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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-132, verse-24

इन्द्रो वृत्रवधेनैव महेन्द्रः समपद्यत ।
माहेन्द्रं च ग्रहं लेभे लोकानां चेश्वरोऽभवत् ॥२४॥
24. indro vṛtravadhenaiva mahendraḥ samapadyata ,
māhendraṁ ca grahaṁ lebhe lokānāṁ ceśvaro'bhavat.
24. indraḥ vṛtravadhena eva mahendraḥ samapadyata
māhendraṃ ca grahaṃ lebhe lokānāṃ ca īśvaraḥ abhavat
24. indraḥ vṛtravadhena eva mahendraḥ samapadyata ca
māhendraṃ grahaṃ lebhe ca lokānāṃ īśvaraḥ abhavat
24. Indra became Mahendra (the great Indra) precisely by slaying Vṛtra. He also obtained the Mahendra libation cup and became the lord of the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra
  • वृत्रवधेन (vṛtravadhena) - by the slaying of Vṛtra
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (the great Indra)
  • समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, attained
  • माहेन्द्रं (māhendraṁ) - Mahendra libation cup (Indra's, relating to Mahendra)
  • (ca) - and
  • ग्रहं (grahaṁ) - a Soma libation cup (a cup)
  • लेभे (lebhe) - he obtained
  • लोकानां (lokānāṁ) - of the worlds
  • (ca) - and
  • ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, master
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indra
indra - name of the chief deity of the Vedic pantheon; king of the gods
वृत्रवधेन (vṛtravadhena) - by the slaying of Vṛtra
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛtravadha
vṛtravadha - the slaying of Vṛtra
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛtra+vadha)
  • vṛtra – name of an asura, personification of drought, slain by Indra
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vadha – slaying, killing, striking, destruction
    noun (masculine)
    from √vadh 'to strike, kill'
    Root: vadh (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (the great Indra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra
mahendra - great Indra, chief Indra
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+indra)
  • mahā – great, mighty, powerful
    adjective
  • indra – name of the chief deity of the Vedic pantheon; king of the gods
    proper noun (masculine)
समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, attained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samapad
Imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: from sam-ā-√pad
माहेन्द्रं (māhendraṁ) - Mahendra libation cup (Indra's, relating to Mahendra)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māhendra
māhendra - relating to Indra, belonging to Indra, Indra's; a particular vessel used in Soma ritual (māhendra graha)
from mahendra with suffix -a denoting 'belonging to'
Note: Often refers to the Māhendra cup in Vedic rituals.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ग्रहं (grahaṁ) - a Soma libation cup (a cup)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of graha
graha - seizing, holding; that which seizes or holds; a planet; a particular libation of Soma
from √grah 'to seize'
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Refers to the Soma graha or cup.
लेभे (lebhe) - he obtained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of labh
Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice
Root: labh (class 1)
लोकानां (lokānāṁ) - of the worlds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, universe, people, community
Root: lok (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, master
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - master, lord, ruler; an owner, a king; capable, able
from √īś 'to be master, own, command'
Root: īś (class 2)
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)