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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-18

नित्यं चावां प्रार्थयते हर्तुं केशी महासुरः ।
इच्छत्येनं दैत्यसेना न त्वहं पाकशासन ॥१८॥
18. nityaṁ cāvāṁ prārthayate hartuṁ keśī mahāsuraḥ ,
icchatyenaṁ daityasenā na tvahaṁ pākaśāsana.
18. nityam ca āvām prārthayate hartum keśī mahāsuraḥ
| icchati enam daityasenā na tu aham pākaśāsana
18. And Keśin, the great demon, constantly entreats us two to abduct us. Daityasenā desires him, but I do not, O Pākaśāsana (Indra)!

Words meanings summery:

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  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • आवाम् (āvām) - us two (Devasenā and Daityasenā) (us two, both of us)
  • प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - he entreats, he seeks to obtain (he entreats, he requests, he asks for)
  • हर्तुम् (hartum) - to abduct (to abduct, to carry off, to steal)
  • केशी (keśī) - Keśin (the demon) (Keśin (name of a demon))
  • महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great demon (great demon, great asura)
  • इच्छति (icchati) - she desires (she desires, she wishes)
  • एनम् (enam) - him (Keśin) (him, this (masculine accusative))
  • दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (Devasenā's sister) (Daityasenā)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)
  • अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)
  • पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O Pākaśāsana (addressing Indra) (O Pākaśāsana (epithet of Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
आवाम् (āvām) - us two (Devasenā and Daityasenā) (us two, both of us)
(pronoun)
Accusative, dual of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Dual accusative form of the 1st person pronoun.
प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - he entreats, he seeks to obtain (he entreats, he requests, he asks for)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of prārth
Present Middle
Present 3rd person singular
Prefix: pra
Root: arth (class 10)
हर्तुम् (hartum) - to abduct (to abduct, to carry off, to steal)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Infinitive used to express purpose or object of 'prārthayate'.
केशी (keśī) - Keśin (the demon) (Keśin (name of a demon))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśin
keśin - Keśin (name of a demon), lit. 'hairy one'
Note: Subject of 'prārthayate'.
महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great demon (great demon, great asura)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura
mahāsura - great demon
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+asura)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • asura – demon, anti-god
    noun (masculine)
Note: Appositive to 'keśī'.
इच्छति (icchati) - she desires (she desires, she wishes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ
Present Active
Present 3rd person singular
Root: iṣ (class 6)
एनम् (enam) - him (Keśin) (him, this (masculine accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, him
दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (Devasenā's sister) (Daityasenā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daityasenā
daityasenā - Daityasenā (name of a demoness)
Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+senā)
  • daitya – demon, son of Diti
    noun (masculine)
  • senā – army, host
    noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of 'icchati'.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O Pākaśāsana (addressing Indra) (O Pākaśāsana (epithet of Indra))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana
pākaśāsana - Pākaśāsana (Indra, the chastiser of Pāka)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāka+śāsana)
  • pāka – name of an Asura, raw, immature
    noun (masculine)
  • śāsana – ruler, chastiser
    noun (masculine)