महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-203, verse-8

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे ते चैव परमर्षयः ।
तमेवार्थं पुरस्कृत्य पितामहमचोदयन् ॥८॥

8. tato devagaṇāḥ sarve te caiva paramarṣayaḥ ,
tamevārthaṁ puraskṛtya pitāmahamacodayan.

8. tataḥ devagaṇāḥ sarve te ca eva paramarṣayaḥ
tam eva artham puraskṛtya pitāmaham acodayan

8. Then, all the hosts of gods and those great sages, keeping that very matter (artha) as their focus, urged Brahmā (pitāmaha).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - groups of gods, hosts of gods

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• ते (te) - those

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - great sages

• तम् (tam) - that

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अर्थम् (artham) - the matter previously reported (purpose, matter, object, meaning)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made primary, keeping in mind

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā

• अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, they prompted

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - groups of gods, hosts of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagaṇa

devagaṇa - assembly of gods, host of gods

Compound of deva and gaṇa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Nominative plural, masculine.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Nominative plural, masculine.

Note: Refers to the great sages.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - great sage, supreme sage

Compound of parama and ṛṣi.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – highest, supreme, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Accusative singular, masculine.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - the matter previously reported (purpose, matter, object, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, matter

Accusative singular, masculine.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made primary, keeping in mind

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √kṛ (to do, to make) with puras (prefix). Used with accusative.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā

Accusative singular, masculine.

Note: Object of 'acodayan'.

अचोदयन् (acodayan) - they urged, they prompted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of coday

Causative verb form

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice. From root √cud (to urge).

Root: cud (class 10)