महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-108

नान्यं देवमहं मन्ये रुद्रात्परतरं महत् ।
सुरासुरस्य जगतो गतिस्त्वमसि शूलधृक् ॥१०८॥

108. nānyaṁ devamahaṁ manye rudrātparataraṁ mahat ,
surāsurasya jagato gatistvamasi śūladhṛk.

108. na anyam devam aham manye rudrāt parataram mahat
sura-asurasya jagataḥ gatiḥ tvam asi śūladhṛk

108. I do not consider any other great deity to be superior to Rudra. O trident-bearer (Śūladhṛk), you are the refuge for the world of gods and asuras.

108. (החוזה אמר) איני רואה אל אחר גדול יותר מרוּדְרַה. אתה מפלט העולם של האלים ושל האַסוּרַה, הו נושא החנית המשולשת.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, different, another

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• रुद्रात् (rudrāt) - from Rudra

• परतरम् (parataram) - superior, greater

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

• सुर-असुरस्य (sura-asurasya) - of gods and asuras

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, resort, ultimate goal (path, movement, goal, refuge, resort)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - you are

• शूलधृक् (śūladhṛk) - An epithet for Rudra/Śiva (holder of the trident, trident-bearer)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, different, another

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees with 'devam'

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Object of 'manye'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'manye'

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

रुद्रात् (rudrāt) - from Rudra

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva

Note: Used with 'parataram' for comparison (superior to Rudra)

परतरम् (parataram) - superior, greater

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, greater, beyond

Comparative degree of 'para' (other, supreme)

Note: Agrees with 'devam' and 'mahat'

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'devam'

सुर-असुरस्य (sura-asurasya) - of gods and asuras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sura-asura

sura-asura - gods and asuras

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the collective entity of gods and asuras, modifying 'jagataḥ'

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modified by 'sura-asurasya'

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, resort, ultimate goal (path, movement, goal, refuge, resort)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destiny, refuge, ultimate goal

action noun

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'tvam asi'

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Subject of 'asi'

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शूलधृक् (śūladhṛk) - An epithet for Rudra/Śiva (holder of the trident, trident-bearer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūladhṛk

śūladhṛk - trident-bearer, holder of the trident

Compound type : tatpurusha (śūla+dhṛk)

• śūla – spear, pike, trident
  noun (masculine)
• dhṛk – bearing, holding
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear), used as an agent noun in compound
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct address to Rudra/Śiva

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