महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-29

ऋते नारायणं देवं दैत्या नागोत्तमास्तथा ।
चिरारब्धमिदं चापि सागरस्यापि मन्थनम् ॥२९॥

29. ṛte nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ daityā nāgottamāstathā ,
cirārabdhamidaṁ cāpi sāgarasyāpi manthanam.

29. ṛte nārāyaṇam devam daityāḥ nāgottamāḥ tathā
cirārabdham idam ca api sāgarasya api manthanam

29. Without the god Nārāyaṇa, the Daityas (demons) and the chief Nāgas (serpents) were unable to complete this churning of the ocean, even though it had been long underway.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except)

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - the god Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

• देवम् (devam) - the god (god)

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the Daityas (a class of demons) (demons)

• नागोत्तमाः (nāgottamāḥ) - the chief Nāgas (serpents) (best of serpents, chief Nāgas)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, similarly)

• चिरारब्धम् (cirārabdham) - which had been long underway (long-begun, started long ago)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also)

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• अपि (api) - even (even, also)

• मन्थनम् (manthanam) - this churning (churning)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - the god Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu)

देवम् (devam) - the god (god)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity; divine, heavenly

दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the Daityas (a class of demons) (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - a Daitya (descendant of Diti), demon

नागोत्तमाः (nāgottamāḥ) - the chief Nāgas (serpents) (best of serpents, chief Nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgottama

nāgottama - best of serpents, excellent Nāga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+uttama)

• nāga – serpent, snake; a class of mythical serpent-beings
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

चिरारब्धम् (cirārabdham) - which had been long underway (long-begun, started long ago)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cirārabdha

cirārabdha - begun a long time ago, long-started

past passive participle (used adjectivally)

Compound of `cira` (long time) and `ārabdha` (begun, P.P.P. of `ā-rabh`).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+ārabdha)

• cira – long (time), lasting; for a long time
  indeclinable
• ārabdha – begun, started, undertaken
  participle
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root `rabh` with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manthanam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'manthanam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even though (even, also)

(indeclinable)

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

अपि (api) - even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

मन्थनम् (manthanam) - this churning (churning)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manthana

manthana - churning, stirring, agitation

action noun

Derived from root `manth` (to churn, stir).

Root: manth (class 1)