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9,42

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-7

तान्दृष्ट्वा राक्षसान्राजन्मुनयः संशितव्रताः ।
परित्राणे सरस्वत्याः परं यत्नं प्रचक्रिरे ॥७॥
7. tāndṛṣṭvā rākṣasānrājanmunayaḥ saṁśitavratāḥ ,
paritrāṇe sarasvatyāḥ paraṁ yatnaṁ pracakrire.
7. tān dṛṣṭvā rākṣasān rājan munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
paritrāṇe sarasvatyāḥ paraṃ yatnaṃ pracakrire
7. rājan tān rākṣasān dṛṣṭvā saṃśitavratāḥ munayaḥ
sarasvatyāḥ paritrāṇe paraṃ yatnaṃ pracakrire
7. O King, seeing those demons, the sages, who were steadfast in their vows, made a great effort to protect Sarasvati.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तान् (tān) - them, those
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
  • राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, malevolent beings
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King
  • मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics
  • संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - those of strict vows, those with firm resolutions
  • परित्राणे (paritrāṇe) - in the protection, for the sake of protection
  • सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of the river/goddess Sarasvati (of Sarasvati)
  • परं (paraṁ) - great, supreme, utmost, excellent
  • यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
  • प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they made, they did, they undertook

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, them
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, malevolent beings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative
संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - those of strict vows, those with firm resolutions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśitavrata
saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are strict, having firm resolutions
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)
  • saṃśita – sharpened, strict, firm, disciplined
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root śo/śā (to sharpen) with prefix sam-
    Prefix: sam
    Root: śo
  • vrata – vow, observance, religious practice, resolution
    noun (neuter)
परित्राणे (paritrāṇe) - in the protection, for the sake of protection
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of paritrāṇa
paritrāṇa - protection, preservation, rescue
From root trā (to protect) with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: trā
सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of the river/goddess Sarasvati (of Sarasvati)
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī
sarasvatī - Sarasvati (a prominent Vedic river and later the goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning)
परं (paraṁ) - great, supreme, utmost, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, distant, supreme, chief, excellent
Note: Functions adverbially here, modifying 'yatnaṃ' (effort) to mean 'great effort'.
यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna
yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt
प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they made, they did, they undertook
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, Perfect (Lit) of kṛ
Root kṛ (class 8), here in Perfect (Lit) Middle Voice
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)