महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-89

तिस्रो देवीर्यदा चैव भजते भुवनेश्वरः ।
द्यामपः पृथिवीं चैव त्र्यम्बकश्च ततः स्मृतः ॥८९॥

89. tisro devīryadā caiva bhajate bhuvaneśvaraḥ ,
dyāmapaḥ pṛthivīṁ caiva tryambakaśca tataḥ smṛtaḥ.

89. tisraḥ devīḥ yadā ca eva bhajate bhuvanśvaraḥ dyām
apaḥ pṛthivīm ca eva tryambakaḥ ca tataḥ smṛtaḥ

89. yadā ca eva bhuvanśvaraḥ tisraḥ devīḥ dyām apaḥ pṛthivīm ca eva bhajate,
ca tataḥ tryambakaḥ smṛtaḥ

89. When the Lord of the worlds (bhuvanśvaraḥ) indeed resorts to the three goddesses (devīḥ) — namely the sky, the waters, and the earth — then he is known as Tryambaka.

Words meanings summery:

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (feminine) (three)

• देवीः (devīḥ) - goddesses (devīḥ) (goddesses, female deities)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• भजते (bhajate) - he resorts to (he resorts to, he worships, he enjoys, he serves)

• भुवन्श्वरः (bhuvanśvaraḥ) - Lord of the worlds (bhuvanśvaraḥ) (Lord of the worlds, sovereign of the earth)

• द्याम् (dyām) - the sky (sky, heaven)

• अपः (apaḥ) - the waters (waters)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth (earth, land)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• त्र्यम्बकः (tryambakaḥ) - Tryambaka (a name of Shiva, referring to him as having three 'mothers' or presiding over three realms) (Tryambaka (a name of Shiva, 'three-eyed' or 'having three mothers'))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - he is known (as) (remembered, known, declared)

Words meanings and morphology

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (feminine) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for `devīḥ`.

देवीः (devīḥ) - goddesses (devīḥ) (goddesses, female deities)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devī

devī - goddess, female deity

Feminine form of `deva`.

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Objects of `bhajate`.

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `yad` (which) with the suffix `-dā` (indicating time).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `eva` for emphasis.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

Note: Used with `ca` for emphasis.

भजते (bhajate) - he resorts to (he resorts to, he worships, he enjoys, he serves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Root `√bhaj` (1st class, Ātmanepada).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Takes accusative objects.

भुवन्श्वरः (bhuvanśvaraḥ) - Lord of the worlds (bhuvanśvaraḥ) (Lord of the worlds, sovereign of the earth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuvanśvara

bhuvanśvara - lord of the worlds, sovereign of the earth, a name of Shiva

Compound of `bhuvana` (world) and `īśvara` (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuvana+īśvara)

• bhuvana – world, being, element
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `√īś` (to rule, to be master of).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of `bhajate`.

द्याम् (dyām) - the sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, light

Feminine noun.

Note: One of the three 'goddesses'.

अपः (apaḥ) - the waters (waters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Feminine noun, usually used in plural.

Note: One of the three 'goddesses'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth (earth, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, land

Feminine noun.

Root: pṛth

Note: One of the three 'goddesses'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

त्र्यम्बकः (tryambakaḥ) - Tryambaka (a name of Shiva, referring to him as having three 'mothers' or presiding over three realms) (Tryambaka (a name of Shiva, 'three-eyed' or 'having three mothers'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tryambaka

tryambaka - three-eyed, having three mothers, a name of Shiva

Compound of `tri` (three) and `ambaka` (eye or mother). In this context, 'mother' (ambā) is often understood to refer to the three worlds/goddesses.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+ambaka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• ambaka – eye, mother
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins the clause.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `tad` (that) with the suffix `-tas`.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - he is known (as) (remembered, known, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, known, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `√smṛ` (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)