महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-14

निर्दहन्निव चक्षुर्भ्यां योऽसावास्ते तपोनिधिः ।
तं प्रलोभयितुं देव गच्छामः सहिता वयम् ।
यतिष्यामो वशे कर्तुं व्यपनेतुं च ते भयम् ॥१४॥

14. nirdahanniva cakṣurbhyāṁ yo'sāvāste taponidhiḥ ,
taṁ pralobhayituṁ deva gacchāmaḥ sahitā vayam ,
yatiṣyāmo vaśe kartuṁ vyapanetuṁ ca te bhayam.

14. nirdahan iva cakṣurbhyāṃ yaḥ asau
āste taponidhiḥ taṃ pralobhayituṃ deva
gacchāmaḥ sahitāḥ vayam yatiṣyāmaḥ
vaśe kartuṃ vyapanetuṃ ca te bhayam

14. O god, we will go together to tempt that one who sits there like a treasury of austerity (tapas), burning as it were with his eyes. We shall endeavor to bring him under control and to remove your fear.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning, consuming, scorching

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• चक्षुर्भ्यां (cakṣurbhyāṁ) - with the two eyes

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, is, exists

• तपोनिधिः (taponidhiḥ) - a treasure of austerity, one rich in asceticism

• तं (taṁ) - him

• प्रलोभयितुं (pralobhayituṁ) - to tempt, to entice

• देव (deva) - O god

• गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go, we go

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, accompanied, united

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• यतिष्यामः (yatiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall strive, we shall endeavor

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in one's power

• कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to do, to make

• व्यपनेतुं (vyapanetuṁ) - to remove, to take away

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - your

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning, consuming, scorching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdahat

nirdahat - burning, consuming, scorching

present active participle

Present active participle of root 'dah' (to burn) with upasarga 'nir'

Prefix: nis

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ asau taponidhiḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

चक्षुर्भ्यां (cakṣurbhyāṁ) - with the two eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

Note: Can also be dative or ablative dual, but instrumental fits the context 'burning with his eyes'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

आस्ते (āste) - sits, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās

present middle

Present tense (laṭ) 3rd person singular of root 'ās' (class 2) in middle voice

Root: ās (class 2)

तपोनिधिः (taponidhiḥ) - a treasure of austerity, one rich in asceticism

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taponidhi

taponidhi - treasure of austerity (tapas), one rich in asceticism

Compound of 'tapas' (austerity) and 'nidhi' (treasure)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tapas+nidhi)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nidhi – treasure, store, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तं (taṁ) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ascetic.

प्रलोभयितुं (pralobhayituṁ) - to tempt, to entice

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the causative stem 'pralobhaya' from root 'lubh' with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: This is a verbal infinitive used adverbially.

देव (deva) - O god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Refers to Indra.

गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go, we go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

present imperative

Present imperative (loṭ) 1st person plural of root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, accompanied, united

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united with, together

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'dhā' with upasarga 'sa' (meaning 'with')

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam' (Apsaras are feminine plural).

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Null gender for pronouns like asmad/yuṣmad.

यतिष्यामः (yatiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall strive, we shall endeavor

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of yat

future active

Future tense (lṛṭ) 1st person plural of root 'yat'

Root: yat (class 1)

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in one's power

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - control, power, will

कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

व्यपनेतुं (vyapanetuṁ) - to remove, to take away

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive of root 'nī' (to lead) with upasargas 'vi' and 'apa'

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: nī (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Can also be dative, but genitive fits better with 'bhayam' (your fear).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

From root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)