महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-203, verse-26

एवं चतुर्मुखः स्थाणुर्महादेवोऽभवत्पुरा ।
तथा सहस्रनेत्रश्च बभूव बलसूदनः ॥२६॥

26. evaṁ caturmukhaḥ sthāṇurmahādevo'bhavatpurā ,
tathā sahasranetraśca babhūva balasūdanaḥ.

26. evam caturmukhaḥ sthāṇuḥ mahādevaḥ abhavat purā
tathā sahasranetraḥ ca babhūva balasūdanaḥ

26. Thus, in ancient times, Sthāṇu (Śiva) became the four-faced Mahādeva; and similarly, Balasūdana (Indra) became thousand-eyed.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced, having four mouths

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (a name of Śiva)

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (a great god, name of Śiva)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, existed, came into being

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

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

• सहस्रनेत्रः (sahasranetraḥ) - thousand-eyed

• च (ca) - and, also

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - destroyer of Bala; a name of Indra

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced, having four mouths

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturmukha

caturmukha - four-faced, having four mouths

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+mukha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with sthāṇuḥ.

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthāṇu (a name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - pillar, unmoving, immovable; a name of Śiva

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (a great god, name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god; a name of Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for abhavat.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, existed, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and so

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second part of the sentence with a comparison.

सहस्रनेत्रः (sahasranetraḥ) - thousand-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasranetra

sahasranetra - thousand-eyed; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+netra)

• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with balasūdanaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

root verb (Perfect tense)

reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - destroyer of Bala; a name of Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balasūdana

balasūdana - destroyer of Bala (a demon); an epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+sūdana)

• bala – strength, power, army; name of a demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bal (class 1)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, annihilator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root sūd (to destroy) with lyuṭ suffix
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Subject of the second clause.