महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-151

यं न ब्रह्मादयो देवा विदुर्यं न महर्षयः ।
तं स्तव्यमर्च्यं वन्द्यं च कः स्तोष्यति जगत्पतिम् ॥१५१॥

151. yaṁ na brahmādayo devā viduryaṁ na maharṣayaḥ ,
taṁ stavyamarcyaṁ vandyaṁ ca kaḥ stoṣyati jagatpatim.

151. yam na brahmādayaḥ devāḥ viduḥ yam na maharṣayaḥ tam
stavyam arcyam vandyam ca kaḥ stoṣyati jagatpatim

151. brahmādayaḥ devāḥ yam na viduḥ maharṣayaḥ ca yam na
viduḥ tam stavyam arcyam vandyam jagatpatim kaḥ stoṣyati

151. Who can truly praise the Lord of the universe, who is worthy of praise, worship, and reverence, when neither Brahmā and the other deities nor the great sages comprehend him?

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

• न (na) - not, nor

• ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

• न (na) - not, nor

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• स्तव्यम् (stavyam) - to be praised, praiseworthy

• अर्च्यम् (arcyam) - to be worshipped, worshipful

• वन्द्यम् (vandyam) - to be saluted, venerable

• च (ca) - and, also

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• स्तोष्यति (stoṣyati) - will praise

• जगत्पतिम् (jagatpatim) - the lord of the universe

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmādi

brahmādi - Brahmā and others, beginning with Brahmā

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ādi)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

From root √vid (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: vid (class 2)

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun

स्तव्यम् (stavyam) - to be praised, praiseworthy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stavya

stavya - praiseworthy, to be lauded

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root √stu (to praise) with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagātpatim'.

अर्च्यम् (arcyam) - to be worshipped, worshipful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arcya

arcya - worshipful, venerable, to be worshipped

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root √arc (to worship) with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagātpatim'.

वन्द्यम् (vandyam) - to be saluted, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vandya

vandya - venerable, to be saluted, to be worshipped

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root √vand (to salute, praise) with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagātpatim'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Interrogative pronoun

स्तोष्यति (stoṣyati) - will praise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of stu

From root √stu (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: stu (class 2)

जगत्पतिम् (jagatpatim) - the lord of the universe

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jagatpati

jagatpati - lord of the world, master of the universe

Compound of jagat (world) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+pati)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √gam (to go) in present active participle, then substantivized.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)