महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-3

स भूत्वा भगवान्संख्ये रक्षंश्छागमुखस्तदा ।
वृतः कन्यागणैः सर्वैरात्मनीनैश्च पुत्रकैः ॥३॥

3. sa bhūtvā bhagavānsaṁkhye rakṣaṁśchāgamukhastadā ,
vṛtaḥ kanyāgaṇaiḥ sarvairātmanīnaiśca putrakaiḥ.

3. sa bhūtvā bhagavān saṅkhye rakṣan chāga-mukhaḥ tadā
vṛtaḥ kanyā-gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ ca ātmanīnaiḥ ca putrakaiḥ

3. Then, having become the divine lord in battle, that goat-faced one protected. He was surrounded by all the groups of maidens and by his own sons.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, lord

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

• छाग-मुखः (chāga-mukhaḥ) - goat-faced

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• कन्या-गणैः (kanyā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of maidens

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• च (ca) - and

• आत्मनीनैः (ātmanīnaiḥ) - by his own, by one's own

• च (ca) - and

• पुत्रकैः (putrakaiḥ) - by sons, by children

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Skanda.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root bhū, with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, worshipful, lord

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, combat, war

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ (class 1)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

छाग-मुखः (chāga-mukhaḥ) - goat-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chāga-mukha

chāga-mukha - goat-faced, having a goat's face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chāga+mukha)

• chāga – a goat
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, encompass)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

कन्या-गणैः (kanyā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of maidens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kanyā-gaṇa

kanyā-gaṇa - a group of maidens

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+gaṇa)

• kanyā – a maiden, a girl
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – a group, a host, a multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with kanyā-gaṇaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects kanyā-gaṇaiḥ and putrakaiḥ.

आत्मनीनैः (ātmanīnaiḥ) - by his own, by one's own

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmanīna

ātmanīna - one's own, peculiar to oneself

From ātman with suffix -īna

Note: Qualifies putrakaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुत्रकैः (putrakaiḥ) - by sons, by children

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - a little son, a son

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.