रतिबाधितुम् (pratibādhitum) - to restrain (him) (to restrain, to obstruct)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to Bhīma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

From pra-yat (to strive).

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of akarot

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - fierce (fierce, intense, strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, keen, fierce, intense, strong

Note: It agrees with prayatnam (neuter accusative singular).

आत्मविमोक्षणे (ātmavimokṣaṇe) - for his own liberation (ātman) (for self-liberation, in the release of oneself)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmavimokṣaṇa

ātmavimokṣaṇa - self-liberation, release of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vimokṣaṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vimokṣaṇa – liberation, release, freeing
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-mokṣ (to release).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'for the sake of' or 'in the matter of'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often translated as 'but' when contrasting clauses.

एनम् (enam) - him (Bhīma) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

अशकत् (aśakat) - was able (to) (was able, could)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of aśakat

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: śak (class 5)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (referring to the snake king Nahuṣa) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: The subject of aśakat.

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in any way (somehow, in some way, at all)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिबाधितुम् (pratibādhitum) - to restrain (him) (to restrain, to obstruct)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of pratibādhitum

Infinitive

From prati-bādh (to oppress, hinder).

Prefix: prati

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: The infinitive form used with śak (to be able).