महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-18

तस्मै नमस्तु कुर्वन्तो देवास्तिष्ठन्ति वै दिवि ।
ये चान्ये मानवा लोके ये च स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥१८॥

18. tasmai namastu kurvanto devāstiṣṭhanti vai divi ,
ye cānye mānavā loke ye ca svargajito narāḥ.

18. tasmai namaḥ tu kurvantaḥ devāḥ tiṣṭhanti vai divi
ye ca anye mānavāḥ loke ye ca svargajitaḥ narāḥ

18. tasmai tu devāḥ divi namas kurvantaḥ vai tiṣṭhanti
ca ye anye mānavāḥ loke ca ye svargajitaḥ narāḥ

18. Indeed, the gods in heaven offer homage (namas) to him, and so do other humans in this world, as well as those men who have conquered heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for that

• नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation, bow

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, making, offering

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they abide, they exist

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - other

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and

• स्वर्गजितः (svargajitaḥ) - who have conquered heaven, heaven-conquerors

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for that

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Maheśvara (Śiva)

नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation, bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - homage, salutation, reverence, bow

Root: nam (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, making, offering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'devāḥ' and 'narāḥ'

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they abide, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Indicative

3rd person plural Present Indicative Parasmaipada of root √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Root: div (class 4)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with 'mānavāḥ'

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

Derived from 'manu'

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गजितः (svargajitaḥ) - who have conquered heaven, heaven-conquerors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargajit

svargajit - conquering heaven, victorious over heaven

Agent Noun/Compound

Compound of svarga (heaven) and jit (victorious, conquering from √ji)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (svarga+jit)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer, win)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'narāḥ'

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, hero