महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-295, verse-14

तेषां प्रयतमानानां नादृश्यत महामृगः ।
अपश्यन्तो मृगं श्रान्ता दुःखं प्राप्ता मनस्विनः ॥१४॥

14. teṣāṁ prayatamānānāṁ nādṛśyata mahāmṛgaḥ ,
apaśyanto mṛgaṁ śrāntā duḥkhaṁ prāptā manasvinaḥ.

14. teṣām prayatamānānām na adṛśyata mahāmṛgaḥ
apaśyantaḥ mṛgam śrāntāḥ duḥkham prāptāḥ manasvinaḥ

14. Despite their efforts, the great deer remained unseen. Unable to find the deer, those noble ones became exhausted and felt great sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pandavas (of them, their)

• प्रयत्यमानानाम् (prayatyamānānām) - of those who were striving, of those who were endeavoring

• न (na) - not, no

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• महामृगः (mahāmṛgaḥ) - the divine/mysterious deer being hunted (the great deer)

• अपश्यन्तः (apaśyantaḥ) - not seeing, having not seen

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer

• श्रान्ताः (śrāntāḥ) - tired, exhausted, weary

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, distress, misery

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained, reached, experienced

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (high-minded ones, intelligent ones, noble ones)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pandavas (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Indicates possession or relation with the participle 'prayatyamānānām'.

प्रयत्यमानानाम् (prayatyamānānām) - of those who were striving, of those who were endeavoring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prayatyamāna

prayatyamāna - striving, exerting oneself, endeavoring

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √yat (to strive) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice. The root dṛś changes to dṛśya in the passive stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महामृगः (mahāmṛgaḥ) - the divine/mysterious deer being hunted (the great deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmṛga

mahāmṛga - great deer, large animal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛga)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Feminine form of mahat, often used as a prefix.
• mṛga – deer, wild animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'adṛśyata'.

अपश्यन्तः (apaśyantaḥ) - not seeing, having not seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apaśyant

apaśyant - not seeing, unseeing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dṛś (to see), with the negative prefix a-. The present stem is paśya-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paśyant)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• paśyant – seeing, beholding
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śrāntāḥ' and 'manasvinaḥ'.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

Root: mṛj

Note: Object of the participle 'apaśyantaḥ'.

श्रान्ताः (śrāntāḥ) - tired, exhausted, weary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrānta

śrānta - tired, weary, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śram (to be weary, exert).

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Used adjectivally, agreeing with 'manasvinaḥ'.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, distress, misery

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, distress

Note: Object of the participle 'prāptāḥ'.

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained, reached, experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used adjectivally, agreeing with 'manasvinaḥ'.

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (high-minded ones, intelligent ones, noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, wise, intelligent, noble

Derived from manas (mind) with the suffix -vin.

Root: man

Note: Acts as the subject for the descriptive phrase 'śrāntāḥ duḥkham prāptāḥ'.