महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-148

ब्रह्मा नारायणश्चैव देवराजश्च कौशिकः ।
अशोभन्त महात्मानस्त्रयस्त्रय इवाग्नयः ॥१४८॥

148. brahmā nārāyaṇaścaiva devarājaśca kauśikaḥ ,
aśobhanta mahātmānastrayastraya ivāgnayaḥ.

148. brahmā nārāyaṇaḥ ca eva devarājaḥ ca kauśikaḥ
aśobhanta mahātmānaḥ trayaḥ trayaḥ iva agnayaḥ

148. brahmā nārāyaṇaḥ ca eva devarājaḥ ca kauśikaḥ
trayaḥ mahātmānaḥ trayaḥ agnayaḥ iva aśobhanta

148. Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, and Kauśika (Indra, the king of the gods) – these three great beings shone brilliantly, like three fires.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the first of the Hindu trinity (Brahmā, the creator god)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa, the preserver god (Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the preceding 'ca' (indeed, just, only)

• देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - Indra, the king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Indra, also known as Kauśika (Kauśika (an epithet of Indra))

• अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they shone brilliantly (they shone, they appeared beautiful)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great beings (referring to the three deities) (great-souled ones, great beings)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (referring to the three deities) (three)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - each of the three (three)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the first of the Hindu trinity (Brahmā, the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmā

brahmā - Brahmā (the creator god)

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa, the preserver god (Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (an epithet of Viṣṇu)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing the preceding 'ca' (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - Indra, the king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, sovereign, Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Indra, also known as Kauśika (Kauśika (an epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - belonging to the family of Kuśika; a patronymic of Indra, Viśvāmitra

patronymic from Kuśika

अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they shone brilliantly (they shone, they appeared beautiful)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural imperfect active of root śubh (class 1 Ātmanepada)

Root: śubh (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great beings (referring to the three deities) (great-souled ones, great beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, eminent person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, immense
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (referring to the three deities) (three)

(numeral)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - each of the three (three)

(numeral)

Note: Repetition 'trayaḥ trayaḥ' emphasizes that each of the three was like a fire.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire