महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-62, verse-14

तं विभुं देवदेवेशं तस्यैवानुचरांश्च तान् ।
प्रसाद्यार्थमवाप्स्यामो नूनं वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः ॥१४॥

14. taṁ vibhuṁ devadeveśaṁ tasyaivānucarāṁśca tān ,
prasādyārthamavāpsyāmo nūnaṁ vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ.

14. tam vibhum devadeveśam tasya eva anucarān ca tān
prasādya artham avāpsyāmaḥ nūnam vāk buddhi karma bhiḥ

14. tam vibhum devadeveśam,
tasya eva tān anucarān ca prasādya,
nūnam vāk-buddhi-karma-bhiḥ artham avāpsyāmaḥ.

14. Having propitiated that all-pervading one, the Lord of lords (Śiva), and indeed his followers, we shall certainly attain our objective (artha) through speech, intellect, and action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• विभुम् (vibhum) - the all-pervading, the mighty, the master

• देवदेवेशम् (devadeveśam) - Śiva, the Lord of the gods (the God of gods, the Lord of lords)

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अनुचरान् (anucarān) - followers, attendants

• च (ca) - and

• तान् (tān) - those

• प्रसाद्य (prasādya) - having propitiated, having pleased, having made gracious

• अर्थम् (artham) - our objective (artha), purpose (purpose, object, meaning, wealth)

• अवाप्स्यामः (avāpsyāmaḥ) - we shall obtain, we shall attain

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः (vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ) - by speech, intellect, and action

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Śiva, object of 'prasādya'

विभुम् (vibhum) - the all-pervading, the mighty, the master

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, master, ruler, lord

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Śiva)

देवदेवेशम् (devadeveśam) - Śiva, the Lord of the gods (the God of gods, the Lord of lords)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadeveśa

devadeveśa - lord of the gods, supreme lord, an epithet of Śiva

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Śiva)

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Possessive for 'anucarān'

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'his'

अनुचरान् (anucarān) - followers, attendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anucara

anucara - follower, attendant, companion

From anu-car (to follow)

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prasādya'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects objects of 'prasādya'

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'anucarān', object of 'prasādya'

प्रसाद्य (prasādya) - having propitiated, having pleased, having made gracious

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root sad (6th class tudādi) with prefix pra, suffix -ya (for compound verbs). Here in causative sense 'to make gracious/clear'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 6)

Note: Expresses prior action

अर्थम् (artham) - our objective (artha), purpose (purpose, object, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage

Note: Object of 'avāpsyāmaḥ'

अवाप्स्यामः (avāpsyāmaḥ) - we shall obtain, we shall attain

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of ava-āp

future tense, active voice

root āp (5th class svādi) with prefix ava, 1st person plural, future tense

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the sentence

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic adverb

वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः (vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ) - by speech, intellect, and action

(noun)

Instrumental, plural of vāgbuddhikarma

vāgbuddhikarma - speech, intellect, and action

Compound type : dvandva (vāc+buddhi+karma)

• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• karma – action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument through which the objective is obtained