महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-48

निरुष्य तत्र सुचिरमेवं वह्निर्वशं गतः ।
मनस्तासु विनिक्षिप्य कामयानो वराङ्गनाः ॥४८॥

48. niruṣya tatra suciramevaṁ vahnirvaśaṁ gataḥ ,
manastāsu vinikṣipya kāmayāno varāṅganāḥ.

48. nirūṣya tatra suciram evam vahniḥ vaśam gataḥ
manaḥ tāsu vinikṣipya kāmayānaḥ varāṅganāḥ

48. After dwelling there for a very long time in this manner, Agni (vahni) became subdued. Fixing his mind on those excellent women, he desired them.

Words meanings summery:

• निरूष्य (nirūṣya) - having dwelt (there) (having stayed, having remained, having dwelt)

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

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time (for a very long time, for a long duration)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - Agni (the god of fire) (fire, god of fire (Agni))

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, submission (control, power, submission)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone (into submission), subdued (gone, arrived at, obtained, reached)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• तासु (tāsu) - on them (the excellent women) (in them, among them)

• विनिक्षिप्य (vinikṣipya) - having fixed (his mind) (having placed, having thrown, having fixed)

• कामयानः (kāmayānaḥ) - desiring (them) (desiring, wishing, being in love)

• वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women (excellent women, beautiful women)

Words meanings and morphology

निरूष्य (nirūṣya) - having dwelt (there) (having stayed, having remained, having dwelt)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √vas with prefix ni and suffix -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: √vas (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the forest) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time (for a very long time, for a long duration)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, lasting a long time

Formed with prefix su- and cira.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• cira – long (of time), lasting, old
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - Agni (the god of fire) (fire, god of fire (Agni))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni, carrier (of oblations)

From root √vah 'to carry'.

Root: √vah (class 1)

वशम् (vaśam) - control, submission (control, power, submission)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, control, power, submission

From root √vaś 'to desire'.

Root: √vaś (class 2)

Note: Used with gataḥ to mean 'gone under control' or 'subdued'.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone (into submission), subdued (gone, arrived at, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached, past

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam 'to go'.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vahniḥ.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

From root √man 'to think'.

Root: √man (class 4)

Note: Object of vinikṣipya.

तासु (tāsu) - on them (the excellent women) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the excellent women mentioned.

विनिक्षिप्य (vinikṣipya) - having fixed (his mind) (having placed, having thrown, having fixed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √kṣip with prefixes vi and ni.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: √kṣip (class 6)

Note: Modifies kāmayānaḥ.

कामयानः (kāmayānaḥ) - desiring (them) (desiring, wishing, being in love)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmayāna

kāmayāna - desiring, being desirous, being in love

Present Middle Participle

From denominative root √kāmay (from kāma 'desire').

Note: Qualifies the implied subject, Agni.

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women (excellent women, beautiful women)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - an excellent woman, a beautiful woman

Compound of vara (excellent) + aṅganā (woman).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – best, excellent, desired, boons
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √vṛ 'to choose, wish'.
  Root: √vṛ (class 9)
• aṅganā – woman
  noun (feminine)