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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-30

ततो नारायणं देवं ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् ।
विधत्स्वैषां बलं विष्णो भवानत्र परायणम् ॥३०॥
30. tato nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ brahmā vacanamabravīt ,
vidhatsvaiṣāṁ balaṁ viṣṇo bhavānatra parāyaṇam.
30. tataḥ nārāyaṇam devam brahmā vacanam abravīt |
vidhatsva eṣām balam viṣṇo bhavān atra parāyaṇam
30. Then Brahmā spoke to the god Nārāyaṇa: "O Viṣṇu, bestow strength upon them, for you are the supreme refuge in this matter."

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)
  • नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - to Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)
  • देवम् (devam) - the god (god)
  • ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god) (Brahmā)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - a speech (word, speech)
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)
  • विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - bestow (bestow, grant)
  • एषाम् (eṣām) - upon them (the Daityas and Nāgas) (of these)
  • बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power)
  • विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu
  • भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful), your honor)
  • अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
  • परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the supreme refuge (supreme refuge, ultimate resort)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - to 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
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god) (Brahmā)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god, masculine form); sacred text, prayer, the Absolute (neuter form)
वचनम् (vacanam) - a speech (word, speech)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speaking, saying; word, speech; statement
action noun
From root `vac` (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - bestow (bestow, grant)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vidhā
Root `dhā` with prefix `vi`.
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
एषाम् (eṣām) - upon them (the Daityas and Nāgas) (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, this here
बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, might; army; force
विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)
भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful), your honor)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - your honor, you (polite address); being, existing
अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the supreme refuge (supreme refuge, ultimate resort)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa
parāyaṇa - supreme resort, ultimate refuge; chief object, main point
Compound of `para` (supreme) and `ayana` (going, path, resort).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)
  • para – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent; other, subsequent
    adjective
  • ayana – going, coming; path, course; resort, refuge; a movement, a year
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    From root `i` (to go).
    Root: i (class 2)