महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-5

शल्य उवाच ।
एवमुक्ते मघवता देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा ।
शरण्यं शरणं देवं जग्मुर्विष्णुं महाबलम् ॥५॥

5. śalya uvāca ,
evamukte maghavatā devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstadā ,
śaraṇyaṁ śaraṇaṁ devaṁ jagmurviṣṇuṁ mahābalam.

5. śalyaḥ uvāca evam ukte maghavatā devāḥ sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ
tadā śaraṇyam śaraṇam devam viṣṇum mahābalam

5. Śalya said: When Maghavan (Indra) had spoken thus, the gods, accompanied by groups of sages, then approached Viṣṇu, the greatly powerful deity who serves as refuge and protector.

5. שַׁלְיַה אמר, כשמַגְהַוַן אמר כך, האלים עם קבוצות החוזים הלכו אז אל האל וִישְׁנוּ רב הכוח, מקום המקלט והמחסה.

Words meanings summery:

• शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when it was spoken

• मघवता (maghavatā) - by Maghavan (Indra)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, celestial beings

• स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - with the groups of sages, accompanied by sages

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - the protector, the one to be resorted to

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the greatly powerful

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when it was spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

locative singular of P.P.P. ukta

Root: vac (class 2)

मघवता (maghavatā) - by Maghavan (Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - Maghavan (an epithet of Indra, the king of gods)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'ukte'

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, celestial beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div

Note: Subject of jagmuḥ

स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - with the groups of sages, accompanied by sages

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa

sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa - accompanied by groups of sages

Compound: sa (with) + ṛṣi-gaṇa (group of sages)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ṛṣi-gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ṛṣi-gaṇa – group of sages
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ṛṣi (sage) + gaṇa (group)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

formed from tad (that)

शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - the protector, the one to be resorted to

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - to be resorted to, worthy of refuge, protector

Gerundive

formed from root śṛ (to crush, to injure) or śṛ (to go) + nya suffix

Root: śṛ

Note: Agrees with Viṣṇu

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection

From root śṛ (to crush, to injure) or śṛ (to go) + ana suffix

Root: śṛ

Note: Agrees with Viṣṇu

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div

Note: Agrees with Viṣṇu

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

Note: Object of jagmuḥ

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the greatly powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, strong

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (power)

Note: Agrees with Viṣṇu

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

perfect active

perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: gam (class 1)

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