महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-93

अथ देवाः समागम्य विष्णुमूचुः प्रजापतिम् ।
एको योऽर्हति मर्त्येभ्यः श्रैष्ठ्यं तं वै समादिश ॥९३॥

93. atha devāḥ samāgamya viṣṇumūcuḥ prajāpatim ,
eko yo'rhati martyebhyaḥ śraiṣṭhyaṁ taṁ vai samādiśa.

93. atha devāḥ sam-āgamya viṣṇum ūcuḥ prajāpatim ekaḥ
yaḥ arhati martyebhyaḥ śraiṣṭhyam tam vai sam-ādiśa

93. atha devāḥ samāgamya prajāpatim viṣṇum ūcuḥ yaḥ
ekaḥ martyebhyaḥ śraiṣṭhyam arhati tam vai samādiśa

93. Then the gods, having assembled, spoke to Viṣṇu, the lord of creatures (Prajāpati): "You should indeed appoint that one person who deserves supremacy among mortals."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, moreover

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• सम्-आगम्य (sam-āgamya) - having assembled, having met, having approached together

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - to Viṣṇu

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - spoke, said

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Viṣṇu, as a form of Prajāpati (lord of creation). (to the lord of creatures, to Prajāpati)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, single

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought, is able

• मर्त्येभ्यः (martyebhyaḥ) - among mortals, to mortals, from mortals

• श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - supremacy, superiority, excellence

• तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• सम्-आदिश (sam-ādiśa) - command, instruct, appoint, direct

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

सम्-आगम्य (sam-āgamya) - having assembled, having met, having approached together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from root 'gam' with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - to Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ (class 1)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root verb 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Viṣṇu, as a form of Prajāpati (lord of creation). (to the lord of creatures, to Prajāpati)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, creatures, people
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, single

(numeral adjective)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought, is able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root verb 'to deserve'

Root: arh (class 1)

मर्त्येभ्यः (martyebhyaḥ) - among mortals, to mortals, from mortals

(noun)

masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Here used in the sense of 'among' or 'from among'.

श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - supremacy, superiority, excellence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śraiṣṭhya

śraiṣṭhya - supremacy, superiority, excellence, pre-eminence

Derived from 'śreṣṭha' (best) with suffix -ya

तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

सम्-आदिश (sam-ādiśa) - command, instruct, appoint, direct

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sam-ā-diś

Root verb 'to point/direct' with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: diś (class 6)