महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-28, verse-63

ततो वृद्धा महाराज योषितां रक्षणो नराः ।
राजदारानुपादाय प्रययुर्नगरं प्रति ॥६३॥

63. tato vṛddhā mahārāja yoṣitāṁ rakṣaṇo narāḥ ,
rājadārānupādāya prayayurnagaraṁ prati.

63. tataḥ vṛddhā mahārāja yoṣitām rakṣaṇaḥ narāḥ
rājadārān upādāya prayayuḥ nagaram prati

63. tataḥ mahārāja,
yoṣitām rakṣaṇaḥ vṛddhā narāḥ rājadārān upādāya nagaram prati prayayuḥ

63. Then, O great king, the elderly men who were the guardians of the women, taking the royal ladies, proceeded towards the city.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, elderly, grown

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

• रक्षणः (rakṣaṇaḥ) - protectors, guardians

• नराः (narāḥ) - men

• राजदारान् (rājadārān) - royal ladies, queens

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having seized

• प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went, proceeded

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, elderly, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root vṛdh (class 1)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

रक्षणः (rakṣaṇaḥ) - protectors, guardians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding; a protector, guardian

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

नराः (narāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

राजदारान् (rājadārān) - royal ladies, queens

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rājadārā

rājadārā - royal wife, queen, wives of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāja+dārā)

• rāja – king, royal
  noun (masculine)
• dārā – wife, wives (often plural in Sanskrit but singular in meaning)
  noun (feminine)

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root dā (class 3) with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-yā

Perfect (lit)

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

नगरम् (nagaram) - city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)