महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-109

सूर्यानुगामिभिस्तात ऋषिभिस्तैर्महात्मभिः ।
मेरौ समागता देवाः श्राविताश्चेदमुत्तमम् ॥१०९॥

109. sūryānugāmibhistāta ṛṣibhistairmahātmabhiḥ ,
merau samāgatā devāḥ śrāvitāścedamuttamam.

109. sūrya-anugāmibhiḥ tāta ṛṣibhiḥ taiḥ mahā-ātmabhiḥ
| merau samāgatāḥ devāḥ śrāvitāḥ ca idam uttamam

109. tāta,
taiḥ sūrya-anugāmibhiḥ mahā-ātmabhiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ,
merau samāgatāḥ devāḥ ca idam uttamam śrāvitāḥ.

109. O dear one, by those great-souled sages (muni), the followers of the Sun, the gods who had assembled on Mount Meru were also made to hear this excellent (teaching).

Words meanings summery:

• सूर्य-अनुगामिभिः (sūrya-anugāmibhiḥ) - by the followers of the Sun

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (a term of address) (O dear one, O father, O child)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• महा-आत्मभिः (mahā-ātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones

• मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• श्राविताः (śrāvitāḥ) - caused to hear, made to listen, proclaimed to

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

सूर्य-अनुगामिभिः (sūrya-anugāmibhiḥ) - by the followers of the Sun

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūryānugāmin

sūryānugāmin - follower of the Sun

Compound of Sūrya (Sun) + anugāmin (follower). Anugāmin is derived from anu-gam + ṇini suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+anugāmin)

• sūrya – the sun, the sun god
  noun (masculine)
• anugāmin – follower, one who goes after
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (ṇini)
  Derived from anu-gam + ṇini suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sages.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (a term of address) (O dear one, O father, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (term of endearment or respect)

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'śrāvitāḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣibhiḥ' and 'mahā-ātmabhiḥ'.

महा-आत्मभिः (mahā-ātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣibhiḥ'.

मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis of the universe)

Note: Location of the gods' assembly.

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, met, come together

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ā-gam (to come together)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'devāḥ'.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Subject of the passive clause.

श्राविताः (śrāvitāḥ) - caused to hear, made to listen, proclaimed to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrāvita

śrāvita - caused to hear, announced, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from causative stem of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the passive clause (implied 'were').

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the teaching.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of 'ud' or 'ud-tam'

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.