महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-8

किं नु ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्च बलभित्प्रभुः ।
सूर्यस्ताराधिपो वायुरग्निर्वरुण एव च ।
आकाशं जगती चैव ये च शेषा दिवौकसः ॥८॥

8. kiṁ nu brahmā ca rudraśca śakraśca balabhitprabhuḥ ,
sūryastārādhipo vāyuragnirvaruṇa eva ca ,
ākāśaṁ jagatī caiva ye ca śeṣā divaukasaḥ.

8. kim nu brahmā ca rudraḥ ca śakraḥ ca
balabhitprabhuḥ sūryaḥ tārādhipaḥ
vāyuḥ agniḥ varuṇaḥ eva ca ākāśam
jagatī ca eva ye ca śeṣāḥ divaukasaḥ

8. kim nu brahmā ca rudraḥ ca śakraḥ
balabhitprabhuḥ ca sūryaḥ tārādhipaḥ
vāyuḥ agniḥ varuṇaḥ eva ca ākāśam
jagatī ca eva ye ca śeṣāḥ divaukasaḥ

8. What then of Brahmā, Rudra, and Śakra, the lord and slayer of Bala? What of Sūrya, the Moon (lord of stars), Vāyu, Agni, and Varuṇa himself? And what of the sky, the earth, and all the other remaining dwellers of heaven (divaukasas)?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - What (then)? (Rhetorical introduction) (what, how, why, whether)

• नु (nu) - then, indeed (in a rhetorical sense) (now, then, indeed, surely)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• च (ca) - and, also

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, another major deity (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))

• च (ca) - and, also

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra, the king of the gods (Śakra (Indra, the chief of the gods))

• च (ca) - and, also

• बलभित्प्रभुः (balabhitprabhuḥ) - the lord Indra, who destroyed the asura Bala (the lord, destroyer of Bala (epithet for Indra))

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Sūrya (the Sun god)

• ताराधिपः (tārādhipaḥ) - the Moon god (lord of stars, master of stars (epithet for the Moon god, Soma/Candra))

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu (the Wind god)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the Fire god)

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (the god of cosmic order, waters, and the ocean)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

• च (ca) - and, also

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the physical sky or space (sky, space, ether)

• जगती (jagatī) - earth, world

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

• ये (ye) - those who (referring to the remaining deities) (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

• च (ca) - and, also

• शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones (deities) (remaining, rest, residue)

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods residing in heaven (dwellers of heaven, gods, deities)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What (then)? (Rhetorical introduction) (what, how, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle.

नु (nu) - then, indeed (in a rhetorical sense) (now, then, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), Brahman (the absolute reality), holy word, sacred knowledge

From √bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

Note: One of the major deities mentioned.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, another major deity (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (howler, roaring one), a name for Śiva

From √rud (to cry, howl, roar).

Root: √rud (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra, the king of the gods (Śakra (Indra, the chief of the gods))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty; a name for Indra

From √śak (to be able).

Root: √śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

बलभित्प्रभुः (balabhitprabhuḥ) - the lord Indra, who destroyed the asura Bala (the lord, destroyer of Bala (epithet for Indra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balabhitprabhu

balabhitprabhu - lord, destroyer of Bala

Compound. balabhit (destroyer of Bala) + prabhu (lord). balabhit is from bala (name of an asura) + √bhid (to cleave, break).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+bhid+prabhu)

• bala – strength, power; name of an asura
  noun (masculine)
• bhid – breaking, splitting, piercing; a breaker, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √bhid (to cleave, break).
  Root: √bhid (class 7)
• prabhu – lord, master, mighty, powerful
  noun (masculine)
  From pra (prefix) + √bhū (to be, become).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective/epithet qualifying śakraḥ.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Sūrya (the Sun god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, Sun god

ताराधिपः (tārādhipaḥ) - the Moon god (lord of stars, master of stars (epithet for the Moon god, Soma/Candra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārādhipa

tārādhipa - lord of stars, moon

From tārā (star) + adhipa (lord).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tārā+adhipa)

• tārā – star, planet
  noun (feminine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (prefix) + √pā (to protect, rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Moon god.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu (the Wind god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Wind god

From √vā (to blow).

Root: √vā (class 2)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the Fire god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Fire god

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (the god of cosmic order, waters, and the ocean)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (god of the cosmic and moral order, waters)

From √vṛ (to cover, encompass).

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the physical sky or space (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether (the fifth element)

From ā (prefix) + √kāś (to appear, shine).

Prefix: ā

Root: √kāś (class 1)

Note: Another item in the list of subjects.

जगती (jagatī) - earth, world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - earth, world, moving, living (feminine form of jagat)

From √gam (to go) + suffix -at (present participle) + feminine suffix ī.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Another item in the list of subjects.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ये (ye) - those who (referring to the remaining deities) (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the remaining divaukasaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones (deities) (remaining, rest, residue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remaining, rest, residue, remnant

From √śiṣ (to leave, remain).

Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods residing in heaven (dwellers of heaven, gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller of heaven, god, deity

From div (heaven) + okas (dwelling, abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: The primary noun in the list of celestial beings.