महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-43

अथ दस्युभयात्केचित्तदा तद्वनमाविशन् ।
दस्यवोऽपि गताः क्रूरा व्यमार्गन्त प्रयत्नतः ॥४३॥

43. atha dasyubhayātkecittadā tadvanamāviśan ,
dasyavo'pi gatāḥ krūrā vyamārganta prayatnataḥ.

43. atha dasyubhayāt kecit tadā tat vanam āviśan
dasyavaḥ api gatāḥ krūrāḥ vyamārganta prayatnataḥ

43. atha dasyubhayāt kecit tadā tat vanam āviśan
dasyavaḥ krūrāḥ api gatāḥ prayatnataḥ vyamārganta

43. Then, some people, out of fear of robbers, entered that forest. The cruel robbers, who had also gone, diligently searched (for them).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• दस्युभयात् (dasyubhayāt) - from fear of robbers

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत् (tat) - that

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• आविशन् (āviśan) - entered, went into

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, brigands

• अपि (api) - also, even

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, having gone

• क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - fierce, cruel, terrible

• व्यमार्गन्त (vyamārganta) - searched, tracked, investigated

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - diligently, with effort, carefully

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

दस्युभयात् (dasyubhayāt) - from fear of robbers

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dasyubhaya

dasyubhaya - fear of robbers

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dasyu+bhaya)

• dasyu – robber, brigand
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścit

kaścit - someone, something; some, certain

formed from 'kim' + 'cid'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood; grove

आविशन् (āviśan) - entered, went into

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of viś

Imperfect Active

root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ā', 3rd person plural imperfect active

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers, brigands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, brigand; enemy

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, having gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached; past

Past Passive Participle

from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - fierce, cruel, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - fierce, cruel, terrible, savage

व्यमार्गन्त (vyamārganta) - searched, tracked, investigated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of mṛg

Imperfect Middle/Ātmanepada

root 'mṛg' (to hunt, seek) with prefix 'vi', 3rd person plural imperfect middle/ātmanepada

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛg (class 10)

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - diligently, with effort, carefully

(indeclinable)

derived from 'prayatna' + suffix '-tas' (indicating adverbial function)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)