महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-16, verse-13

गत्वा देवर्षिगन्धर्वैः सहितोऽथ बृहस्पतिः ।
पुराणैः कर्मभिर्देवं तुष्टाव बलसूदनम् ॥१३॥

13. gatvā devarṣigandharvaiḥ sahito'tha bṛhaspatiḥ ,
purāṇaiḥ karmabhirdevaṁ tuṣṭāva balasūdanam.

13. gatvā devarṣigandharvaiḥ sahitaḥ atha bṛhaspatiḥ
purāṇaiḥ karmabhiḥ devaṃ tuṣṭāva balasūdanam

13. Then, having gone, Bṛhaspati, accompanied by divine sages and Gandharvas, praised that god, the slayer of Bala, recounting his ancient deeds (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having proceeded

• देवर्षिगन्धर्वैः (devarṣigandharvaiḥ) - by/with divine sages and Gandharvas

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, connected with

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - The preceptor of the gods. (Bṛhaspati)

• पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - by ancient, by old

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - referring to the past heroic deeds of the god being praised. (by deeds, by actions, by rituals)

• देवं (devaṁ) - refers to Indra. (the god)

• तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - he praised, he eulogized

• बलसूदनम् (balasūdanam) - epithet for Indra, who slew the asura Bala. (the slayer of Bala)

Words meanings and morphology

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having proceeded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed from √gam (to go) with suffix -ktvā

Root: gam (class 1)

देवर्षिगन्धर्वैः (devarṣigandharvaiḥ) - by/with divine sages and Gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devarṣigandharva

devarṣigandharva - divine sages and celestial musicians

Compound type : dvandva (devarṣi+gandharva)

• devarṣi – divine sage
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians)
  noun (masculine)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, connected with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, furnished with

Past Passive Participle

often analyzed as sa- (with) + hita (placed)

Note: Agrees with `bṛhaspatiḥ`.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - The preceptor of the gods. (Bṛhaspati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati, lord of prayer

Note: Subject of `tuṣṭāva`.

पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - by ancient, by old

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, traditional

Note: Agrees with `karmabhiḥ`.

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - referring to the past heroic deeds of the god being praised. (by deeds, by actions, by rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवं (devaṁ) - refers to Indra. (the god)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Note: Object of `tuṣṭāva`.

तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - he praised, he eulogized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √stu

Perfect, 3rd person singular

derived from √stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

बलसूदनम् (balasūdanam) - epithet for Indra, who slew the asura Bala. (the slayer of Bala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balasūdana

balasūdana - slayer of Bala

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+sūdana)

• bala – Bala (name of an Asura), strength
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √sūd (to kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Modifies `devaṃ`.