महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-126, verse-46

तान्बद्ध्वा धर्मपाशैश्च स्वैश्च पाशैर्जलेश्वरः ।
वरुणः सागरे यत्तो नित्यं रक्षति दानवान् ॥४६॥

46. tānbaddhvā dharmapāśaiśca svaiśca pāśairjaleśvaraḥ ,
varuṇaḥ sāgare yatto nityaṁ rakṣati dānavān.

46. tān baddhvā dharmapāśaiḥ ca svaiḥ ca pāśaiḥ jaleśvaraḥ
varuṇaḥ sāgare yattaḥ nityam rakṣati dānavān

46. jaleśvaraḥ varuṇaḥ tān dharmapāśaiḥ ca svaiḥ pāśaiḥ
ca baddhvā yattaḥ nityam sāgare dānavān rakṣati

46. Having bound them with the nooses of Dharma (dharma) and with his own ropes, Varuna, the lord of waters, diligently protects the Danavas forever in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - Referring to the Daityas and Danavas mentioned in the previous verse. (them)

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, after binding

• धर्मपाशैः (dharmapāśaiḥ) - with the nooses of Dharma, with the ropes of justice

• च (ca) - and

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - With Varuna's own nooses. (with his own)

• च (ca) - and

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses, with ropes

• जलेश्वरः (jaleśvaraḥ) - An epithet for Varuna. (the lord of waters)

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - Varuna is diligent in his duty of protection. (striving, diligent, active, prepared, restrained)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

• दानवान् (dānavān) - the Danavas

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - Referring to the Daityas and Danavas mentioned in the previous verse. (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, after binding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Suffix -tvā added to the root 'bandh'

Root: bandh (class 9)

धर्मपाशैः (dharmapāśaiḥ) - with the nooses of Dharma, with the ropes of justice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharmapāśa

dharmapāśa - noose of dharma, rope of justice

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+pāśa)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, essential nature, justice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• pāśa – noose, rope, fetter
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - With Varuna's own nooses. (with his own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses, with ropes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - noose, rope, fetter

जलेश्वरः (jaleśvaraḥ) - An epithet for Varuna. (the lord of waters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaleśvara

jaleśvara - lord of waters

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+īśvara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (deity of oceans, cosmic order)

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - Varuna is diligent in his duty of protection. (striving, diligent, active, prepared, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - exerted, assiduous, careful, prepared, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yat'

Root: yat (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

दानवान् (dānavān) - the Danavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - son of Danu, a class of asuras (demons)