महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-15

ततो जग्मुर्महात्मानः सर्व एव दिवौकसः ।
शरणं देवराजानं सहस्राक्षं पुरंदरम् ॥१५॥

15. tato jagmurmahātmānaḥ sarva eva divaukasaḥ ,
śaraṇaṁ devarājānaṁ sahasrākṣaṁ puraṁdaram.

15. tataḥ jagmuḥ mahātmānaḥ sarve eva divaukasaḥ
śaraṇam devarājānam sahasrākṣam purandaram

15. Then, all those great-souled gods went to seek refuge with the king of the gods, the thousand-eyed Indra, the destroyer of cities.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled gods (great-souled ones, noble ones)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, precisely

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods, the dwellers in heaven

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

• देवराजानम् (devarājānam) - the king of the gods (Indra) (the king of the gods)

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

• पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - the destroyer of cities (Indra) (the destroyer of cities)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root gam (to go), perfect jagāma, 3rd plural jagmuḥ.

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled gods (great-souled ones, noble ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent (person with a great soul (ātman))

Compound mahā (great) + ātman (soul/self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Feminine stem of mahat. Used as the first part of compounds.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of jagmuḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies mahātmānaḥ and divaukasaḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes sarve.

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods, the dwellers in heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller in heaven, god

Compound div (heaven) + okas (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, house, inhabitant
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of jagmuḥ.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

From root śṛ (to crush, to break). śaraṇa as a place of protection.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of jagmuḥ (target of going).

देवराजानम् (devarājānam) - the king of the gods (Indra) (the king of the gods)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarājan

devarājan - king of gods (Indra)

Compound deva (god) + rājan (king).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of jagmuḥ (target of going).

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)

Compound sahasra (thousand) + akṣa (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral/noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: akṣ

Note: Epithet of Indra, agreeing with devarājānam.

पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - the destroyer of cities (Indra) (the destroyer of cities)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities, fortresses (epithet of Indra)

Compound puram (city/fortress) + dara (who splits/destroys). From root dṛ (to tear, split).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pura+dara)

• pura – city, fortress, town
  noun (neuter/feminine)
• dara – splitting, breaking, one who splits/tears
  agent noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from dṛ.
  Suffix a from root dṛ.
  Root: dṛ (class 10)

Note: Epithet of Indra, agreeing with devarājānam.