महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-36, verse-42

समन्तपञ्चकं यावत्तावत्ते द्विजसत्तमाः ।
तीर्थलोभान्नरव्याघ्र नद्यास्तीरं समाश्रिताः ॥४२॥

42. samantapañcakaṁ yāvattāvatte dvijasattamāḥ ,
tīrthalobhānnaravyāghra nadyāstīraṁ samāśritāḥ.

42. samantapañcakam yāvat tāvat te dvijasattamāḥ
tīrthalobhāt naravyāghra nadyāḥ tīram samāśritāḥ

42. naravyāghra,
yāvat samantapañcakam tāvat te dvijasattamāḥ tīrthalobhāt nadyāḥ tīram samāśritāḥ

42. O tiger among men (naravyāghra), those foremost among the twice-born (dvija), driven by their desire for holy places (tīrtha), took residence along the river's bank, extending as far as Samantapañcaka.

Words meanings summery:

• समन्तपञ्चकम् (samantapañcakam) - A sacred area mentioned in the Mahābhārata, the site of the Kurukṣetra war. (Samantapañcaka (a sacred region))

• यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, as long as, until

• तावत् (tāvat) - so far, so much, then

• ते (te) - Those sages. (those)

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - Referring to the Brahmins/sages. (best among the twice-born (dvija))

• तीर्थलोभात् (tīrthalobhāt) - from desire for holy places (tīrtha), due to greed for holy places

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O King Janamejaya. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - Of the Sarasvatī river. (of the river)

• तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore

• समाश्रिताः (samāśritāḥ) - They took residence/occupied the bank. (resorted to, taken refuge in, occupied)

Words meanings and morphology

समन्तपञ्चकम् (samantapañcakam) - A sacred area mentioned in the Mahābhārata, the site of the Kurukṣetra war. (Samantapañcaka (a sacred region))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samantapañcaka

samantapañcaka - Samantapañcaka (a holy place, lit. 'all around five')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samanta+pañcaka)

• samanta – all around, contiguous
  adjective (neuter)
• pañcaka – group of five, quintet
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the extent of the action.

यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, as long as, until

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative conjunction with tāvat.

तावत् (tāvat) - so far, so much, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative conjunction with yāvat.

ते (te) - Those sages. (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - Referring to the Brahmins/sages. (best among the twice-born (dvija))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born (dvija)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born; Brahmin, bird, snake
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama.

तीर्थलोभात् (tīrthalobhāt) - from desire for holy places (tīrtha), due to greed for holy places

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tīrthalobha

tīrthalobha - desire/greed for holy places (tīrtha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+lobha)

• tīrtha – holy place, sacred bathing place
  noun (neuter)
• lobha – desire, greed, covetousness
  noun (masculine)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O King Janamejaya. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - Of the Sarasvatī river. (of the river)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, coast

Note: Object of 'samāśritāḥ'.

समाश्रिताः (samāśritāḥ) - They took residence/occupied the bank. (resorted to, taken refuge in, occupied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāśrita

samāśrita - resorted to, inhabited, dependent on; occupied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (to resort to, seek refuge) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb in this clause.