महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-260, verse-9

तेषां समक्षं गन्धर्वीं दुन्दुभीं नाम नामतः ।
शशास वरदो देवो देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥९॥

9. teṣāṁ samakṣaṁ gandharvīṁ dundubhīṁ nāma nāmataḥ ,
śaśāsa varado devo devakāryārthasiddhaye.

9. teṣām samakṣam gandharvīm dundubhīm nāma nāmataḥ
śaśāsa varadaḥ devaḥ deva-kārya-artha-siddhaye

9. Before them, the boon-granting god (deva) commanded the gandharvī named Dundubhī for the fulfillment of the gods' purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the devas, gandharvas, dānavas) (of them)

• समक्षम् (samakṣam) - before (in front of, in the presence of, before the eyes)

• गन्धर्वीम् (gandharvīm) - the female gandharva (a female gandharva)

• दुन्दुभीम् (dundubhīm) - Dundubhī (Dundubhī (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (name, by name, indeed, verily)

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, by means of a name)

• शशास (śaśāsa) - he commanded (he commanded, he ruled, he taught)

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-granting (boon-giver, grant-giver)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

• देव-कार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये (deva-kārya-artha-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose (for the accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' work)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the devas, gandharvas, dānavas) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the collective deities mentioned in the previous verse.

समक्षम् (samakṣam) - before (in front of, in the presence of, before the eyes)

(indeclinable)

From sam-akṣa. Akṣa means eye. Sama is 'with'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sam+akṣa)

• sam – with, together, complete
  upasarga
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbially used.

गन्धर्वीम् (gandharvīm) - the female gandharva (a female gandharva)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandharvī

gandharvī - female gandharva

Feminine form of gandharva

Note: Object of śaśāsa.

दुन्दुभीम् (dundubhīm) - Dundubhī (Dundubhī (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dundubhī

dundubhī - a drum; proper name (female)

Note: Direct object, appositional to gandharvīm.

नाम (nāma) - indeed (name, by name, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, by means of a name)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas applied to nāman

Note: Adverbial use.

शशास (śaśāsa) - he commanded (he commanded, he ruled, he taught)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of śās

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect of root śās

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: The subject is devaḥ.

वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-granting (boon-giver, grant-giver)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - boon-giver, bestower of boons

agent noun from vara (boon) and root dā (to give)

From vara + root dā (to give)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛ 'to choose, select'
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• da – giving, giver
  agent suffix/noun (masculine)
  derived from root dā (to give)
  From root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

From root div (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

देव-कार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये (deva-kārya-artha-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose (for the accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' work)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of deva-kārya-artha-siddhi

deva-kārya-artha-siddhi - accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' work

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva-kārya+artha+siddhi)

• deva-kārya – work of the gods, divine task
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, fulfillment
  noun (feminine)
  From root sidh (to accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Denotes purpose.