महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-22

यक्ष उवाच ।
इमे ते भ्रातरो राजन्वार्यमाणा मयासकृत् ।
बलात्तोयं जिहीर्षन्तस्ततो वै सूदिता मया ॥२२॥

22. yakṣa uvāca ,
ime te bhrātaro rājanvāryamāṇā mayāsakṛt ,
balāttoyaṁ jihīrṣantastato vai sūditā mayā.

22. yakṣaḥ uvāca ime te bhrātaraḥ rājan vāryamāṇāḥ mayā
asakṛt balāt toyam jihīrṣantaḥ tataḥ vai sūditāḥ mayā

22. The yakṣa (yakṣa) said: "O King (rājan), these brothers of yours, repeatedly prevented by me, were intent on seizing the water by force. Therefore, they were indeed slain by me."

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - the yakṣa (mythical being)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इमे (ime) - these

• ते (te) - your

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being prevented, being restrained

• मया (mayā) - by me

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• जिहीर्षन्तः (jihīrṣantaḥ) - desiring to take, wishing to seize

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, then, from there

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - slain, killed, destroyed

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - the yakṣa (mythical being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, often benevolent but sometimes mischievous, guardians of treasures

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active (liṭ)

Reduplicated perfect form of vac (to speak), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Masculine nominative plural of 'idam'.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural); your

Genitive singular of yuṣmad (you).

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of the clause.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being prevented, being restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāryamāṇa

vāryamāṇa - being prevented, being restrained, being held back

Present passive participle

From root vṛ (to restrain, cover) in the causative stem vāraya, with the suffix -māna.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Instrumental singular of asmad (I).

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

(indeclinable)

From a (not) + sakṛt (once).

Note: Adverb modifying 'vāryamāṇāḥ'.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Ablative singular of bala, used adverbially.

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

Root: tu (class 2)

जिहीर्षन्तः (jihīrṣantaḥ) - desiring to take, wishing to seize

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jihīrṣat

jihīrṣat - wishing to take away, desiring to seize

Desiderative present active participle

From desiderative stem of hṛ (to take, carry) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, then, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūdita

sūdita - killed, slain, destroyed

Past passive participle

From root sūd (to kill, destroy) + -ta suffix.

Root: sūd (class 10)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Instrumental singular of asmad (I).