महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-205, verse-24

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु मृगयां निर्गतो नृपः ।
सहितो योधमुख्यैश्च मन्त्रिभिश्च सुसंवृतः ।
ततोऽभ्यहन्मृगांस्तत्र सुबहूनाश्रमं प्रति ॥२४॥

24. etasminneva kāle tu mṛgayāṁ nirgato nṛpaḥ ,
sahito yodhamukhyaiśca mantribhiśca susaṁvṛtaḥ ,
tato'bhyahanmṛgāṁstatra subahūnāśramaṁ prati.

24. etasmin eva kāle tu mṛgayām nirgataḥ
nṛpaḥ sahitaḥ yodhamukhyaiḥ ca
mantribhiḥ ca susaṃvṛtaḥ tataḥ abhyahan
mṛgān tatra subahūn āśramam prati

24. At that very time, the king went out hunting, accompanied by chief warriors and well-surrounded by ministers. Then, he killed many deer there, very near the hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at this (in this, at this)

• एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'this time') (indeed, just, only, very)

• काले (kāle) - at this time (in time, at the time)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for hunting (for hunting, towards hunting)

• निर्गतः (nirgataḥ) - went out (gone out, departed)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied, joined with, together with)

• योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - by chief warriors (by chief warriors, by leading fighters)

• च (ca) - and

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

• च (ca) - and

• सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-surrounded (well-covered, well-surrounded, well-protected)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• अभ्यहन् (abhyahan) - killed (struck, killed)

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (deer, wild animals)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (near the hermitage) (there, in that place)

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (deer) (very many, very numerous)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

• प्रति (prati) - near (the hermitage) (towards, against, near, in the direction of)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at this (in this, at this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'this time') (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - at this time (in time, at the time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for hunting (for hunting, towards hunting)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, sport

निर्गतः (nirgataḥ) - went out (gone out, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirgata

nirgata - gone out, departed, issued from

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root gam (to go) with upasarga nis (out)

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies nṛpaḥ.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler

from nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'was').

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied, joined with, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dhā (to place) with upasarga sa (together) and suffix -ita (past participle)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies nṛpaḥ.

योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - by chief warriors (by chief warriors, by leading fighters)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodhamukhya

yodhamukhya - chief warrior, leading fighter

Compound type : tatpurusha (yodha+mukhya)

• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, leading
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agent with sahitaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Note: Agent with susaṃvṛtaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-surrounded (well-covered, well-surrounded, well-protected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃvṛta

susaṁvṛta - well-covered, well-protected, well-surrounded

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with upasargas su (well) and sam (completely)

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies nṛpaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यहन् (abhyahan) - killed (struck, killed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga abhi (towards, against)

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Verb for nṛpaḥ.

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Note: Object of abhyahan.

तत्र (tatra) - there (near the hermitage) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (deer) (very many, very numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, very much, very numerous

compound of su (very) + bahu (many)

Note: Modifies mṛgān.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life (dharma)

Note: Governed by prati.

प्रति (prati) - near (the hermitage) (towards, against, near, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing the accusative āśramam.