महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-97, verse-18

एतेनैव च वृत्तेन महीं प्राप सुरोत्तमः ।
अन्वेव चैन्द्रं विजयं व्यजिगीषन्त पार्थिवाः ॥१८॥

18. etenaiva ca vṛttena mahīṁ prāpa surottamaḥ ,
anveva caindraṁ vijayaṁ vyajigīṣanta pārthivāḥ.

18. etena eva ca vṛttena mahīm prāpa surauttamaḥ anu
eva ca aindram vijayam vyajigīṣanta pārthivāḥ

18. etena eva ca vṛttena surauttamaḥ mahīm prāpa.
ca pārthivāḥ anu eva aindram vijayam vyajigīṣanta.

18. And by this very conduct, the best of the gods obtained the earth. Similarly, kings desired to achieve the victory of Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• च (ca) - and, also

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior, by means of an action

• महीम् (mahīm) - earth, land

• प्राप (prāpa) - obtained, reached, attained

• सुरौत्तमः (surauttamaḥ) - Refers to Indra, the chief of the gods. (the best of the gods, excellent god)

• अनु (anu) - similarly, following the example (after, along, following, in accordance with)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• च (ca) - and, also

• ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - relating to Indra, Indra's

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph, conquest

• व्यजिगीषन्त (vyajigīṣanta) - desired to conquer/win

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/neuter instrumental singular

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior, by means of an action

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, action, occurrence, event

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt (to turn, to be, to happen), used as a noun

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - earth, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

Note: Object of 'prāpa'

प्राप (prāpa) - obtained, reached, attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prāp

Past Active Indicative (Perfect/Liṭ)

Perfect form from root āp with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सुरौत्तमः (surauttamaḥ) - Refers to Indra, the chief of the gods. (the best of the gods, excellent god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surauttama

surauttama - best of gods, chief god

Tatpurusha compound: sura (god) + uttama (best, highest)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud
  Prefix: ut

Note: Subject of 'prāpa'

अनु (anu) - similarly, following the example (after, along, following, in accordance with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/Adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - relating to Indra, Indra's

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aindra

aindra - belonging to Indra, Indra's, relating to Indra

Derived from Indra by aṇ suffix

Note: Qualifies 'vijayam'

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph, conquest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root ji with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vyajigīṣanta'

व्यजिगीषन्त (vyajigīṣanta) - desired to conquer/win

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of jigīṣ

Past Imperfect Active Indicative (Laṅ), Desiderative

Imperfect (laṅ) form, 3rd person plural, active voice of the desiderative stem of root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, earth-born, terrestrial

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth), 'belonging to the earth' or 'a lord of the earth'

Note: Subject of 'vyajigīṣanta'