महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-22

स्तुतिभिर्मङ्गलैश्चैव स्तुवन्तः कर्मभिस्तथा ।
विक्रमैश्च महात्मानं बलवृत्रनिषूदनम् ॥२२॥

22. stutibhirmaṅgalaiścaiva stuvantaḥ karmabhistathā ,
vikramaiśca mahātmānaṁ balavṛtraniṣūdanam.

22. stutibhiḥ maṅgalaiḥ ca eva stuvantaḥ karmabhiḥ
tathā vikramaiḥ ca mahātmānam balavṛtraniṣūdanam

22. Praising the great-souled one (mahātman) and the annihilator of Bala and Vṛtra, they did so with hymns, auspicious utterances, noble deeds (karma), and valor.

22. הם מהללים אותו בשירי הלל מבורכים, במעשיו ובגבורותיו, את גדול הנפש, מכלה בַּלַה ווְרְטְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तुतिभिः (stutibhiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

• मङ्गलैः (maṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious utterances, with blessings, with good omens

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

• स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - Apsaras and Gandharvas praising Indra (praising, extolling)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - with deeds, with actions, with rituals

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also, in that manner

• विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - with valor, with mighty deeds, with prowess

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Indra, the great-souled deity (the great-souled one, the noble-minded one)

• बलवृत्रनिषूदनम् (balavṛtraniṣūdanam) - Indra, as the slayer of the demons Bala and Vṛtra (the annihilator of Bala and Vṛtra)

Words meanings and morphology

स्तुतिभिः (stutibhiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of stuti

stuti - praise, hymn, eulogy, commendation

From root stu- (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

मङ्गलैः (maṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious utterances, with blessings, with good omens

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of maṅgala

maṅgala - auspicious, propitious, blessing, good omen, welfare

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

(indeclinable)

स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - Apsaras and Gandharvas praising Indra (praising, extolling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stuvat

stuvat - praising, extolling, one who praises

Present Active Participle

From root stu- (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Apsaras and Gandharvas (implied subject from previous verse).

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - with deeds, with actions, with rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

From root kṛ- (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also, in that manner

(indeclinable)

विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - with valor, with mighty deeds, with prowess

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, mighty deed, step, stride, courage

From vi- + root kram- (to step, stride)

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Indra, the great-souled deity (the great-souled one, the noble-minded one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted person, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'stuvantaḥ', referring to Indra.

बलवृत्रनिषूदनम् (balavṛtraniṣūdanam) - Indra, as the slayer of the demons Bala and Vṛtra (the annihilator of Bala and Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balavṛtraniṣūdana

balavṛtraniṣūdana - destroyer/slayer of Bala and Vṛtra (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+vṛtra+niṣūdana)

• bala – Bala (a demon), strength, power, force
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – Vṛtra (a demon), coverer, obstructer, cloud demon
  proper noun (masculine)
• niṣūdana – destroyer, annihilator, killer, subduer
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- + root sūd- (to destroy, kill)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Another object of 'stuvantaḥ', refers to Indra.

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