महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-29

एतद्वै कीर्तनीयस्य सूर्यस्यैव महात्मनः ।
नाम्नामष्टशतं पुण्यं शक्रेणोक्तं महात्मना ॥२९॥

29. etadvai kīrtanīyasya sūryasyaiva mahātmanaḥ ,
nāmnāmaṣṭaśataṁ puṇyaṁ śakreṇoktaṁ mahātmanā.

29. etat vai kīrtanīyasya sūryasya eva mahātmanaḥ
nāmnām aṣṭaśatam puṇyam śakreṇa uktam mahātmanā

29. Verily, this meritorious list of one hundred and eight names, belonging to the great-souled Sūrya (the Sun god) who is worthy of praise, was spoken by the great-souled Śakra (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

• कीर्तनीयस्य (kīrtanīyasya) - of the one to be praised, of the one worthy of glorification

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya, of the Sun

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Sūrya, the great-souled one (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• नाम्नाम् (nāmnām) - of names

• अष्टशतम् (aṣṭaśatam) - one hundred and eight, 108

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra, by Indra

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, declared

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Śakra, the great-souled one (by the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the list of names.

वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

कीर्तनीयस्य (kīrtanīyasya) - of the one to be praised, of the one worthy of glorification

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kīrtanīya

kīrtanīya - to be praised, worthy of praise, to be mentioned

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from root kīrt- 'to praise, mention'

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Qualifies Sūrya.

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya, of the Sun

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - Sun, Sun god

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Sūrya, the great-souled one (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, the supreme Spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Sūrya.

नाम्नाम् (nāmnām) - of names

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

अष्टशतम् (aṣṭaśatam) - one hundred and eight, 108

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṣṭaśata

aṣṭaśata - one hundred and eight

Compound type : dvandva or tatpuruṣa (aṣṭan+śata)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral adjective
• śata – hundred
  numeral noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to the collection of 108 names.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious, virtuous; merit, virtue

Note: Qualifies aṣṭaśatam.

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra, by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of the chief of the gods), mighty, powerful

Note: Agent of "uktam".

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Śakra, the great-souled one (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, the supreme Spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Śakra (implied).