महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-26

देवानामपि यो देवो मुनीनामपि यो मुनिः ।
यज्ञानामपि यो यज्ञः शिवानामपि यः शिवः ॥२६॥

26. devānāmapi yo devo munīnāmapi yo muniḥ ,
yajñānāmapi yo yajñaḥ śivānāmapi yaḥ śivaḥ.

26. devānām api yaḥ devaḥ munīnām api yaḥ muniḥ
yajñānām api yaḥ yajñaḥ śivānām api yaḥ śivaḥ

26. Who is the God even of the gods, who is the sage (muni) even among the sages (muni), who is the essence of Vedic ritual (yajña) even among the Vedic rituals (yajña), and who is the auspicious principle even among all auspicious things.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of all gods (of the gods, of the deities)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

• देवः (devaḥ) - the supreme God (god, deity)

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of all sages (muni) (of the sages, of the ascetics)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the supreme sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

• यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of all Vedic rituals (yajña) (of the Vedic rituals)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the essence of Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, offering)

• शिवानाम् (śivānām) - of all auspicious principles or beings (of the auspicious ones, of the benevolent ones)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - the supreme auspicious principle (auspicious, propitious, benevolent)

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of all gods (of the gods, of the deities)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

देवः (devaḥ) - the supreme God (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of all sages (muni) (of the sages, of the ascetics)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired one

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the supreme sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired one

यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of all Vedic rituals (yajña) (of the Vedic rituals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, devotion

Derived from root yaj (to worship, to offer).

Root: yaj (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the essence of Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, offering)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, devotion

Derived from root yaj (to worship, to offer).

Root: yaj (class 1)

शिवानाम् (śivānām) - of all auspicious principles or beings (of the auspicious ones, of the benevolent ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, Shiva (proper noun)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that who (who, which (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

शिवः (śivaḥ) - the supreme auspicious principle (auspicious, propitious, benevolent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, Shiva (proper noun)