महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-4

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तस्यां देवेश्वरः पार्थ सभायां परमासने ।
आस्ते शच्या महेन्द्राण्या श्रिया लक्ष्म्या च भारत ॥४॥

4. tasyāṁ deveśvaraḥ pārtha sabhāyāṁ paramāsane ,
āste śacyā mahendrāṇyā śriyā lakṣmyā ca bhārata.

4. tasyām deveśvaraḥ pārtha sabhāyām paramāsane
āste śacyā mahendrāṇyā śriyā lakṣmyā ca bhārata

4. O Pārtha, in that assembly hall, the lord of the gods sits on the supreme seat. He is accompanied by Śacī, Mahendrāṇī, Śrī, and Lakṣmī, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

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तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (assembly hall/abode previously described) (in that, in her)

देवेश्वरः (deveśvaraḥ) - Indra (lord of gods, chief of gods)

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly hall (in the assembly, in the hall)

परमासने (paramāsane) - on the supreme seat (on the supreme seat, on the highest throne)

आस्ते (āste) - sits (sits, dwells, remains)

शच्या (śacyā) - with Śacī (with Śacī (Indra's wife))

महेन्द्राण्या (mahendrāṇyā) - with Mahendrāṇī (with Mahendrāṇī (Indra's wife))

श्रिया (śriyā) - with Śrī (with Śrī (goddess of prosperity))

लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with Lakṣmī (with Lakṣmī (goddess of fortune))

च (ca) - and

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing the listener in the Mahabharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (assembly hall/abode previously described) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Agrees with the implied 'sabhā' or the celestial abode.

देवेश्वरः (deveśvaraḥ) - Indra (lord of gods, chief of gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśvara

deveśvara - lord of gods, chief of gods, a name for Indra

Compound of deva (god) and īśvara (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśvara)

deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
From root div (to shine, to play).
Root: div (class 4)
īśvara – lord, master, supreme ruler
noun (masculine)
From root īś (to be master of) + vara suffix.
Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'āste'.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); a name for Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma

Patronymic derivation from Pṛthā (Kuntī).

Note: Used to address Arjuna.

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly hall (in the assembly, in the hall)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, hall, palace

Note: Denotes the location where Indra sits.

परमासने (paramāsane) - on the supreme seat (on the supreme seat, on the highest throne)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramāsana

paramāsana - supreme seat, highest throne

Compound of parama (supreme) and āsana (seat).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+āsana)

parama – supreme, highest, chief, excellent
adjective (masculine)
āsana – seat, sitting, posture
noun (neuter)
From root ās (to sit) + ana suffix.
Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Denotes the specific location of sitting.

आस्ते (āste) - sits (sits, dwells, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present tense, middle voice

Root ās, 2nd conjugation, Ātmanepada.

Root: ās (class 2)

शच्या (śacyā) - with Śacī (with Śacī (Indra's wife))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī (wife of Indra), power, strength

Note: Indicates accompaniment.