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

एते सानुचराः सर्वे दिव्यरूपाः स्वलंकृताः ।
उपासते महात्मानं देवराजमरिंदमम् ॥७॥

7. ete sānucarāḥ sarve divyarūpāḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ ,
upāsate mahātmānaṁ devarājamariṁdamam.

7. ete sānucarāḥ sarve divyarūpāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
upāsate mahātmānam devarājam arindamam

7. All of these, accompanied by their followers, having divine forms and well-adorned, worship the great soul (mahātman), the king of gods (devarāja), the vanquisher of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

• सानुचराः (sānucarāḥ) - with their followers, accompanied by attendants

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• दिव्यरूपाः (divyarūpāḥ) - having divine forms, of divine appearance

• स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

• उपासते (upāsate) - they worship, they serve, they attend upon

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul, the noble one, magnanimous

• देवराजम् (devarājam) - the king of gods (Indra)

• अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the subjects of 'upāsate', listed in the previous verse.

सानुचराः (sānucarāḥ) - with their followers, accompanied by attendants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sānucara

sānucara - accompanied by followers/attendants

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + anucara (follower)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anucara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix
• anucara – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix anu + root car (to move)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

दिव्यरूपाः (divyarūpāḥ) - having divine forms, of divine appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divyarūpa

divyarūpa - of divine form, heavenly beautiful

Compound of divya (divine) + rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+rūpa)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svalaṅkṛta

svalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Past Passive Participle

Compound of su (well) + alaṅkṛta (decorated). alaṅkṛta is from prefix alam + root kṛ (to make).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+alaṅkṛta)

• su – well, good, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• alaṅkṛta – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix alam + root kṛ
  Prefix: alam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

उपासते (upāsate) - they worship, they serve, they attend upon

(verb)

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

From root ās with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul, the noble one, magnanimous

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'upāsate'.

देवराजम् (devarājam) - the king of gods (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, sovereign of deities

Compound of deva (god) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet of Indra, object of 'upāsate'.

अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound of ari (enemy) + dama (subduer, tamer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduer, tamer, controller
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Epithet of Indra, object of 'upāsate'.