महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-26

यत्र चापश्यत स वै तिरो वर्षाणि वर्षति ।
तत्र तानि दृढैः पाशैः सुगाढं पर्यबन्धत ॥२६॥

26. yatra cāpaśyata sa vai tiro varṣāṇi varṣati ,
tatra tāni dṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiḥ sugāḍhaṁ paryabandhata.

26. yatra ca apaśyata sa vai tiraḥ varṣāṇi varṣati
tatra tāni dṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiḥ sugāḍham paryabandhata

26. And where he indeed saw a place that remained hidden, even with continuous rain for years, there he bound those (bows) very tightly with strong ropes.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he observed

• स (sa) - Nakula (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• तिरः (tiraḥ) - hidden, out of sight (across, beyond, hidden, out of sight)

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (implying duration, or 'through the seasons') (years, rainy seasons)

• वर्षति (varṣati) - it rains, it pours

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तानि (tāni) - those bows (from previous verse) (those (neuter plural))

• दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - by firm, by strong

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by ropes, by bonds, by snares

• सुगाढम् (sugāḍham) - very firmly, tightly, securely

• पर्यबन्धत (paryabandhata) - he bound around, he fastened around

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to tatra.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

a (augment) + paśya (stem of dṛś in present) + ta (termination)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is sa (Nakula).

स (sa) - Nakula (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Nakula.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

तिरः (tiraḥ) - hidden, out of sight (across, beyond, hidden, out of sight)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the state of the place or the action of raining.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (implying duration, or 'through the seasons') (years, rainy seasons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rainy season, rain, shower

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration 'for years'.

वर्षति (varṣati) - it rains, it pours

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root vṛṣ in present.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the continuous falling of rain, making the place secluded.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those bows (from previous verse) (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Object of paryabandhata.

दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - by firm, by strong

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, resolute

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛh 'to make firm, grow firm'.

Root: dṛh (class 1)

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by ropes, by bonds, by snares

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, fetter

सुगाढम् (sugāḍham) - very firmly, tightly, securely

(indeclinable)

su (prefix) + gāḍha (firm, tight)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+gāḍha)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  indeclinable
  prefix
• gāḍha – firm, tight, deep, strong
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gāh 'to plunge, enter deeply'
  Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Modifies paryabandhata.

पर्यबन्धत (paryabandhata) - he bound around, he fastened around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bandh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

pari (prefix) + a (augment) + bandh (root) + a (thematic vowel) + ta (termination)

Prefix: pari

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject is sa (Nakula).