महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-20

शरणं ये प्रपन्नानां भवन्ति शरणार्थिनाम् ।
चरन्ति लोके प्रच्छन्नाः क्व नु तेऽद्य महारथाः ॥२०॥

20. śaraṇaṁ ye prapannānāṁ bhavanti śaraṇārthinām ,
caranti loke pracchannāḥ kva nu te'dya mahārathāḥ.

20. śaraṇam ye prapannānām bhavanti śaraṇārthinām
caranti loke pracchannāḥ kva nu te adya mahārathāḥ

20. Where indeed are those great charioteers (mahāratha) today, who become a refuge for those who have surrendered and for those seeking shelter, yet now wander hidden in the world?

Words meanings summery:

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• प्रपन्नानाम् (prapannānām) - of those who have surrendered, of the helpless

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• शरणार्थिनाम् (śaraṇārthinām) - of those seeking refuge, of the supplicants

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they move, they live

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• प्रच्छन्नाः (pracchannāḥ) - hidden, concealed, disguised

• क्व (kva) - where?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• ते (te) - those great charioteers (they, those)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

Words meanings and morphology

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, whoever

प्रपन्नानाम् (prapannānām) - of those who have surrendered, of the helpless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prapanna

prapanna - approached, resorted to, surrendered, helpless

Past Passive Participle

from pra-pad

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शरणार्थिनाम् (śaraṇārthinām) - of those seeking refuge, of the supplicants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaraṇārthin

śaraṇārthin - one seeking refuge or protection, supplicant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+arthin)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• arthin – seeker, desirer
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they move, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

प्रच्छन्नाः (pracchannāḥ) - hidden, concealed, disguised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pracchanna

pracchanna - hidden, concealed, disguised

Past Passive Participle

from pra-chad

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those great charioteers (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer, a mighty warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (often implies one fighting from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)