महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-15, verse-3

कृष्ण उवाच ।
अब्रुवं तमहं ब्रह्मंस्त्वत्प्रसादान्महामुने ।
द्रक्ष्ये दितिजसंघानां मर्दनं त्रिदशेश्वरम् ॥३॥

3. kṛṣṇa uvāca ,
abruvaṁ tamahaṁ brahmaṁstvatprasādānmahāmune ,
drakṣye ditijasaṁghānāṁ mardanaṁ tridaśeśvaram.

3. kṛṣṇaḥ uvāca abruvam tam aham brahman tvatprasādāt
mahāmune drakṣye ditijasaṃghānām mardanam tridaśeśvaram

3. kṛṣṇaḥ uvāca aham tam abruvam brahman mahāmune tvatprasādāt
ditijasaṃghānām mardanam tridaśeśvaram drakṣye

3. Kṛṣṇa said: "O Brahmin, O great sage, I told him, 'By your grace, I will see the vanquisher of the hosts of demons, the Lord of the gods.'"

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I told

• तम् (tam) - him

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by your grace, through your favor

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• द्रक्ष्ये (drakṣye) - I will see

• दितिजसंघानाम् (ditijasaṁghānām) - of the hosts/multitudes of demons

• मर्दनम् (mardanam) - the vanquisher of the hosts of demons (vanquisher, crusher, destroyer)

• त्रिदशेश्वरम् (tridaśeśvaram) - Lord of the gods

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, a name of Vishnu/Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra), active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I told

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of abruvam

Imperfect Active

1st person singular, Imperfect tense (Luṅ lakāra), active voice

Root: bru (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest

त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by your grace, through your favor

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace

Compound of tvat (your) and prasāda (grace)

Compound type : genitive-tatpurusha (tvat+prasāda)

• tvat – your
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad (you) used in compounds as 'your'
• prasāda – grace, favor
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√sad (to be clear, gracious)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of mahā (great) and muni (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

द्रक्ष्ये (drakṣye) - I will see

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of drakṣye

Future Middle (Ātmanepada)

1st person singular, Future tense (Lṛṭ lakāra), middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दितिजसंघानाम् (ditijasaṁghānām) - of the hosts/multitudes of demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ditijasaṃgha

ditijasaṁgha - host of demons

Compound of ditija (demon) and saṃgha (multitude)

Compound type : genitive-tatpurusha (ditija+saṃgha)

• ditija – born from Diti, a demon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of Diti (name of a goddess) and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃgha – multitude, host, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√han (to strike together, to collect)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

मर्दनम् (mardanam) - the vanquisher of the hosts of demons (vanquisher, crusher, destroyer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mardana

mardana - crushing, destroying, vanquishing; a crusher, destroyer

From root √mṛd (to crush, to rub) with suffix -ana

Root: mṛd (class 7)

Note: Used here as an epithet for Shiva.

त्रिदशेश्वरम् (tridaśeśvaram) - Lord of the gods

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tridaśeśvara

tridaśeśvara - Lord of the thirty (gods), Shiva

Compound of tridaśa (gods) and īśvara (lord)

Compound type : genitive-tatpurusha (tridaśa+īśvara)

• tridaśa – thirty, a god (as there are 33 principal gods)
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, supreme lord
  noun (masculine)
  From root √īś (to rule, to be master of)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to Shiva.