महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-17

तस्मिन्नष्टे जगद्भीतमथर्वाणमथाश्रितम् ।
अर्चयामासुरेवैनमथर्वाणं सुरर्षयः ॥१७॥

17. tasminnaṣṭe jagadbhītamatharvāṇamathāśritam ,
arcayāmāsurevainamatharvāṇaṁ surarṣayaḥ.

17. tasmin naṣṭe jagat bhītam atharvāṇam atha āśritam
| arcayām āsuḥ eva enam atharvāṇam surarṣayaḥ

17. When he (the fire-god) had disappeared, the world became terrified and consequently sought refuge in Atharvan. Indeed, the divine sages (surarṣi) then worshipped Atharvan himself.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the fire-god) (in that, when he)

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - had disappeared (disappeared, lost, perished)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

• भीतम् (bhītam) - became terrified (terrified, frightened)

• अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

• अथ (atha) - consequently (then, thereupon, now)

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - sought refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

• अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

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

• अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

• सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the fire-god) (in that, when he)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - had disappeared (disappeared, lost, perished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - disappeared, lost, destroyed

past passive participle

Formed from root naś (to perish, disappear) with suffix kta

Root: naś (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present participle of gam (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

भीतम् (bhītam) - became terrified (terrified, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, terrified, frightened

past passive participle

Formed from root bhī (to fear) with suffix kta

Root: bhī (class 3)

अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atharvan

atharvan - name of a Vedic Rishi, priest of fire

Note: Refers to the sage Atharvan.

अथ (atha) - consequently (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - sought refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on

past passive participle

Formed from ā-śri (to resort to, rely on) with suffix kta

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

periphrastic perfect stem

Formed from the root arc with the suffix -ām, used in periphrastic perfect conjugations

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: This is the `ām` suffix form of the verb for periphrastic perfect.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect 3rd plural of the root as (to be), used as auxiliary verb in periphrastic perfect

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Used as an emphatic pronoun

Note: Refers to Atharvan.

अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atharvan

atharvan - name of a Vedic Rishi, priest of fire

सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surarṣi

surarṣi - divine sage, celestial seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sura+ṛṣi)

• sura – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)