महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-115

सुरासुरैर्यथा राजन्निर्मथ्यामृतमुद्धृतम् ।
एवमेतत्पुरा विप्रैः कथामृतमिहोद्धृतम् ॥११५॥

115. surāsurairyathā rājannirmathyāmṛtamuddhṛtam ,
evametatpurā vipraiḥ kathāmṛtamihoddhṛtam.

115. sura-asuraiḥ yathā rājan nirmathya amṛtam uddhṛtam
evam etat purā vipraiḥ kathā-amṛtam iha uddhṛtam

115. rājan yathā sura-asuraiḥ nirmathya amṛtam uddhṛtam
evam purā vipraiḥ etat kathā-amṛtam iha uddhṛtam

115. O King, just as the nectar was extracted by the gods and demons after churning, in the same way, this immortal narrative was drawn out here by the wise brahmins long ago.

Words meanings summery:

• सुर-असुरैः (sura-asuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• निर्मथ्य (nirmathya) - having churned, having thoroughly stirred

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, ambrosia, immortality

• उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - extracted, drawn out, rescued

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by brahmins, by the wise

• कथा-अमृतम् (kathā-amṛtam) - nectar of stories, immortal story

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - extracted, drawn out, rescued

Words meanings and morphology

सुर-असुरैः (sura-asuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura-asura

sura-asura - gods and anti-gods/demons

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

निर्मथ्य (nirmathya) - having churned, having thoroughly stirred

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'math' (to churn, agitate) with prefix 'nir-'.

Prefix: nir

Root: math (class 1)

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, ambrosia, immortality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, ambrosia, immortality, undying

Note: Here in apposition to uddhṛtam, it is the object of extraction.

उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - extracted, drawn out, rescued

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - extracted, drawn out, lifted, rescued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, carry) with prefix 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by brahmins, by the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

कथा-अमृतम् (kathā-amṛtam) - nectar of stories, immortal story

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathā-amṛta

kathā-amṛta - nectar of stories, immortal story

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+amṛta)

• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
• amṛta – nectar, ambrosia, immortality
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - extracted, drawn out, rescued

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - extracted, drawn out, lifted, rescued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, carry) with prefix 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)