महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-2

ऋषिभिः संपरित्यक्ता धर्मयुक्ता महाव्रताः ।
द्रुतमागम्य चोचुस्ता देवसेनापतिं प्रभुम् ॥२॥

2. ṛṣibhiḥ saṁparityaktā dharmayuktā mahāvratāḥ ,
drutamāgamya cocustā devasenāpatiṁ prabhum.

2. ṛṣibhiḥ samparityaktāḥ dharmayuktāḥ mahāvratāḥ
drutam āgamya ca ūcuḥ tam devasenāpatim prabhum

2. Completely abandoned by the sages, though they were devoted to natural law (dharma) and practiced great vows, they quickly approached that lord, the commander of the divine army, and spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

• सम्परित्यक्ताः (samparityaktāḥ) - completely abandoned, utterly forsaken

• धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma) (endowed with dharma, devoted to righteousness, principled)

• महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - of great vows, having great vows

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, after coming

• च (ca) - and, also

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• तम् (tam) - to the commander of the divine army (him, to him)

• देवसेनापतिम् (devasenāpatim) - commander of the divine army

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सम्परित्यक्ताः (samparityaktāḥ) - completely abandoned, utterly forsaken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samparityakta

samparityakta - completely abandoned, utterly forsaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with upasargas sam- and pari-

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the women who are the implicit subject of the verse.

धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma) (endowed with dharma, devoted to righteousness, principled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - endowed with dharma, devoted to righteousness, principled

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, yoked, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied women.

महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - of great vows, having great vows

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - great vow; having great vows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied women.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, after coming

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person plural active

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - to the commander of the divine army (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Devasenāpati.

देवसेनापतिम् (devasenāpatim) - commander of the divine army

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devasenāpati

devasenāpati - commander of the divine army, general of the gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+senā+pati)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, commander
  noun (masculine)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, powerful one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)