महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-4

देवतानां च को देवः पितॄणां च तथा पिता ।
तस्मात्परतरं यच्च तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥४॥

4. devatānāṁ ca ko devaḥ pitṝṇāṁ ca tathā pitā ,
tasmātparataraṁ yacca tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

4. devatānām ca kaḥ devaḥ pitṝṇām ca tathā pitā
tasmāt parataram yat ca tat me brūhi pitāmaha

4. devatānām ca kaḥ devaḥ pitṝṇām ca tathā pitā
tasmāt ca yat parataram tat me pitāmaha brūhi

4. And who is the deity of the deities? And who is the father of the ancestors (pitṛs)? O Grandfather (pitāmaha), please tell me also whatever is higher than that.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• देवः (devaḥ) - deity (god, deity, divine being)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that (from that, than that, therefore)

• परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior (higher, superior, more excellent (comparative))

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (referring to Bhishma) (grandfather, great father, Brahma (as creator))

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, godhead

from deva (god) + tā (suffix)

Note: Possessive, 'of the gods'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of the clause.

देवः (devaḥ) - deity (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Predicate nominative.

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

r-stem noun

Note: Possessive, 'of the ancestors'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

adverbial particle

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

r-stem noun

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied 'who'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that (from that, than that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior (higher, superior, more excellent (comparative))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara

paratara - higher, superior, more excellent

comparative of para

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to what is superior.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of brūhi.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

enclitic form of asmad

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

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

imperative mood, 2nd person singular

from root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (referring to Bhishma) (grandfather, great father, Brahma (as creator))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma

pitṛ + āmaha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+āmaha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• āmaha – great, respected (as in pitāmaha)
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix for 'great' in compounds

Note: Addressed to Bhishma.