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."

30. אז אמר בְּרַהְמָה לאל נָארָאיַנַה, הו וִישְׁנוּ, תן להם כוח, כי אתה המפלט שלהם כאן.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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