महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-20

अन्तर्हितं ततस्तस्या रक्षो रक्षार्थमादिशत् ।
तच्चैनां नाजहात्तत्र सर्वावस्थास्वनिन्दिताम् ॥२०॥

20. antarhitaṁ tatastasyā rakṣo rakṣārthamādiśat ,
taccaināṁ nājahāttatra sarvāvasthāsvaninditām.

20. antarhitam tataḥ tasyāḥ rakṣaḥ rakṣārtham ādiśat |
tat ca enām na ajahāt tatra sarvāvasthāsu aninditām

20. Having disappeared, the Sun god then ordered a protector (yakṣa) for her defense. And that (protector) did not abandon her, the blameless one, there in all circumstances.

20. אז ציווה (הסוּרְיַה) על רָאקְשַׁסַה (שד) שנעלם מן העין לשמור עליה, והוא לא עזב אותה שם בשום מצב, אותה נטולת הפגם.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - (Sūrya) having disappeared (disappeared, hidden, concealed)

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

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Draupadī (of her, of that (feminine))

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - a protector (yakṣa), specifically the guardian spirit sent by Sūrya (a protector, a guardian spirit, a yakṣa; a demon)

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for defense

• आदिशत् (ādiśat) - (Sūrya) ordered (he ordered, he commanded, he instructed)

• तत् (tat) - that protector/yakṣa (that, it (neuter))

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनाम् (enām) - Draupadī (her, this (feminine))

• न (na) - not, no

• अजहात् (ajahāt) - the protector did not abandon (Draupadī) (he did not abandon, he did not leave)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation/place (there, in that place)

• सर्वावस्थासु (sarvāvasthāsu) - in all circumstances, in all states

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Draupadī, being innocent of any wrongdoing (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - (Sūrya) having disappeared (disappeared, hidden, concealed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antarhita

antarhita - disappeared, hidden, concealed, placed within

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √dhā (to place) with prefix antar- (meaning 'within', leading to 'disappeared' or 'hidden')

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Draupadī (of her, of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - a protector (yakṣa), specifically the guardian spirit sent by Sūrya (a protector, a guardian spirit, a yakṣa; a demon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a protector, a guardian spirit, a yakṣa; also: a demon, a fiend

Note: Direct object of 'ādiśat'.

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for defense

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'rakṣā' (protection) and 'artha' (purpose, sake). When 'artha' is at the end of a compound, it often functions adverbially in the accusative (or neuter nom/acc sg).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection, defense, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

आदिशत् (ādiśat) - (Sūrya) ordered (he ordered, he commanded, he instructed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ādiś

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of √diś (to point, direct) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that protector/yakṣa (that, it (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - Draupadī (her, this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enam

enam - this, her, it (anaphoric pronoun, referring to what has just been mentioned)

Accusative feminine singular of 'enat' (this), often used for 'her' or 'it' when referring to the immediate context.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अजहात् (ajahāt) - the protector did not abandon (Draupadī) (he did not abandon, he did not leave)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of hā

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of √hā (to abandon). The 'a-' is the augment for past tense.

Root: hā (class 3)

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation/place (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सर्वावस्थासु (sarvāvasthāsu) - in all circumstances, in all states

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarvāvasthā

sarvāvasthā - all circumstances, all states, every condition

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'avasthā' (state, condition).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+avasthā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• avasthā – state, condition, circumstance
  noun (feminine)
  From ava-√sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Draupadī, being innocent of any wrongdoing (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable, innocent

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √nind (to blame, censure) with negative prefix 'an-'

Prefix: an

Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Acts as an epithet for Draupadī.

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