महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-29

ये तु तं संश्रिता देवं नानावर्णास्तदा जनाः ।
तानप्याहुः पारिषदान्ब्राह्मणाः सुमहाबलान् ॥२९॥

29. ye tu taṁ saṁśritā devaṁ nānāvarṇāstadā janāḥ ,
tānapyāhuḥ pāriṣadānbrāhmaṇāḥ sumahābalān.

29. ye tu tam saṃśritāḥ devam nānāvarṇāḥ tadā janāḥ
tān api āhuḥ pāriṣadān brāhmaṇāḥ sumahābalān

29. But those people of various social classes (varṇa) who had taken refuge in that deity, the Brahmins then declared them to be his extremely powerful attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

• तम् (tam) - that (deity) (that, him)

• संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - having taken refuge in (that deity) (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

• देवम् (devam) - the deity (Skanda) (god, deity)

• नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various social classes (varṇa) (of various colors, of various classes (varṇa))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to those people) (those (masculine accusative plural))

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declared (they said, they declared)

• पारिषदान् (pāriṣadān) - attendants (of the deity) (attendants, members of an assembly)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins)

• सुमहाबलान् (sumahābalān) - extremely powerful (very mighty, extremely powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

Note: Refers to janāḥ.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating contrast or emphasis.

तम् (tam) - that (deity) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with devam.

संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - having taken refuge in (that deity) (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, sheltered, dependent

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śri (to resort to) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with janāḥ and ye.

देवम् (devam) - the deity (Skanda) (god, deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of saṃśritāḥ (in the sense of 'resorting to').

नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various social classes (varṇa) (of various colors, of various classes (varṇa))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāvarṇa

nānāvarṇa - of various colors, of various kinds, of various social classes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+varṇa)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, caste, class, letter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with janāḥ.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from tad (that).

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied with ye...).

तान् (tān) - them (referring to those people) (those (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the janāḥ mentioned earlier.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declared (they said, they declared)

(verb)

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

perfect

Root ah (defective, no class) in third person plural perfect active. Also serves as present for some forms.

Root: ah

पारिषदान् (pāriṣadān) - attendants (of the deity) (attendants, members of an assembly)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāriṣada

pāriṣada - attendant, member of an assembly, councilor

Derived from pariṣad (assembly).

Note: Refers to the janāḥ, declared as such by the Brahmins.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to Brahman

Derived from brahman.

Note: Subject of āhuḥ.

सुमहाबलान् (sumahābalān) - extremely powerful (very mighty, extremely powerful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sumahābala

sumahābala - very powerful, exceedingly strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+bala)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'very'.
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of mahant (great).
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with tān and pāriṣadān.