महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-20, verse-42

स मध्यं प्राप्य सैन्यानां सर्वाः प्रविचरन्दिशः ।
त्राता ह्यभवदन्येषां न त्रातव्यः कथंचन ॥४२॥

42. sa madhyaṁ prāpya sainyānāṁ sarvāḥ pravicarandiśaḥ ,
trātā hyabhavadanyeṣāṁ na trātavyaḥ kathaṁcana.

42. saḥ madhyam prāpya sainyānām sarvāḥ pravicaran diśaḥ
trātā hi abhavat anyeṣām na trātavyaḥ kathaṃcana

42. saḥ sainyānām madhyam prāpya sarvāḥ diśaḥ pravicaran
hi anyeṣām trātā abhavat kathaṃcana na trātavyaḥ

42. He, having reached the center of the armies and moving about in all directions, became a protector for others, yet he himself was in no way to be protected.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the person being described (e.g., King Kṣema from the previous verse, or another warrior) (he)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

• सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the hosts

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (directions) (all, every)

• प्रविचरन् (pravicaran) - moving about, roaming, wandering

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• त्राता (trātā) - protector, savior

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

• न (na) - not, no

• त्रातव्यः (trātavyaḥ) - to be protected, protectable

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way (by any means, at all, somehow)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the person being described (e.g., King Kṣema from the previous verse, or another warrior) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

Root: madh

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from √āp (to obtain) with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the hosts

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

Root: senā

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (directions) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्रविचरन् (pravicaran) - moving about, roaming, wandering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravicarat

pravicarat - moving about, roaming

Present Active Participle

from √car (to move) with pra and vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

त्राता (trātā) - protector, savior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, savior

Agent Noun

from √trā (to protect)

Root: trā (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्रातव्यः (trātavyaḥ) - to be protected, protectable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātavya

trātavya - to be protected, protectable

Gerundive

from √trā (to protect) with tavya

Root: trā (class 2)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way (by any means, at all, somehow)

(indeclinable)