महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-232, verse-6

शरणं च प्रपन्नानां त्राणार्थं च कुलस्य नः ।
उत्तिष्ठध्वं नरव्याघ्राः सज्जीभवत माचिरम् ॥६॥

6. śaraṇaṁ ca prapannānāṁ trāṇārthaṁ ca kulasya naḥ ,
uttiṣṭhadhvaṁ naravyāghrāḥ sajjībhavata māciram.

6. śaraṇam ca prapannānām trāṇārtham ca kulasya naḥ
uttiṣṭhadhvam naravyāghrāḥ sajjībhavata mā ciram

6. O tigers among men, arise! Prepare yourselves without delay for the protection of our family (kula) and for those who have sought refuge.

6. כדי להגן על אלה שבאו אלינו למקלט ולהציל את משפחתנו, קומו, הו נמרים בין בני אדם, והתכוננו בלי לעכב.

Words meanings summery:

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रपन्नानाम् (prapannānām) - of those who have sought refuge, of those who have attained

• त्राणार्थम् (trāṇārtham) - for the sake of protection, for the purpose of saving

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family

• नः (naḥ) - of us, our

• उत्तिष्ठध्वम् (uttiṣṭhadhvam) - stand up, arise

• नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - O tigers among men!

• सज्जीभवत (sajjībhavata) - be ready, prepare yourselves

• मा (mā) - do not

• चिरम् (ciram) - without delay (for long, for a long time)

Words meanings and morphology

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रपन्नानाम् (prapannānām) - of those who have sought refuge, of those who have attained

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prapanna

prapanna - approached, attained, resorted to, sought refuge

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad (to go, move) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

त्राणार्थम् (trāṇārtham) - for the sake of protection, for the purpose of saving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trāṇārtha

trāṇārtha - for the purpose of protection/saving

Compound type : tatpurusha (trāṇa+artha)

• trāṇa – protection, saving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: trā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, race

नः (naḥ) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Enclitic form of plural genitive/dative.

उत्तिष्ठध्वम् (uttiṣṭhadhvam) - stand up, arise

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ut-sthā

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - O tigers among men!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

सज्जीभवत (sajjībhavata) - be ready, prepare yourselves

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sajjī-bhū

Denominative verb formed from adjective sajja (ready) + bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

चिरम् (ciram) - without delay (for long, for a long time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for a long time' or, with mā, 'without delay'.

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