महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-82, verse-14

ततः प्रोवाच तं ब्रह्मा शक्रं बलनिसूदनम् ।
अवज्ञातास्त्वया नित्यं गावो बलनिसूदन ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ provāca taṁ brahmā śakraṁ balanisūdanam ,
avajñātāstvayā nityaṁ gāvo balanisūdana.

14. tataḥ provāca tam brahmā śakram balanisūdanam
avajñātāḥ tvayā nityam gāvaḥ balanisūdana

14. tataḥ brahmā tam śakram balanisūdanam provāca: balanisūdana,
gāvaḥ tvayā nityam avajñātāḥ

14. Then Brahma spoke to that Indra, the slayer of Bala: "O slayer of Bala, the cows are always disregarded by you."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• तम् (tam) - that (Indra) (him, that (masculine))

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

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• बलनिसूदनम् (balanisūdanam) - the slayer of Bala (epithet of Indra) (the destroyer/slayer of Bala)

• अवज्ञाताः (avajñātāḥ) - disregarded, despised, ignored

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, oxen

• बलनिसूदन (balanisūdana) - O slayer of Bala (vocative epithet for Indra) (O slayer of Bala)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (Indra) (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), sacred word, absolute reality

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty

बलनिसूदनम् (balanisūdanam) - the slayer of Bala (epithet of Indra) (the destroyer/slayer of Bala)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balanisūdana

balanisūdana - slayer of Bala (an asura), destroyer of strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+nisūdana)

• bala – strength, power; name of an asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• nisūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sūd 'to destroy' with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: An epithet of Indra, agreeing with `śakram`.

अवज्ञाताः (avajñātāḥ) - disregarded, despised, ignored

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avajñāta

avajñāta - disregarded, despised, ignored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √jñā 'to know' with prefix ava- (implying 'down, away, disregard').

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `gāvaḥ`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, oxen

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

बलनिसूदन (balanisūdana) - O slayer of Bala (vocative epithet for Indra) (O slayer of Bala)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of balanisūdana

balanisūdana - slayer of Bala (an asura), destroyer of strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+nisūdana)

• bala – strength, power; name of an asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• nisūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sūd 'to destroy' with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Indra.