महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-23

शोधयित्वा ततस्तीर्थमृषयस्ते तपोधनाः ।
मोक्षार्थं राक्षसानां च नदीं तां प्रत्यचोदयन् ॥२३॥

23. śodhayitvā tatastīrthamṛṣayaste tapodhanāḥ ,
mokṣārthaṁ rākṣasānāṁ ca nadīṁ tāṁ pratyacodayan.

23. śodhayitvā tatas tīrtham ṛṣayaḥ te tapodhanāḥ
mokṣārtham rākṣasānām ca nadīm tām prati acodayan

23. tatas tapodhanāḥ te ṛṣayaḥ tīrtham śodhayitvā
rākṣasānām mokṣārtham ca tām nadīm prati acodayan

23. Then, those sages, whose wealth was asceticism (tapas), after purifying that sacred bathing place, directed that river [to flow] for the liberation (mokṣa) of the Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• शोधयित्वा (śodhayitvā) - having purified, after purifying

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from that

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred bathing place, ford, holy place

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• ते (te) - those, they

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - whose wealth is asceticism, ascetics

• मोक्षार्थम् (mokṣārtham) - for the purpose of liberation, for liberation

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

• च (ca) - and, also

• नदीम् (nadīm) - the river

• ताम् (tām) - that

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

• अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, impelled, directed

Words meanings and morphology

शोधयित्वा (śodhayitvā) - having purified, after purifying

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causal of root √śudh (to be pure) + suffix -ktvā

Root: śudh (class 4)

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya from tad

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred bathing place, ford, holy place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy water

From √tṝ (to cross)

Root: tṝ (class 1)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a seer, sage, inspired poet

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - whose wealth is asceticism, ascetics

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  From √tap (to heat, suffer penance)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, property, riches
  noun (neuter)
  From √dhā (to place, put)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

मोक्षार्थम् (mokṣārtham) - for the purpose of liberation, for liberation

(indeclinable)

Avyaya formed from mokṣa + artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+artha)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  From √muc (to release) + suffix -sa
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: The -am ending here makes it an adverbial accusative.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa (class of mythical beings, often depicted as demons or ogres)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

नदीम् (nadīm) - the river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - a river

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix

अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, impelled, directed

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person plural, causal active

From causative stem coday- of root √cud (to impel). Imperfect third person plural acodayan.

Prefix: prati

Root: cud (class 1)