महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-28

अचिन्तयंश्च ते सर्वे पाण्डवानां महारथाः ।
कथं नो वासविस्त्रायाच्छत्रुभ्य इति मारिष ॥२८॥

28. acintayaṁśca te sarve pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārathāḥ ,
kathaṁ no vāsavistrāyācchatrubhya iti māriṣa.

28. acintayan ca te sarve pāṇḍavānām mahārathāḥ
katham naḥ vāsaviḥ trāyāt śatrubhyaḥ iti māriṣa

28. māriṣa te sarve pāṇḍavānām mahārathāḥ ca
acintayan katham naḥ vāsaviḥ śatrubhyaḥ trāyāt iti

28. And all those great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas pondered, 'How will Vasavi (Arjuna) protect us from our enemies?' O venerable one.

Words meanings summery:

• अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - they thought (they thought, they pondered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - those (chariot-warriors) (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (chariot-warriors) (all, every)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

• वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - Arjuna (son of Vasava (Indra), i.e., Arjuna)

• त्रायात् (trāyāt) - may he save (may he protect, may he save)

• शत्रुभ्यः (śatrubhyaḥ) - from enemies (from enemies, to enemies)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O venerable one, O respected sir)

Words meanings and morphology

अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - they thought (they thought, they pondered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, third person plural, active voice

Root 'cit' (to perceive, to know) in the 10th class formation (cintay-), prefixed with 'a' for augment, and 'an' for 3rd plural.

Root: cit (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (chariot-warriors) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those

सर्वे (sarve) - all (chariot-warriors) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'mahārathāḥ'

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, relating to Pāṇḍu

Derivative from Pāṇḍu

Note: Connects to 'mahārathāḥ'

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, one who can fight ten thousand warriors

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (by extension)
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be dative or genitive plural

वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - Arjuna (son of Vasava (Indra), i.e., Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsavi

vāsavi - son of Vasava (Indra), Arjuna

Derived from Vasava

त्रायात् (trāyāt) - may he save (may he protect, may he save)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of trā

Optative mood, third person singular, active voice

Root 'trā' (to protect) + 'yāt' for optative 3rd singular.

Root: trā (class 2)

शत्रुभ्यः (śatrubhyaḥ) - from enemies (from enemies, to enemies)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

Note: Also can be dative plural

इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O venerable one, O respected sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable one, respected sir