महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-249, verse-18

तामाहूय तदा देवो लोकानामादिरीश्वरः ।
मृत्यो इति महीपाल जहि चेमाः प्रजा इति ॥१८॥

18. tāmāhūya tadā devo lokānāmādirīśvaraḥ ,
mṛtyo iti mahīpāla jahi cemāḥ prajā iti.

18. tām āhūya tadā devaḥ lokānām ādiḥ īśvaraḥ
mṛtyo iti mahīpāla jahi ca imāḥ prajāḥ iti

18. tadā devaḥ lokānām ādiḥ īśvaraḥ tām āhūya
mṛtyo iti mahīpāla jahi ca imāḥ prajāḥ iti

18. Then, the God, the primordial Lord (īśvara) of the worlds, having summoned her, said, 'O Death! (O king!), destroy these beings!'

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - The female figure who emerged from the heavens. (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• आहूय (āhūya) - The action performed by the Lord towards the female figure. (having called, having summoned)

• तदा (tadā) - Indicates the sequence of events. (then, at that time)

• देवः (devaḥ) - The primary subject, one of the two lords of the universe. (god, deity)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - Modifies 'Lord', indicating his domain. (of the worlds, of the people)

• आदिः (ādiḥ) - Describes the god as the primordial one. (origin, beginning, first)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - The speaker, the supreme lord. (lord, master, ruler, God (īśvara))

• मृत्यो (mṛtyo) - The primordial lord addresses the female figure, identifying her as Death. (O Death!)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech (or part of it). (thus, so, in this way)

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - An address by the narrator to the audience/listener, the king. (O king!)

• जहि (jahi) - The command given by the Lord to Death. (destroy, kill, strike (imperative 2nd singular))

• च (ca) - Connects 'destroy' with 'these creatures'. (and, also)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - Refers to the creatures to be destroyed. (these (feminine nominative/accusative plural))

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - The beings the Lord commands Death to destroy. (creatures, progeny, subjects, beings)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech. (thus, so, in this way)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - The female figure who emerged from the heavens. (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of āhūya.

आहूय (āhūya) - The action performed by the Lord towards the female figure. (having called, having summoned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root hve (to call) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Absolutive, describing an action completed by the subject (devaḥ).

तदा (tadā) - Indicates the sequence of events. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

Note: Adverb.

देवः (devaḥ) - The primary subject, one of the two lords of the universe. (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to the speaker.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - Modifies 'Lord', indicating his domain. (of the worlds, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural.

आदिः (ādiḥ) - Describes the god as the primordial one. (origin, beginning, first)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - origin, beginning, first, primordial

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular, in apposition to 'īśvaraḥ'.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - The speaker, the supreme lord. (lord, master, ruler, God (īśvara))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god

From root īś (to rule)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular, the subject.

मृत्यो (mṛtyo) - The primordial lord addresses the female figure, identifying her as Death. (O Death!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Vocative singular, addressing the summoned entity.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech (or part of it). (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations, statements, etc.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Marks the quotation.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - An address by the narrator to the audience/listener, the king. (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Narrator's address to the king.

जहि (jahi) - The command given by the Lord to Death. (destroy, kill, strike (imperative 2nd singular))

(verb)

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

Imperative mood

Root han, imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada). Special irregular form.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Command directed at Mṛtyu.

च (ca) - Connects 'destroy' with 'these creatures'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Conjunction.

इमाः (imāḥ) - Refers to the creatures to be destroyed. (these (feminine nominative/accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Accusative plural, object of 'jahi'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - The beings the Lord commands Death to destroy. (creatures, progeny, subjects, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects

From root jan (to be born) with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Accusative plural, object of 'jahi'.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech. (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations, statements, etc.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Marks the end of the quotation.