महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-146, verse-8

देवानां सुमहान्यच्च यच्चास्य विषयो महान् ।
यच्च विश्वं महत्पाति महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ॥८॥

8. devānāṁ sumahānyacca yaccāsya viṣayo mahān ,
yacca viśvaṁ mahatpāti mahādevastataḥ smṛtaḥ.

8. devānām sumahān yat ca yat ca asya viṣayaḥ mahān
yat ca viśvam mahat pāti mahādevaḥ tataḥ smṛtaḥ

8. yat ca devānām sumahān,
yat ca asya viṣayaḥ mahān,
yat ca mahat viśvam pāti,
tataḥ mahādevaḥ smṛtaḥ.

8. And because his greatness is immense among the gods, and because his domain is vast, and because he protects the great universe, for these reasons he is called Mahādeva.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - among the gods (of the gods)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - immense (greatness) (very great, immense, splendid)

• यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

• विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - domain (domain, object, sphere, range)

• महान् (mahān) - vast (great, vast, large)

• यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (the universe, all)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

• पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules, preserves)

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (Mahadeva, the Great God (a name of Shiva))

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from that, thence)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called, remembered (remembered, called, considered)

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - among the gods (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Used with sumahān (greatness among the gods).

सुमहान् (sumahān) - immense (greatness) (very great, immense, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, splendid

Formed with prefix su- (good, excellent, very) and mahat (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'he' (Mahādeva) or 'his being very great'.

यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Masculine/neuter genitive singular of idam.

विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - domain (domain, object, sphere, range)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - domain, object of sense, sphere, range, country

From vi- + √si (to bind) or √śī (to lie).

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

महान् (mahān) - vast (great, vast, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies viṣayaḥ.

यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (the universe, all)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, every, whole, universe

Note: Object of pāti.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Qualifies viśvam.

पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules, preserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √pā

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: √pā (class 2)

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (Mahadeva, the Great God (a name of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - the great god, Shiva

Compound of mahā (great) and deva (god).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat used in compounds.
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject for smṛtaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from that, thence)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called, remembered (remembered, called, considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, considered, known

Past Passive Participle

From root √smṛ (to remember) + suffix kta (ta).

Root: √smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Mahādeva.