महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-26

स लङ्घयन्वै सरितो जिघांसन्स तं वज्रं प्रहरन्तं निरास ।
स महेन्द्रः स्तूयते वै महाध्वरे विप्रैरेको ऋक्सहस्रैः पुराणैः ॥२६॥

26. sa laṅghayanvai sarito jighāṁsa;nsa taṁ vajraṁ praharantaṁ nirāsa ,
sa mahendraḥ stūyate vai mahādhvare; vipraireko ṛksahasraiḥ purāṇaiḥ.

26. sa laṅghayan vai saritaḥ jighāṃsan
sa tam vajram praharantam nirāsa |
sa mahendraḥ stūyate vai mahādhvare
vipraiḥ ekaḥ ṛk-sahasraiḥ purāṇaiḥ

26. sa vai saritaḥ laṅghayan jighāṃsan
tam vajram praharantam sa nirāsa
saḥ mahendraḥ mahādhvare ekaḥ vai
purāṇaiḥ ṛk-sahasraiḥ vipraiḥ stūyate

26. He, indeed leaping over rivers and intending to strike, hurled away the one wielding the thunderbolt. This very being, praised as Mahendra, is honored as the sole one by ancient Brahmins with thousands of Rig Vedic hymns in the great Vedic ritual (adhvara).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• लङ्घयन् (laṅghayan) - leaping over rivers while attacking (leaping over, transgressing, attacking)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• जिघांसन् (jighāṁsan) - intending to strike an opponent (desiring to kill/strike)

• स (sa) - he, that

• तम् (tam) - referring to the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra) (him, that)

• वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt, Indra's weapon (thunderbolt, diamond)

• प्रहरन्तम् (praharantam) - the one wielding (the thunderbolt), referring to Indra (striking, wielding)

• निरास (nirāsa) - hurled away, expelled, cast off

• स (sa) - he, that

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the supreme deity referred to by the epithet of Indra (Mahendra, the great Indra)

• स्तूयते (stūyate) - is praised

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• महाध्वरे (mahādhvare) - in the great Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the great Vedic ritual)

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by ancient Brahmins (priests) (by Brahmins, by learned persons)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the sole supreme being (one, alone, sole)

• ऋक्-सहस्रैः (ṛk-sahasraiḥ) - by thousands of Rig Vedic hymns

• पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - ancient (Brahmins) (ancient, old)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लङ्घयन् (laṅghayan) - leaping over rivers while attacking (leaping over, transgressing, attacking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laṅgh

laṅgh - to leap over, to transgress, to attack

Present Active Participle

Class 1 verb, parasmaipada

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: Describes the agent (He).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river

Note: Direct object of laṅghayan.

जिघांसन् (jighāṁsan) - intending to strike an opponent (desiring to kill/strike)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Desiderative stem of root han, with present participle ending

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the agent (He), indicating his intention.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - referring to the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the wielder of the thunderbolt.

वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt, Indra's weapon (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond

Note: Object of praharantam.

प्रहरन्तम् (praharantam) - the one wielding (the thunderbolt), referring to Indra (striking, wielding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hṛ

hṛ - to carry, to seize, to strike

Present Active Participle

Class 1 verb, parasmaipada, with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tam, referring to Indra as the wielder of the thunderbolt.

निरास (nirāsa) - hurled away, expelled, cast off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of as

Perfect Indicative

Class 4 verb, parasmaipada, with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: as (class 4)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the supreme deity referred to by the epithet of Indra (Mahendra, the great Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - the great Indra, an epithet of Indra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maha+indra)

• maha – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the supreme deity being praised as Indra.

स्तूयते (stūyate) - is praised

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of stu

Present Passive Indicative

Class 2 verb, atmanepada, passive voice

Root: stu (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

महाध्वरे (mahādhvare) - in the great Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the great Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahādhvara

mahādhvara - great Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpurusha (maha+adhvara)

• maha – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• adhvara – Vedic ritual, yajña, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)

Note: The place where the deity is praised.

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by ancient Brahmins (priests) (by Brahmins, by learned persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, learned person

Note: Agents of the praising.

एकः (ekaḥ) - the sole supreme being (one, alone, sole)

(numeral)

Note: Emphasizes the supreme nature of the deity being praised.

ऋक्-सहस्रैः (ṛk-sahasraiḥ) - by thousands of Rig Vedic hymns

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ṛk-sahasra

ṛk-sahasra - thousand of Rig Vedic hymns

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛc+sahasra)

• ṛc – Vedic hymn, verse (specifically from the Rig Veda)
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Means by 'thousands of verses', referring to the Rig Veda.

पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - ancient (Brahmins) (ancient, old)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; also Puranas (sacred texts)

Note: Qualifies vipraiḥ (Brahmins).