महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-83

यत्कृतेऽहमिदं विप्राः प्रपन्ना भृशदारुणम् ।
वनं प्रतिभयं घोरं शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् ॥८३॥

83. yatkṛte'hamidaṁ viprāḥ prapannā bhṛśadāruṇam ,
vanaṁ pratibhayaṁ ghoraṁ śārdūlamṛgasevitam.

83. yatkṛte aham idam viprāḥ prapannā bhṛśadāruṇam
vanam pratibhayam ghoram śārdūlamṛgasevitam

83. O Brahmins, it is for his sake that I have resorted to this exceedingly terrible, terrifying, and fierce forest, which is frequented by tigers and wild animals.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake, on account of whom

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - resorted to, entered, taken refuge in

• भृशदारुणम् (bhṛśadāruṇam) - exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrible

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

• घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce, terrible, frightful

• शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् (śārdūlamṛgasevitam) - frequented by tigers and wild animals

Words meanings and morphology

यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake, on account of whom

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'yat' (relative pronoun) and 'kṛte' (locative of kṛta, meaning 'for the sake of').

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yat+kṛta)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, sake
  noun/adjective (Past Passive Participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Used here in its locative form 'kṛte' as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of'.
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Nala.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'idam')

Note: Refers to 'vanam'.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired

Note: Direct address by Damayantī.

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - resorted to, entered, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - resorted to, arrived, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √pad (to go, fall) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: √pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Damayantī).

भृशदारुणम् (bhṛśadāruṇam) - exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhṛśadāruṇa

bhṛśadāruṇa - very dreadful, extremely terrible

Compound type : Karmadharaya (bhṛśa+dāruṇa)

• bhṛśa – very, exceedingly, much
  indeclinable (adverb)
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, grove, wood

प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratibhaya

pratibhaya - dreadful, terrible, causing fear

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce, terrible, frightful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् (śārdūlamṛgasevitam) - frequented by tigers and wild animals

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śārdūlamṛgasevita

śārdūlamṛgasevita - resorted to by tigers and other beasts

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śārdūla+mṛga+sevita)

• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – resorted to, frequented by, served
  adjective (Past Passive Participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sev (to serve, frequent).
  Root: √sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.