महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-11

तदा देवासुरे घोरे भये जाते दिवौकसाम् ।
अयाचत महात्मानौ नरनारायणौ वरम् ॥११॥

11. tadā devāsure ghore bhaye jāte divaukasām ,
ayācata mahātmānau naranārāyaṇau varam.

11. tadā devāsure ghore bhaye jāte divaukasām
ayācata mahātmānau naranārāyaṇau varam

11. At that time, when a terrible fear regarding the conflict between gods and asuras arose for the celestial beings, he implored Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the two great souls, for a boon.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - concerning gods and asuras, in the conflict of gods and asuras

• घोरे (ghore) - in a terrible, dreadful (situation)

• भये (bhaye) - in fear, when fear (arose)

• जाते (jāte) - having arisen, when it arose

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods

• अयाचत (ayācata) - he begged, he requested

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls

• नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

देवासुरे (devāsure) - concerning gods and asuras, in the conflict of gods and asuras

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of devāsura

devāsura - god and asura; relating to gods and asuras

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god (asura)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaye'.

घोरे (ghore) - in a terrible, dreadful (situation)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful

Note: Agrees with 'bhaye'.

भये (bhaye) - in fear, when fear (arose)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'jāte'.

जाते (jāte) - having arisen, when it arose

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jan (to be born, arise) with suffix -ta.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaye'.

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller of heaven, god

Compound type : aluk tatpurusha (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates possession or relation ('for whom').

अयाचत (ayācata) - he begged, he requested

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of yāc

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd singular middle voice of root yāc.

Root: yāc (class 1)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'ayācata', referring to Nara and Nārāyaṇa.

नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of naranārāyaṇa

naranārāyaṇa - Nara and Nārāyaṇa (twin sages, avatars of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being (referring to the sage Nara)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu, also the sage Nārāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'ayācata'.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Note: Direct object of 'ayācata'.