महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-26, verse-10

असुराणां प्रवृत्तस्तु दम्भभावः स्वभावजः ।
दानं देवा व्यवसिता दममेव महर्षयः ॥१०॥

10. asurāṇāṁ pravṛttastu dambhabhāvaḥ svabhāvajaḥ ,
dānaṁ devā vyavasitā damameva maharṣayaḥ.

10. asurāṇām pravṛttaḥ tu dambhabhāvaḥ svabhāvajaḥ
dānam devāḥ vyavasitāḥ damam eva maharṣayaḥ

10. But for the asuras, the nature of arrogance (dambhabhāva), born of their intrinsic nature (svabhāva), had manifested. The devas (gods) resolved upon giving (dāna), and the great sages indeed resolved upon self-control.

Words meanings summery:

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, for the asuras

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - manifested, arisen, established, inclined

• तु (tu) - but, however, and

• दम्भभावः (dambhabhāvaḥ) - the nature of arrogance, inclination to hypocrisy

• स्वभावजः (svabhāvajaḥ) - born of intrinsic nature, natural

• दानम् (dānam) - giving, gift, charity

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• व्यवसिताः (vyavasitāḥ) - resolved, determined, undertaken

• दमम् (damam) - self-control, restraint, subduing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

Words meanings and morphology

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, for the asuras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, powerful being

Note: Used here with dative function ('for the asuras').

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - manifested, arisen, established, inclined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, arisen, manifested, engaged in, active, inclined to

past passive participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dambhabhāvaḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, however, and

(indeclinable)

दम्भभावः (dambhabhāvaḥ) - the nature of arrogance, inclination to hypocrisy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dambhabhāva

dambhabhāva - nature of arrogance, disposition to hypocrisy, vainglory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dambha+bhāva)

• dambha – arrogance, hypocrisy, deceit, pride
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – nature, state, disposition, inclination
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वभावजः (svabhāvajaḥ) - born of intrinsic nature, natural

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvaja

svabhāvaja - born of (one's own) nature, inherent, natural, intrinsic

Compound formed from svabhāva (own nature) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+ja)

• svabhāva – own nature, intrinsic nature, inherent property
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, caused by
  suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dambhabhāvaḥ'.

दानम् (dānam) - giving, gift, charity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - act of giving, gift, donation, charity

verbal noun

Derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

व्यवसिताः (vyavasitāḥ) - resolved, determined, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavasita

vyavasita - resolved, determined, undertaken, engaged in, settled

past passive participle

Derived from root sā (to bind, finish) or so (to end) with prefixes vi and ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'devāḥ' and implicitly 'maharṣayaḥ'.

दमम् (damam) - self-control, restraint, subduing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing, taming

Root: dam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a revered seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)