महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-84

ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ।
लिङ्गमस्यार्चयन्ति स्म तच्चाप्यूर्ध्वं समास्थितम् ॥८४॥

84. ṛṣayaścaiva devāśca gandharvāpsarasastathā ,
liṅgamasyārcayanti sma taccāpyūrdhvaṁ samāsthitam.

84. ṛṣayaḥ ca eva devāḥ ca gandharvāpsarasaḥ tathā liṅgam
asya arcayanti sma tat ca api ūrdhvam samāsthitam

84. ṛṣayaḥ ca eva devāḥ ca gandharvāpsarasaḥ tathā asya
liṅgam arcayanti sma tat ca api ūrdhvam samāsthitam

84. The sages (ṛṣis), gods (devas), Gandharvas, and Apsarases indeed worshipped his emblem (liṅga), which also stood firmly erect.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages, seers

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, divine beings

• च (ca) - and, also

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsarases

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus, and also

• लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - emblem, mark, sign, Shiva's phallic emblem

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

• अर्चयन्ति (arcayanti) - they worship, they honor

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verb

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, erect

• समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - firmly established, stood erect

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being, deity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsarases

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvāpsaras

gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsarases (celestial musicians and nymphs)

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – Gandharva, a class of celestial beings, celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – Apsaras, a celestial nymph
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus, and also

(indeclinable)

लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - emblem, mark, sign, Shiva's phallic emblem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of liṅga

liṅga - mark, sign, emblem, gender, Shiva's phallic emblem

अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अर्चयन्ति (arcayanti) - they worship, they honor

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arc

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past action.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verb

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to liṅgam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, erect

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ūrdhva

ūrdhva - upward, erect, high

Note: Used adverbially here. Agrees with tat (liṅgam).

समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - firmly established, stood erect

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - firmly standing, well-established, erect

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tat (liṅgam).