महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-69, verse-53

रक्ष्या मे सततं देवाः सहेन्द्राः सद्विजातयः ।
त्वष्टुः सुदुर्धरं तेजो येन वृत्रो विनिर्मितः ॥५३॥

53. rakṣyā me satataṁ devāḥ sahendrāḥ sadvijātayaḥ ,
tvaṣṭuḥ sudurdharaṁ tejo yena vṛtro vinirmitaḥ.

53. rakṣyāḥ me satatam devāḥ sahendrāḥ sat dvijātayaḥ
tvaṣṭuḥ sudurdharam tejaḥ yena vṛtraḥ vinirmitaḥ

53. me sahendrāḥ sat dvijātayaḥ devāḥ satatam rakṣyāḥ
yena vṛtraḥ vinirmitaḥ tvaṣṭuḥ sudurdharam tejaḥ

53. The gods, along with Indra, and the virtuous twice-born (dvijātayaḥ) are always to be protected by me. Vṛtra was created by the irresistible power (tejas) of Tvaṣṭā.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

• मे (me) - by me

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• सहेन्द्राः (sahendrāḥ) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

• सत् (sat) - virtuous, good, existing

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - Refers to Brahmins (twice-born (brāhmaṇas))

• त्वष्टुः (tvaṣṭuḥ) - of Tvaṣṭā

• सुदुर्धरम् (sudurdharam) - very difficult to bear, irresistible

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, power, energy

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra

• विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - was created, fashioned

Words meanings and morphology

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, guardable, defensible

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Prayoga)

Derived from root √rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'devāḥ'

मे (me) - by me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form for dative/genitive singular of 'I'. Here used with gerundive in agentive sense.

Note: Agent of action 'rakṣyāḥ'

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

From √tan (to stretch) with sa-

Note: Modifies 'rakṣyāḥ'

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

From √div (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject to be protected

सहेन्द्राः (sahendrāḥ) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahendra

sahendra - with Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+indra)

• saha – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• indra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'devāḥ'

सत् (sat) - virtuous, good, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existent, real

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dvijātayaḥ'

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - Refers to Brahmins (twice-born (brāhmaṇas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth)

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, class, caste
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject to be protected, qualified by 'sat'

त्वष्टुः (tvaṣṭuḥ) - of Tvaṣṭā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭṛ

tvaṣṭṛ - Tvaṣṭā (the divine carpenter, craftsman, progenitor)

Root: tvaṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive of 'tejaḥ'

सुदुर्धरम् (sudurdharam) - very difficult to bear, irresistible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sudurdhara

sudurdhara - very difficult to bear, hard to hold

Compound type : pravṛddhi-compound (su+dur+dhara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -a after √dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tejaḥ'

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, power, energy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, energy, might, fire, sharp point

Root: tij

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the second clause

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tejaḥ', agent of 'vinirmitaḥ'

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (the asura)

From root √vṛ (to cover, encompass)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'vinirmitaḥ'

विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - was created, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinirmita

vinirmita - created, fashioned, made

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mā (to measure, form) with prefixes vi- and nir-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective, passive sense