महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-25

एवमुक्त्वाहमसृजमस्त्रमायां नराधिप ।
मोहनीं सर्वशत्रूणां हिताय त्रिदिवौकसाम् ॥२५॥

25. evamuktvāhamasṛjamastramāyāṁ narādhipa ,
mohanīṁ sarvaśatrūṇāṁ hitāya tridivaukasām.

25. evam uktvā aham asṛjam astramāyām narādhipa
mohanīm sarvaśatrūṇām hitāya tridivaukasām

25. Having spoken thus, O king of men, I created an illusory weapon (māyā) that bewilders all enemies, for the benefit of the gods.

25. הו מלך, לאחר שאמרתי זאת שיגרתי אשליית נשק שמבלבלת את כל האויבים, לטובת תושבי השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• अहम् (aham) - I

• असृजम् (asṛjam) - I created, I manifested, I let loose

• अस्त्रमायाम् (astramāyām) - a weapon formed of or functioning through illusion (māyā) (an illusory weapon, a magical weapon)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men, O ruler of people

• मोहनीम् (mohanīm) - bewildering, enchanting, causing delusion

• सर्वशत्रूणाम् (sarvaśatrūṇām) - of all enemies, belonging to all foes

• हिताय (hitāya) - for the welfare, for the benefit, for the good

• त्रिदिवौकसाम् (tridivaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers of heaven

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from the root √vac (to speak) with the suffix -tvā, undergoing irregular stem change to 'ukta-'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

असृजम् (asṛjam) - I created, I manifested, I let loose

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of √sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अस्त्रमायाम् (astramāyām) - a weapon formed of or functioning through illusion (māyā) (an illusory weapon, a magical weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of astramāyā

astramāyā - illusory weapon, weapon of illusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+māyā)

• astra – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (neuter)
• māyā – illusion, magic, deception, artifice, creative power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men, O ruler of people

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

मोहनीम् (mohanīm) - bewildering, enchanting, causing delusion

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mohanī

mohanī - bewildering, deluding, enchanting, charming; an enchantress

Derived from √muh (to be bewildered, to delude) with the suffix -ana, then feminine -ī.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'astramāyām'.

सर्वशत्रूणाम् (sarvaśatrūṇām) - of all enemies, belonging to all foes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśatru

sarvaśatru - all enemies

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śatru)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  adjective
• śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)

हिताय (hitāya) - for the welfare, for the benefit, for the good

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good, advantage; beneficial, salutary

Past Passive Participle

From √dhā (to place, put) via secondary root √hi (to benefit), meaning 'that which is placed [to one's advantage]'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

त्रिदिवौकसाम् (tridivaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers of heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tridivaukas

tridivaukas - dweller of heaven, god

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridiva+okas)

• tridiva – heaven, the three heavens (usually refers to the celestial realm)
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, house
  noun (neuter)

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