महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-170, verse-17

ततस्ते मां महीपालाः सर्व एव विशां पते ।
रथव्रातेन महता सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥१७॥

17. tataste māṁ mahīpālāḥ sarva eva viśāṁ pate ,
rathavrātena mahatā sarvataḥ paryavārayan.

17. tataḥ te mām mahīpālāḥ sarve eva viśām pate
rathavrātena mahatā sarvataḥ paryavārayan

17. he viśām pate,
tataḥ te sarve eva mahīpālāḥ mahatā rathavrātena sarvataḥ mām paryavārayan.

17. O lord of the people, all those kings then surrounded me from all sides with a vast multitude of chariots.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• ते (te) - those, they

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings, protectors of the earth

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• रथव्रातेन (rathavrātena) - by a multitude of chariots, with a host of chariots

• महता (mahatā) - great, vast, large

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpālāḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, subjects

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

रथव्रातेन (rathavrātena) - by a multitude of chariots, with a host of chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rathavrāta

rathavrāta - multitude of chariots, host of chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+vrāta)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• vrāta – multitude, collection, troop
  noun (masculine)

महता (mahatā) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'rathavrātena'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encompassed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paryavāra

Imperfect

3rd person plural active, from root vṛ (class 9) with prefixes pari and ava

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛ (class 9)