महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-84, verse-18

तत्रस्थं मां देवसुखेषु सक्तं कालेऽतीते महति ततोऽतिमात्रम् ।
दूतो देवानामब्रवीदुग्ररूपो ध्वंसेत्युच्चैस्त्रिः प्लुतेन स्वरेण ॥१८॥

18. tatrasthaṁ māṁ devasukheṣu saktaṁ; kāle'tīte mahati tato'timātram ,
dūto devānāmabravīdugrarūpo; dhvaṁsetyuccaistriḥ plutena svareṇa.

18. tatrastham mām devasukheṣu saktam
kāle atīte mahati tataḥ atimātram
dūtaḥ devānām abravīt ugrarūpaḥ
dhvaṃsa iti uccaiḥ triḥ plutena svareṇa

18. When a long time had passed, then, a messenger of the gods (deva), exceedingly fierce in form, said to me, who was residing there and absorbed in divine pleasures, 'Perish!' — loudly, three times, with a prolonged sound.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्रस्थम् (tatrastham) - situated there, staying there

• माम् (mām) - me

• देवसुखेषु (devasukheṣu) - in divine pleasures, in the joys of the gods

• सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, devoted, absorbed

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

• अतीते (atīte) - passed, elapsed

• महति (mahati) - great, large, important

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - exceedingly, greatly, excessively

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods (deva) (of the gods)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• उग्ररूपः (ugrarūpaḥ) - having a fierce form, fierce-looking

• ध्वंस (dhvaṁsa) - perish! decay! be destroyed!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, above

• त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

• प्लुतेन (plutena) - with a prolonged (sound/vowel)

• स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a sound, with a voice

Words meanings and morphology

तत्रस्थम् (tatrastham) - situated there, staying there

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tatrastha

tatrastha - situated there, dwelling there, being in that place

Tatpurusha compound 'tatra' + 'stha'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mām'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to the narrator.

देवसुखेषु (devasukheṣu) - in divine pleasures, in the joys of the gods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of devasukha

devasukha - divine pleasure, happiness of the gods

Tatpurusha compound 'deva' + 'sukha'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+sukha)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, joy
  noun (neuter)

सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, devoted, absorbed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, clinging, absorbed, capable

Past Passive Participle

From root sañj (to cling, attach).

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mām'.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

अतीते (atīte) - passed, elapsed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atīta

atīta - passed, gone, elapsed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ati and root i (to go) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'kāle'. Used in a locative absolute construction.

महति (mahati) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important

Present active participle of root mah (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kāle'. Used in a locative absolute construction.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - exceedingly, greatly, excessively

(indeclinable)

From prefix ati and mātra. Often used adverbially.

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

Past Passive Participle

From root du (to burn) or dū (to trouble) + kta suffix.

Root: du (class 5)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods (deva) (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Formed with augment a- and verb root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

उग्ररूपः (ugrarūpaḥ) - having a fierce form, fierce-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugrarūpa

ugrarūpa - having a fierce form, terrible appearance

Bahuvrihi compound 'ugra' + 'rūpa'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+rūpa)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty, severe
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'dūtaḥ'.

ध्वंस (dhvaṁsa) - perish! decay! be destroyed!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dhvaṃs

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Root dhvaṃs + hi ending.

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates direct speech.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, above

(indeclinable)

त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

(indeclinable)

प्लुतेन (plutena) - with a prolonged (sound/vowel)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pluta

pluta - prolonged (vowel), jumped, swimming, floating

Past Passive Participle

From root plu (to float, to swim, to jump). In phonetics, refers to a vowel pronounced for three morae (prolonged).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'svareṇa'.

स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a sound, with a voice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, voice, tone, accent

From root svṛ (to sound).

Root: svṛ (class 1)