महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-25, verse-24

यत्कर्म वै निग्रहे शात्रवाणां योगश्चाग्र्यः पालने मानवानाम् ।
कृत्वा कर्म प्राप्य कीर्तिं सुयुद्धे वाजिग्रीवो मोदते देवलोके ॥२४॥

24. yatkarma vai nigrahe śātravāṇāṁ; yogaścāgryaḥ pālane mānavānām ,
kṛtvā karma prāpya kīrtiṁ suyuddhe; vājigrīvo modate devaloke.

24. yat karma vai nigrahe śātravāṇām
yogaḥ ca agryaḥ pālane mānavānām
| kṛtvā karma prāpya kīrtim
suyuddhe vājigrīvaḥ modate devaloke

24. yat karma vai śātravāṇām nigrahe
ca mānavānām pālane agryaḥ
yogaḥ karma kṛtvā suyuddhe kīrtiṃ
prāpya vājigrīvaḥ devaloke modate

24. Whatever deed (karma) was surely his in restraining enemies, and his foremost effort (yoga) in protecting humankind – having performed such actions (karma) and having attained glory in a great battle, Vājigrīva (Hayagrīva) rejoices in the world of gods.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraining, in subduing

• शात्रवाणाम् (śātravāṇām) - of enemies

• योगः (yogaḥ) - application, effort, discipline (yoga)

• च (ca) - and

• अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, excellent

• पालने (pālane) - in protecting, in maintaining

• मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of humans, of mankind

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having achieved

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

• सुयुद्धे (suyuddhe) - in a good battle, in a great fight

• वाजिग्रीवः (vājigrīvaḥ) - Vājigrīva (Hayagrīva)

• मोदते (modate) - rejoices, delights

• देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of gods, in heaven

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

(noun)

neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraining, in subduing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, subduing, repression

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

शात्रवाणाम् (śātravāṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śātrava

śātrava - enemy, hostile

योगः (yogaḥ) - application, effort, discipline (yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, application, effort, discipline (yoga)

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, excellent, chief

पालने (pālane) - in protecting, in maintaining

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pālana

pālana - protection, maintenance, rearing

Root: pāl (class 10)

मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of humans, of mankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu, man

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) formed with suffix -tvā

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having achieved

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) formed with suffix -ya (after a prefix)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown

Root: kṛt

सुयुद्धे (suyuddhe) - in a good battle, in a great fight

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of suyuddha

suyuddha - good fight, great battle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+yuddha)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from 'yudh')
  Root: yudh (class 4)

वाजिग्रीवः (vājigrīvaḥ) - Vājigrīva (Hayagrīva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vājigrīva

vājigrīva - Vājigrīva (lit. 'horse-necked', an epithet for Hayagrīva)

मोदते (modate) - rejoices, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mud

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada ending

देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of gods, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)