महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-58

वीक्षां चक्रुः समन्तात्ते पाण्डवा भयपीडिताः ।
त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त गावः शीतार्दिता इव ॥५८॥

58. vīkṣāṁ cakruḥ samantātte pāṇḍavā bhayapīḍitāḥ ,
trātāraṁ nādhyagacchanta gāvaḥ śītārditā iva.

58. vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ samantāt te pāṇḍavāḥ bhayapīḍitāḥ
trātāram na adhyagacchanta gāvaḥ śītārditāḥ iva

58. pāṇḍavāḥ bhayapīḍitāḥ te samantāt vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ
trātāram na adhyagacchanta śītārditāḥ gāvaḥ iva

58. The Pāṇḍavas, tormented by fear, looked all around but could find no protector, just like cows distressed by the cold.

Words meanings summery:

• वीक्षां (vīkṣāṁ) - sight, gaze, look, observation

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they cast (their gaze) (they did, they made, they performed)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (they)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the protagonists of the Mahābhārata (the Pāṇḍavas)

• भयपीडिताः (bhayapīḍitāḥ) - tormented by fear, fear-stricken, afflicted by fear

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, savior, defender

• न (na) - not, no

• अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - they found, they obtained, they reached

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• शीतार्दिताः (śītārditāḥ) - distressed by cold, afflicted by cold

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

वीक्षां (vīkṣāṁ) - sight, gaze, look, observation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣā

vīkṣā - sight, gaze, look, observation, inspection

Note: Used with 'cakruḥ' to mean 'they looked' or 'they cast their gaze'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they cast (their gaze) (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From root 'kṛ'. In combination with 'vīkṣāṃ' forms an idiomatic expression for 'to look'.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the protagonists of the Mahābhārata (the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Patronymic derivation from Pāṇḍu.

भयपीडिताः (bhayapīḍitāḥ) - tormented by fear, fear-stricken, afflicted by fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayapīḍita

bhayapīḍita - afflicted by fear, distressed by fear, fear-stricken

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+pīḍita)

• bhaya – fear, dread, fright
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• pīḍita – tormented, oppressed, afflicted, pained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pīḍ' (to torment, oppress) with 'kta' (past passive participle) suffix.
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, savior, defender

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, savior, defender

Agent Noun

From root 'trā' (to protect) + 'tṛ' suffix.

Root: trā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - they found, they obtained, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of adhigam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

शीतार्दिताः (śītārditāḥ) - distressed by cold, afflicted by cold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śītārdita

śītārdita - afflicted by cold, tormented by cold

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīta+ardita)

• śīta – cold, chill, coolness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śyai
• ardita – pained, distressed, afflicted, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ard' (to pain, hurt) with 'kta' (past passive participle) suffix.
  Root: ard (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)