महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-146

तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं परिवार्य समन्ततः ।
अस्तुवन्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्महादेवं सुरास्तदा ॥१४६॥

146. te'bhivādya mahātmānaṁ parivārya samantataḥ ,
astuvanvividhaiḥ stotrairmahādevaṁ surāstadā.

146. te abhivādya mahātmānam parivārya samantataḥ
astuvan vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ mahādevam surāḥ tadā

146. Having saluted that great soul (mahātman) and surrounded him from all sides, the gods then praised Mahādeva with various hymns.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (referring to the Manus, sages, and deities from the previous verse) (they, those)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted (the great soul) (having saluted, having bowed to)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul (referring to Śiva) (the great soul, the noble one)

• परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded (him) (having surrounded, having encircled)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

• अस्तुवन् (astuvan) - they praised (Mahādeva) (they praised, they lauded)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various kinds of (hymns) (by various, by diverse)

• स्तोत्रैः (stotraiḥ) - with hymns of praise (by hymns, by praises, by eulogies)

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Mahādeva, the great god (Śiva) (Mahādeva (name of Śiva), the great god)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (as a group) (gods, deities)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (referring to the Manus, sages, and deities from the previous verse) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Third person pronoun

Note: Refers to the collective group from the previous verse (Manus, Ṛṣis, Devatās).

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted (the great soul) (having saluted, having bowed to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vad (to speak) with prefix abhi and the suffix -ya.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul (referring to Śiva) (the great soul, the noble one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble one, supreme spirit

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded (him) (having surrounded, having encircled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, encompass) with prefix pari and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with the suffix -tas from samanta (all around)

अस्तुवन् (astuvan) - they praised (Mahādeva) (they praised, they lauded)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active, parasmaipada

Third person plural imperfect of root stu

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: The augment 'a-' of the imperfect is sometimes omitted in poetic contexts or when sandhi occurs.

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various kinds of (hymns) (by various, by diverse)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Compound of vi + vidha (kind)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्तोत्रैः (stotraiḥ) - with hymns of praise (by hymns, by praises, by eulogies)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of stotra

stotra - hymn, praise, eulogy, panegyric

From root stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Generally neuter, but here can also be taken as masculine for agreement.

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Mahādeva, the great god (Śiva) (Mahādeva (name of Śiva), the great god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, supreme deity; a name of Śiva

Compound of mahā (great) and deva (god)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (as a group) (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, divine being

Antonym of asura

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from the pronominal stem tad