महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-22

क्व नु तेषाममर्षश्च वीर्यं तेजश्च वर्तते ।
न परीप्सन्ति ये भार्यां वध्यमानां दुरात्मना ॥२२॥

22. kva nu teṣāmamarṣaśca vīryaṁ tejaśca vartate ,
na parīpsanti ye bhāryāṁ vadhyamānāṁ durātmanā.

22. kva nu teṣām amarṣaḥ ca vīryaṃ tejaḥ ca vartate
na parīpsanti ye bhāryām vadhyamānām durātmanā

22. Where, then, are their indignation, valor, and prowess? Those who do not protect their wife who is being tormented by an evil-minded person.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

• अमर्षः (amarṣaḥ) - indignation, impatience, anger

• च (ca) - and

• वीर्यं (vīryaṁ) - valor, heroism, prowess, strength

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - prowess, energy, brilliance

• च (ca) - and

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, remains

• न (na) - not

• परीप्सन्ति (parīpsanti) - they do not protect (they wish to protect, they seek to attain (here, protect))

• ये (ye) - refers to the Pāṇḍavas (who, those who)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - referring to Draupadī (wife)

• वध्यमानाम् (vadhyamānām) - being tormented, being harmed, being assailed

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by Kīcaka (by an evil-minded person, by a wicked soul)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas

अमर्षः (amarṣaḥ) - indignation, impatience, anger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amarṣa

amarṣa - indignation, impatience, intolerance, anger

From root mṛṣ (to bear, endure) with negative prefix a-.

Prefix: a

Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीर्यं (vīryaṁ) - valor, heroism, prowess, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, heroism, power, virility, strength

तेजः (tejaḥ) - prowess, energy, brilliance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, prowess, spiritual power

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root verb, class 10 (or class 1 in other contexts, here typically ātm.).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

परीप्सन्ति (parīpsanti) - they do not protect (they wish to protect, they seek to attain (here, protect))

(verb)

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

Desiderative

Desiderative of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pari-' (around, fully), implying protection or guarding.

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

ये (ye) - refers to the Pāṇḍavas (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, that

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - referring to Draupadī (wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya, meaning 'one who is to be supported/borne'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वध्यमानाम् (vadhyamānām) - being tormented, being harmed, being assailed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being tormented, being assailed

Present Passive Participle

From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) in passive voice, present participle form.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: modifies 'bhāryām'

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by Kīcaka (by an evil-minded person, by a wicked soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Kīcaka