महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-155

स्तूयमानो महादेवः प्रीयते चात्मनामभिः ।
भक्तानुकम्पी भगवानात्मसंस्थान्करोति तान् ॥१५५॥

155. stūyamāno mahādevaḥ prīyate cātmanāmabhiḥ ,
bhaktānukampī bhagavānātmasaṁsthānkaroti tān.

155. stūyamānaḥ mahādevaḥ prīyate ca ātmanām abhiḥ
bhaktānukampī bhagavān ātmasaṃsthān karoti tān

155. stūyamānaḥ mahādevaḥ ca ātmanām abhiḥ prīyate.
bhaktānukampī bhagavān tān ātmasaṃsthān karoti.

155. Being praised, the great god (Mahādeva) is pleased by the praises from his devotees' inner selves. The Lord (Bhagavān), compassionate towards his devotees, makes them established in the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being extolled

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the great god (Mahādeva) (the great god, a name of Shiva)

• प्रीयते (prīyate) - is pleased, is delighted

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - of his devotees' inner selves (of the selves, of the souls, of the devotees)

• अभिः (abhiḥ) - by means of (their praises) (by means of, with, towards)

• भक्तानुकम्पी (bhaktānukampī) - compassionate to devotees

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Bhagavān) (the Lord, the worshipful one, the divine one)

• आत्मसंस्थान् (ātmasaṁsthān) - those established in the self, those abiding in the self

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes

• तान् (tān) - them

Words meanings and morphology

स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being extolled

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stūyamāna

stūyamāna - being praised, being extolled

Present Passive Participle

Root: stu (class 2)

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the great god (Mahādeva) (the great god, a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

प्रीयते (prīyate) - is pleased, is delighted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prī

Root: prī (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - of his devotees' inner selves (of the selves, of the souls, of the devotees)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, person, mind

अभिः (abhiḥ) - by means of (their praises) (by means of, with, towards)

(indeclinable)

used as an indeclinable or adverbial particle, implying 'by means of'

भक्तानुकम्पी (bhaktānukampī) - compassionate to devotees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaktānukampin

bhaktānukampin - compassionate towards devotees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhakta+anukampin)

• bhakta – devotee, worshipful
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhaj 'to divide, to share'
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• anukampin – compassionate, sympathetic
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kamp (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Bhagavān) (the Lord, the worshipful one, the divine one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, worshipful

आत्मसंस्थान् (ātmasaṁsthān) - those established in the self, those abiding in the self

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmasaṃstha

ātmasaṁstha - abiding in the self, established in the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃstha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sthā with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

करोति (karoti) - does, makes

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it