महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-40

देवतानां समावायमेकस्थं पितरं विदुः ।
मर्त्यानां देवतानां च स्नेहादभ्येति मातरम् ॥४०॥

40. devatānāṁ samāvāyamekasthaṁ pitaraṁ viduḥ ,
martyānāṁ devatānāṁ ca snehādabhyeti mātaram.

40. devatānām samāvāyamekastham pitaram viduḥ
martyānām devatānām ca snehāt abhyeti mātaram

40. devatānām ekastham samāvāyam pitaram (janāḥ) viduḥ;
(saḥ) martyānām devatānām ca snehāt mātaram abhyeti

40. They consider the father to be a unified assembly of deities. And out of affection, he approaches the mother of both mortals and deities.

Words meanings summery:

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods

• समावायमेकस्थम् (samāvāyamekastham) - a unified assembly (of deities) (a unified collection, an integrated assembly)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, due to love, out of kindness

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - he approaches, he goes towards, he attends

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

Words meanings and morphology

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god/goddess

From `deva` (god) + suffix `tā` (forming feminine abstract noun).

समावायमेकस्थम् (samāvāyamekastham) - a unified assembly (of deities) (a unified collection, an integrated assembly)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāvāyamekastha

samāvāyamekastha - unified collection, integrated assembly

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samāvāya+ekastha)

• samāvāya – collection, gathering, assembly, union
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-ā-√vā` (to weave together, collect)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ekastha – standing in one place, unified, integrated, present in one
  adjective (masculine)
  From `eka` (one) + `stha` (standing)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing `pitaraṃ` or as a noun (the collection itself).

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

`ṛ`-stem noun.

Note: Object of "they know".

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vid

Root `vid` is an adadi root, present 3rd plural.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Null subject (implied 'people').

मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being

From root `mṛ` (to die) + suffix `tya`.

Root: mṛ (class 1)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god/goddess

From `deva` (god) + suffix `tā` (forming feminine abstract noun).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins "mortals" and "deities".

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, due to love, out of kindness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

From root `snih` (to be sticky, to show affection).

Root: snih (class 4)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - he approaches, he goes towards, he attends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhi-i

From prefix `abhi` + root `i` (to go). Present 3rd singular active.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Null subject (e.g., 'he', referring to the father or a universal being).

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

`ṛ`-stem noun.