महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-7

बन्द्युवाच ।
एक एवाग्निर्बहुधा समिध्यते एकः सूर्यः सर्वमिदं प्रभासते ।
एको वीरो देवराजो निहन्ता यमः पितॄणामीश्वरश्चैक एव ॥७॥

7. bandyuvāca ,
eka evāgnirbahudhā samidhyate; ekaḥ sūryaḥ sarvamidaṁ prabhāsate ,
eko vīro devarājo nihantā; yamaḥ pitṝṇāmīśvaraścaika eva.

7. bandīḥ uvāca ekaḥ eva agniḥ bahudhā
samidhyate ekaḥ sūryaḥ sarvam idam
prabhāsate ekaḥ vīraḥ devarājaḥ nihantā
yamaḥ pitṝṇām īśvaraḥ ca ekaḥ eva

7. Bandin said, "The one fire is kindled in many ways; the one sun illuminates this entire world. The one heroic Indra, king of the gods, is the slayer. Yama, the lord of the ancestors (pitṛs), is also just one."

Words meanings summery:

• बन्दीः (bandīḥ) - Bandin, the scholar challenging Aṣṭāvakra (Bandin (name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique fire (one, single, alone)

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the singularity (indeed, only, just)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the ritual fire or fire as a cosmic principle (fire, Agni (god of fire))

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

• समिध्यते (samidhyate) - is kindled, is inflamed

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique sun (one, single, alone)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the celestial sun (sun, Sun god)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (world/universe) (all, whole, entire)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/universe) (this)

• प्रभासते (prabhāsate) - shines, illuminates

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique Indra (one, single, alone)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Indra) (hero, brave man, strong)

• देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - Indra, as the singular king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

• निहन्ता (nihantā) - the singular slayer (referring to Indra) (slayer, destroyer)

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death and lord of ancestors (Yama (god of death), restraint)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the departed ancestors (pitṛs) (of ancestors, of fathers)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the singular ruler (lord, master, ruler)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकः (ekaḥ) - Yama is singular (one, single, alone)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that Yama is just one (indeed, only, just)

Words meanings and morphology

बन्दीः (bandīḥ) - Bandin, the scholar challenging Aṣṭāvakra (Bandin (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - a panegyrist, a bard; name of a scholar

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique fire (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the singularity (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the ritual fire or fire as a cosmic principle (fire, Agni (god of fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; god of fire

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -dhā

समिध्यते (samidhyate) - is kindled, is inflamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of samidh

Present Passive

3rd person singular, Present tense, Ātmanepada (passive form of samindh)

Prefix: sam

Root: indh (class 7)

एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique sun (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the celestial sun (sun, Sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, Sun god

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (world/universe) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Can be nominative or accusative; here acts as object of prabhāsate

इदम् (idam) - this (world/universe) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Can be nominative or accusative; here acts as object of prabhāsate

प्रभासते (prabhāsate) - shines, illuminates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prabhās

Present Middle

3rd person singular, Present tense, Ātmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: bhās (class 1)

एकः (ekaḥ) - the singular, unique Indra (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Indra) (hero, brave man, strong)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Can also be an adjective, here qualifies devarājaḥ (implied Indra)

देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - Indra, as the singular king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rāja)

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

Note: Refers to Indra

निहन्ता (nihantā) - the singular slayer (referring to Indra) (slayer, destroyer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihantṛ

nihantṛ - slayer, destroyer

Agent Noun

Derived from root han- with prefix ni- and agent suffix -tṛ

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Indra, known for slaying Vṛtra

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death and lord of ancestors (Yama (god of death), restraint)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - restraint; Yama (god of death)

Root: yam (class 1)

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the departed ancestors (pitṛs) (of ancestors, of fathers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the singular ruler (lord, master, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, Shiva

Root: īś (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - Yama is singular (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

एव (eva) - emphasizing that Yama is just one (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)