महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-59, verse-8

एकं त्वां वयमाश्रित्य सहस्राक्षमिवामराः ।
प्रार्थयामो जयं युद्धे शाश्वतानि सुखानि च ॥८॥

8. ekaṁ tvāṁ vayamāśritya sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ ,
prārthayāmo jayaṁ yuddhe śāśvatāni sukhāni ca.

8. ekaṃ tvāṃ vayam āśritya sahasrākṣam iva amarāḥ
prārthayāmaḥ jayaṃ yuddhe śāśvatāni sukhāni ca

8. vayam amarāḥ iva sahasrākṣam tvāṃ ekam āśritya
yuddhe jayaṃ śāśvatāni sukhāni ca prārthayāmaḥ

8. Just like the immortals seeking refuge in Indra, we take shelter in you alone, and we pray to you for victory in battle and eternal happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• एकं (ekaṁ) - one, alone

• त्वां (tvāṁ) - you

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken shelter, having resorted to

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - thousand-eyed

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

• प्रार्थयामः (prārthayāmaḥ) - we pray for, we ask

• जयं (jayaṁ) - victory

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• शाश्वतानि (śāśvatāni) - eternal, perpetual

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness, joys, comforts

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एकं (ekaṁ) - one, alone

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

त्वां (tvāṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken shelter, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with root śri and prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 9)

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - thousand-eyed

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  adjective (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god

प्रार्थयामः (prārthayāmaḥ) - we pray for, we ask

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prārthay

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

जयं (jayaṁ) - victory

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, conquering

Root: ji (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

शाश्वतानि (śāśvatāni) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness, joys, comforts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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