महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-38

ततोऽहं देवदेवाय रुद्राय प्रणतो रणे ।
स्वस्ति भूतेभ्य इत्युक्त्वा महास्त्रं समयोजयम् ।
यत्तद्रौद्रमिति ख्यातं सर्वामित्रविनाशनम् ॥३८॥

38. tato'haṁ devadevāya rudrāya praṇato raṇe ,
svasti bhūtebhya ityuktvā mahāstraṁ samayojayam ,
yattadraudramiti khyātaṁ sarvāmitravināśanam.

38. tataḥ aham devadevāya rudrāya praṇataḥ
raṇe | svasti bhūtebhyaḥ iti uktvā
mahāstram samayojayam | yat tat
raudram iti khyātam sarvāmitravināśanam

38. Then, in battle, I bowed to Rudra, the God of gods, and having said, "May there be well-being to all beings," I deployed a great weapon. That weapon was known as "Raudra" (fierce) and was the destroyer of all enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देवदेवाय (devadevāya) - to the God of gods

• रुद्राय (rudrāya) - to Rudra (an epithet of Shiva) (to Rudra)

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - having bowed (having bowed, bowed down)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being (well-being, welfare, hail)

• भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - to (all) beings (to beings, to creatures)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing or closing a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

• महास्त्रम् (mahāstram) - a great weapon

• समयोजयम् (samayojayam) - I employed / deployed (I employed, I joined, I prepared)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it)

• रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce (Rudra-related) (terrible, fierce, belonging to Rudra)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing or closing a quote or designation) (thus, so, in this way)

• ख्यातम् (khyātam) - known as (known, famous, called)

• सर्वामित्रविनाशनम् (sarvāmitravināśanam) - destroyer of all enemies

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Subject of 'samayojayam'

देवदेवाय (devadevāya) - to the God of gods

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - God of gods, chief of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)

Note: Object of 'praṇataḥ'

रुद्राय (rudrāya) - to Rudra (an epithet of Shiva) (to Rudra)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva); fierce, terrible

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'devadevāya'

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - having bowed (having bowed, bowed down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed down, saluted, humble

Past Passive Participle

From pra + nam (root 'nam' to bow)

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Locative of place

स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being (well-being, welfare, hail)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with dative ('bhūtebhyaḥ')

भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - to (all) beings (to beings, to creatures)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Recipient of 'svasti'

इति (iti) - thus (introducing or closing a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted speech

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root vac + ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb

महास्त्रम् (mahāstram) - a great weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāstra

mahāstra - great weapon, powerful missile

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+astra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'samayojayam'

समयोजयम् (samayojayam) - I employed / deployed (I employed, I joined, I prepared)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

From root yuj (class 7), with prefix sam-a, causative form

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Causative from sam-ā-yuj

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'mahāstram'

तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahāstram'

रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce (Rudra-related) (terrible, fierce, belonging to Rudra)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, dreadful, belonging to Rudra

Derived from Rudra

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yat tat'

इति (iti) - thus (introducing or closing a quote or designation) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the designation 'Raudra'

ख्यातम् (khyātam) - known as (known, famous, called)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From root khyā (to be called, known)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yat tat'

सर्वामित्रविनाशनम् (sarvāmitravināśanam) - destroyer of all enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvāmitravināśana

sarvāmitravināśana - destroyer of all enemies

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sarva+amitra+vināśana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• amitra – enemy, not a friend
  noun (masculine)
  From a (negation) + mitra (friend)
• vināśana – destroying, causing to perish, destroyer
  adjective (neuter)
  agent noun / verbal adjective
  From vi + root naś (causative stem nāśaya) + ana suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāstram' and 'yat tat'