महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-35

चन्द्रहन्तेति यस्तेषां कीर्तितः प्रवरोऽसुरः ।
शुनको नाम राजर्षिः स बभूव नराधिपः ॥३५॥

35. candrahanteti yasteṣāṁ kīrtitaḥ pravaro'suraḥ ,
śunako nāma rājarṣiḥ sa babhūva narādhipaḥ.

35. candra-hantā iti yaḥ teṣām kīrtitaḥ pravaraḥ asuraḥ
śunakaḥ nāma rājarṣiḥ saḥ babhūva narādhipaḥ

35. The foremost demon among them, who was renowned as 'Moon-killer' (Candra-hantā), later became King Śunaka, a royal sage.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्र-हन्ता (candra-hantā) - the one known as 'Moon-killer' (moon-killer)

• इति (iti) - named as (thus, so, indicating a quote)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to demons) (of them)

• कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - known, renowned (renowned, famous, mentioned, proclaimed)

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - chief, foremost (chief, excellent, foremost)

• असुरः (asuraḥ) - demon

• शुनकः (śunakaḥ) - Śunaka (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage (royal sage, king and sage)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king of men (king, ruler of men)

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्र-हन्ता (candra-hantā) - the one known as 'Moon-killer' (moon-killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra-hantṛ

candra-hantṛ - moon-killer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+hantṛ)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, destroyer
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from han (to strike/kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

इति (iti) - named as (thus, so, indicating a quote)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to demons) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Can also be used in the sense of locative plural, 'among them'

कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - known, renowned (renowned, famous, mentioned, proclaimed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - praised, celebrated, mentioned, known as

past passive participle

from root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - chief, foremost (chief, excellent, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, best, foremost

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

असुरः (asuraḥ) - demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit

शुनकः (śunakaḥ) - Śunaka (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śunaka

śunaka - Śunaka (a proper name, particularly of a sage)

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage (royal sage, king and sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage (a king who is also a sage)

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king of men (king, ruler of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)