महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-11

ततः शङ्खमुपादाय देवदत्तं महास्वनम् ।
पुरमासुरमाश्लिष्य प्राधमं तं शनैरहम् ॥११॥

11. tataḥ śaṅkhamupādāya devadattaṁ mahāsvanam ,
puramāsuramāśliṣya prādhamaṁ taṁ śanairaham.

11. tataḥ śaṅkham upādāya devadattam mahāsvanam |
puram āsuram āśliṣya prādhamam tam śanaiḥ aham

11. Then, taking up my conch, named Devadatta, which had a mighty sound, I slowly blew it, having encompassed the city of the Asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

• शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch-shell, conch

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken up, having accepted

• देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - named Devadatta (the specific conch) (god-given; Devadatta (a proper name))

• महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - which had a mighty sound (having a great sound, loud-sounding)

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• आसुरम् (āsuram) - the city of the Asuras (belonging to Asuras, demonic)

• आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - having encompassed/surrounded (having embraced, having clung to, having enveloped)

• प्राधमम् (prādhamam) - I blew

• तम् (tam) - that (conch) (that, him, it)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch-shell, conch

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch, conch-shell, a specific number (ten trillion)

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken up, having accepted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root dā (to give) with prefixes upa and ā, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - named Devadatta (the specific conch) (god-given; Devadatta (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadatta

devadatta - god-given; a proper name (e.g., a conch, a person)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+datta)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• datta – given, granted, presented
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from the root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the conch-shell.

महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - which had a mighty sound (having a great sound, loud-sounding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - loud-sounding, having a great sound, mighty-voiced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śaṅkham' and 'devadattam'.

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

आसुरम् (āsuram) - the city of the Asuras (belonging to Asuras, demonic)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, belonging to the Asuras

Derived from Asura with an affix indicating relation.

Note: Modifies 'puram'.

आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - having encompassed/surrounded (having embraced, having clung to, having enveloped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root śliṣ (to cling, embrace) with prefix ā, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

प्राधमम् (prādhamam) - I blew

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-dhmā

Prefix: pra

Root: dhmā (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (conch) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkham'

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

Often seen as instrumental plural of 'śana' used as an adverb.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I