महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-164

स्तवमेतं भगवतो ब्रह्मा स्वयमधारयत् ।
ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच शक्राय शक्रः प्रोवाच मृत्यवे ॥१६४॥

164. stavametaṁ bhagavato brahmā svayamadhārayat ,
brahmā provāca śakrāya śakraḥ provāca mṛtyave.

164. stavam etam bhagavataḥ brahmā svayam adhārayat
brahmā provāca śakrāya śakraḥ provāca mṛtyave

164. Brahmā himself preserved this hymn of the worshipful Lord (Bhagavān). Brahmā spoke to Śakra (Indra), and Śakra (Indra) spoke to Mṛtyu (Death).

Words meanings summery:

• स्तवम् (stavam) - this hymn (hymn, praise, eulogy)

• एतम् (etam) - this (this, this one)

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the worshipful Lord (Śiva) (of the worshipful, of the divine lord)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, herself, itself)

• अधारयत् (adhārayat) - preserved (held, supported, sustained, preserved)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said, declared)

• शक्राय (śakrāya) - to Śakra (Indra) (to Śakra, to Indra)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra) (Śakra, Indra)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said, declared)

• मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to Mṛtyu (Death) (to Death, to Mṛtyu)

Words meanings and morphology

स्तवम् (stavam) - this hymn (hymn, praise, eulogy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stava

stava - hymn, praise, eulogy

Root: stu (class 2)

एतम् (etam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies `stavam`.

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the worshipful Lord (Śiva) (of the worshipful, of the divine lord)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, worshipful, divine

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Śiva mentioned in the previous verse.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, herself, itself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an intensifier for `Brahmā`.

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - preserved (held, supported, sustained, preserved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛ

Imperfect tense (causative)

Imperfect tense of the causative form of root dhṛ, with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said, declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect tense of root vac with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शक्राय (śakrāya) - to Śakra (Indra) (to Śakra, to Indra)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name for Indra)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra) (Śakra, Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name for Indra)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said, declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect tense of root vac with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to Mṛtyu (Death) (to Death, to Mṛtyu)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, personified as a deity

Root: mṛ (class 6)