महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-5

यथा नूनं देवराजस्य देवाः शुश्रूषन्ते वज्रहस्तस्य सर्वे ।
तथाशृण्वन्पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयाश्च किरीटिना वाचमुक्तां समर्थाम् ॥५॥

5. yathā nūnaṁ devarājasya devāḥ; śuśrūṣante vajrahastasya sarve ,
tathāśṛṇvanpāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāśca; kirīṭinā vācamuktāṁ samarthām.

5. yathā nūnam devarājasya devāḥ
śuśrūṣante vajrahastasya sarve
tathā aśṛṇvan pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāḥ
ca kirīṭinā vācam uktām samarthām

5. Just as all the gods surely serve their king (devarāja) Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, so too did the Pandavas and the Srinjayas listen to the powerful words spoken by the crowned one (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods, of Indra

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• शुश्रूषन्ते (śuśrūṣante) - they serve, they obey

• वज्रहस्तस्य (vajrahastasya) - of the one with a thunderbolt in hand, of Indra

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• अशृण्वन् (aśṛṇvan) - they heard, they listened

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas (a specific tribe/clan)

• च (ca) - and

• किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna (by the one with a diadem, by the crowned one (Arjuna))

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

• उक्ताम् (uktām) - spoken, said

• समर्थाम् (samarthām) - powerful, effective, potent

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods, of Indra

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods (Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

शुश्रूषन्ते (śuśrūṣante) - they serve, they obey

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative, Middle Voice

Desiderative of root śru (to hear), conjugated in the present tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

वज्रहस्तस्य (vajrahastasya) - of the one with a thunderbolt in hand, of Indra

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vajrahasta

vajrahasta - having a thunderbolt in hand (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+hasta)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

अशृण्वन् (aśṛṇvan) - they heard, they listened

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śru

Imperfect

Imperfect past tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: śru (class 5)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu (Pandava)

सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas (a specific tribe/clan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Srinjaya (name of a people/clan)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna (by the one with a diadem, by the crowned one (Arjuna))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem (epithet of Arjuna)

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

उक्ताम् (uktām) - spoken, said

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

समर्थाम् (samarthām) - powerful, effective, potent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samartha

samartha - able, capable, powerful, appropriate