महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-12

तीर्थानि हि महाबाहो तपोविघ्नकरैः सदा ।
अनुकीर्णानि रक्षोभिस्तेभ्यो नस्त्रातुमर्हसि ॥१२॥

12. tīrthāni hi mahābāho tapovighnakaraiḥ sadā ,
anukīrṇāni rakṣobhistebhyo nastrātumarhasi.

12. tīrthāni hi mahābāho tapas-vighnakaraiḥ sadā
anukīrṇāni rakṣobhiḥ tebhyaḥ naḥ trātum arhasi

12. Indeed, O mighty-armed one, the holy places are always swarming with Rākṣasas who create obstacles to asceticism (tapas). You ought to protect us from them.

12. הו חזק זרוע, אתרי הקודש מלאים תמיד ברָאקְשַׁסוֹת המפריעים לתרגולי העוצמה הרוחנית. ראוי שתגן עלינו מפניהם.

Words meanings summery:

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred fords

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• तपस्-विघ्नकरैः (tapas-vighnakaraiḥ) - by those creating obstacles to asceticism (tapas)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• अनुकीर्णानि (anukīrṇāni) - strewn with, filled with, swarming with

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by Rākṣasas, by demons

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them

• नः (naḥ) - us

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred fords

(noun)

neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, holy place, sacred bathing place, place of pilgrimage

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तपस्-विघ्नकरैः (tapas-vighnakaraiḥ) - by those creating obstacles to asceticism (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapas-vighnakara

tapas-vighnakara - one who causes obstacles to asceticism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vighnakara)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vighnakara – obstacle-maker, causing obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

अनुकीर्णानि (anukīrṇāni) - strewn with, filled with, swarming with

(adjective)

neuter, plural of anukīrṇa

anukīrṇa - strewn over, scattered, filled with, swarming with

Past Passive Participle

from anu + kīrṇa (kṛ + kta)

Prefix: anu

Root: kṛ (class 6)

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by Rākṣasas, by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa, evil spirit

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them

(pronoun)

masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect

(verb)

infinitive of trā

infinitive

infinitive from root trā

Root: trā (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present active second singular

Root: arh (class 1)

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