महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-2

अतिष्ठन्मनुजेन्द्राणां मूर्ध्नि देवपतिर्यथा ।
उपर्युपरि सर्वेषामादित्य इव तेजसा ॥२॥

2. atiṣṭhanmanujendrāṇāṁ mūrdhni devapatiryathā ,
uparyupari sarveṣāmāditya iva tejasā.

2. atiṣṭhat manujendrāṇām mūrdhni devapatiḥ
yathā uparyupari sarveṣām ādityaḥ iva tejasā

2. He stood at the forefront of human rulers, just like the lord of gods (Indra). He was above all others, like the sun in his brilliance.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he was placed, he excelled

• मनुजेन्द्राणाम् (manujendrāṇām) - of the lords of men, of human rulers

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the forefront, at the top position (at the head, on the top)

• देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - lord of gods (Indra)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - above all, over and above, repeatedly above

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (others) (of all, among all)

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, a son of Aditi

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power

Words meanings and morphology

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he was placed, he excelled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect active

Class 1, Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

मनुजेन्द्राणाम् (manujendrāṇām) - of the lords of men, of human rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manujendra

manujendra - lord of men, human ruler, king

Compound: manuja (man) + indra (lord, chief).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+indra)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  From manu (man) + jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• indra – Indra (name of a god), chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'of them'.

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the forefront, at the top position (at the head, on the top)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit, chief

n-stem noun.

देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - lord of gods (Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapati

devapati - lord of gods, chief of gods (often referring to Indra)

Compound: deva (god) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+pati)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - above all, over and above, repeatedly above

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of upari (above).

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (others) (of all, among all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun.

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, a son of Aditi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, son of Aditi (a class of gods)

From aditi (boundlessness) + ya suffix.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire, light

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: tij