महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-20

अन्तर्महीं वा यदि वोर्ध्वमुत्पतेः समुद्रपारं यदि वा प्रधावसि ।
तथापि तेषां न विमोक्षमर्हसि प्रमाथिनो देवसुता हि मे वराः ॥२०॥

20. antarmahīṁ vā yadi vordhvamutpateḥ; samudrapāraṁ yadi vā pradhāvasi ,
tathāpi teṣāṁ na vimokṣamarhasi; pramāthino devasutā hi me varāḥ.

20. antar mahīm vā yadi vā ūrdhvam
utpateḥ samudrapāram yadi vā pradhāvasi
tathā api teṣām na vimokṣam arhasi
pramāthinaḥ devasutāḥ hi me varāḥ

20. Even if you descend deep into the earth, or fly high upwards, or flee across the ocean, you will not escape (vimokṣa) them. For my formidable divine protectors (devasutāḥ) are indeed superior.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर् (antar) - deep into (the earth) (within, into, among)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth's depths (earth, ground)

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - high above (upwards, aloft)

• उत्पतेः (utpateḥ) - you fly up, you soar

• समुद्रपारम् (samudrapāram) - beyond the ocean, across the sea

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• प्रधावसि (pradhāvasi) - you run forth, you flee

• तथा (tathā) - even so, in such a way (so, thus, similarly)

• अपि (api) - even so, still (also, even, too)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - from those (protectors) (of them)

• न (na) - not, no

• विमोक्षम् (vimokṣam) - escape from them (release, liberation (mokṣa), escape)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able to obtain / you deserve (you deserve, you are able, you are worthy)

• प्रमाथिनः (pramāthinaḥ) - formidable, powerful (tormenting, crushing, mighty, powerful)

• देवसुताः (devasutāḥ) - divine protectors / husbands (Gandharvas) (sons of gods, divine beings, daughters of gods)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• वराः (varāḥ) - excellent protectors, or husbands (excellent, best, boons, husbands, chosen ones)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर् (antar) - deep into (the earth) (within, into, among)

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth's depths (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, cow

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - high above (upwards, aloft)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of an adjective `ūrdhva` used adverbially.

उत्पतेः (utpateḥ) - you fly up, you soar

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, subjunctive/optative (potential) (liṅ) of pat

Present Active

root pat (class 1) with prefix ut-, second person singular active ending -eḥ (often optative/subjunctive or a poetic form)

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Often seen as a subjunctive form.

समुद्रपारम् (samudrapāram) - beyond the ocean, across the sea

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudrapāra

samudrapāra - beyond the ocean, the other side of the sea

Compound of samudra and pāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (samudra+pāra)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• pāra – further bank, opposite shore, end, beyond
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here to indicate destination.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction.

प्रधावसि (pradhāvasi) - you run forth, you flee

(verb)

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

Present Active

root dhāv (class 1) with prefix pra-, second person singular active ending -asi

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - even so, in such a way (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even so, still (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'tathāpi' by sandhi.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - from those (protectors) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun stem

Note: Indicates separation from them (`vimokṣam` + genitive).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `arhasi`.

विमोक्षम् (vimokṣam) - escape from them (release, liberation (mokṣa), escape)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimokṣa

vimokṣa - release, liberation (mokṣa), emancipation, freedom, escape

From prefix vi- + root muc (to release) + suffix -a

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Object of `arhasi`.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able to obtain / you deserve (you deserve, you are able, you are worthy)

(verb)

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

Present Active

root arh (class 1) + second person singular active ending -asi

Root: arh (class 1)

प्रमाथिनः (pramāthinaḥ) - formidable, powerful (tormenting, crushing, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pramāthin

pramāthin - crushing, tormenting, destroying, powerful, mighty

From prefix pra- + root math/manth (to churn, agitate, destroy) + suffix -in

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `devasutāḥ`.

देवसुताः (devasutāḥ) - divine protectors / husbands (Gandharvas) (sons of gods, divine beings, daughters of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devasuta

devasuta - son of a god, divine being

Compound of deva and suta

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+suta)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'sū' (to produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied verb 'are'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun stem

वराः (varāḥ) - excellent protectors, or husbands (excellent, best, boons, husbands, chosen ones)

(adjective/noun)

Note: Predicative adjective/noun for `devasutāḥ`.