महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-259, verse-21

ततो ब्रह्मा स्वयं गत्वा तपसस्तान्न्यवारयत् ।
प्रलोभ्य वरदानेन सर्वानेव पृथक्पृथक् ॥२१॥

21. tato brahmā svayaṁ gatvā tapasastānnyavārayat ,
pralobhya varadānena sarvāneva pṛthakpṛthak.

21. tataḥ brahmā svayam gatvā tapasaḥ tān nivārayat
pralobhya varadānena sarvān eva pṛthak pṛthak

21. Then Brahmā himself went there and restrained them from their austerity (tapas) by tempting each and every one of them separately with the boon of a desired gift.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that, therefore)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, personally, in person)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (there) (having gone)

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - from their austerity (tapas) (from austerity (tapas), from penance)

• तान् (tān) - them (the demons) (them)

• निवारयत् (nivārayat) - restrained them (restrained, stopped, prevented)

• प्रलोभ्य (pralobhya) - having tempted (having tempted, having enticed, having lured)

• वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon of a desired gift (by the granting of boons, by offering gifts)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just, quite)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - (each) separately (separately, individually, apart)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun tad

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - creator god Brahmā; sacred utterance; ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: Refers to the deity Brahmā.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, personally, in person)

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (there) (having gone)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root gam + ktvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - from their austerity (tapas) (from austerity (tapas), from penance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

तान् (tān) - them (the demons) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demons/practitioners of austerity.

निवारयत् (nivārayat) - restrained them (restrained, stopped, prevented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ

Causative Imperfect

Root vṛ (to cover/obstruct) + caus. (ṇic) + imperfect ending, with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Causative of ni-vṛ, meaning 'to cause to stop', 'to restrain'.

प्रलोभ्य (pralobhya) - having tempted (having tempted, having enticed, having lured)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root lubh + causative ṇic + lyap suffix (since it has a prefix)

Prefix: pra

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Causative absolutive of pra-lubh.

वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon of a desired gift (by the granting of boons, by offering gifts)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - granting of a boon, bestowing of a gift

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice, best
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – gift, giving, granting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Root dā + ana suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the practitioners of austerity.

एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition pṛthak pṛthak emphasizes 'each and every one separately'.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - (each) separately (separately, individually, apart)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition pṛthak pṛthak emphasizes 'each and every one separately'.