महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-16, verse-18

पाहि देवान्सलोकांश्च महेन्द्र बलमाप्नुहि ।
एवं संस्तूयमानश्च सोऽवर्धत शनैः शनैः ॥१८॥

18. pāhi devānsalokāṁśca mahendra balamāpnuhi ,
evaṁ saṁstūyamānaśca so'vardhata śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.

18. pāhi devān salokān ca mahendra balam āpnuhi evam
saṃstūyamānaḥ ca saḥ avardhata śanaiḥ śanaiḥ

18. O great Indra (Mahendra), protect the gods and their worlds! Attain strength! Thus, being greatly praised, he gradually grew in power.

Words meanings summery:

• पाहि (pāhi) - (you) ensure the safety of (protect, guard, preserve)

• देवान् (devān) - the celestial beings (gods, deities)

• सलोकान् (salokān) - the gods and the worlds belonging to them (those who inhabit the same world, companions, their worlds)

• च (ca) - connecting 'the gods and their worlds' to the imperative (and, also)

• महेन्द्र (mahendra) - O great Indra, addressed with reverence (great Indra, the mighty Indra)

• बलम् (balam) - physical and spiritual power (strength, power, might)

• आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - (you) acquire and possess (obtain, attain, reach)

• एवम् (evam) - in the aforementioned way, as a result of such praise (thus, in this manner, so)

• संस्तूयमानः (saṁstūyamānaḥ) - while he was being highly lauded (being praised, being extolled)

• च (ca) - linking the action of growing with the state of being praised (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - Indra (he, that)

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - he increased in size and power (he grew, he flourished)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - at a gentle and measured pace (slowly, gradually)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - at a gentle and measured pace (slowly, gradually)

Words meanings and morphology

पाहि (pāhi) - (you) ensure the safety of (protect, guard, preserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā

Class 2, Parasmaipada, imperative, 2nd person singular

Root: pā (class 2)

देवान् (devān) - the celestial beings (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div

सलोकान् (salokān) - the gods and the worlds belonging to them (those who inhabit the same world, companions, their worlds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saloka

saloka - having the same world, inhabiting the same world

Derived from sa (with) + loka (world)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+loka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: loc

Note: Object of pāhi.

च (ca) - connecting 'the gods and their worlds' to the imperative (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महेन्द्र (mahendra) - O great Indra, addressed with reverence (great Indra, the mighty Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - the great Indra, chief of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

बलम् (balam) - physical and spiritual power (strength, power, might)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

Root: bal

आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - (you) acquire and possess (obtain, attain, reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āp

Class 5, Parasmaipada, imperative, 2nd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

एवम् (evam) - in the aforementioned way, as a result of such praise (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

संस्तूयमानः (saṁstūyamānaḥ) - while he was being highly lauded (being praised, being extolled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stū

stū - to praise, extol

Present Passive Participle

From root stū with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: stū (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially, 'while being praised'.

च (ca) - linking the action of growing with the state of being praised (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Indra (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of avardhata.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - he increased in size and power (he grew, he flourished)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

Class 1, Ātmanepada, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - at a gentle and measured pace (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Derived from śana, often used in adverbial instrumental plural form.

Root: śan

Note: Repetition indicates emphasis or continuous nature.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - at a gentle and measured pace (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Derived from śana, often used in adverbial instrumental plural form.

Root: śan

Note: Repetition indicates emphasis or continuous nature.