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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-79, verse-11

तथैव दध्मतुः शङ्खौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ ।
प्रवरौ सर्वभूतानां सर्वशङ्खवरौ भुवि ।
देवदत्तं च कौन्तेयः पाञ्चजन्यं च केशवः ॥११॥
11. tathaiva dadhmatuḥ śaṅkhau vāsudevadhanaṁjayau ,
pravarau sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvaśaṅkhavarau bhuvi ,
devadattaṁ ca kaunteyaḥ pāñcajanyaṁ ca keśavaḥ.
11. tathā eva dadhmatuḥ śaṅkhau
vāsudevadhanañjayau pravarau sarvabhūtānām
sarvaśaṅkhavarau bhuvi devadattam
ca kaunteyaḥ pāñcajanyam ca keśavaḥ
11. tathā eva vāsudevadhanañjayau,
sarvabhūtānām pravarau bhuvi sarvaśaṅkhavarau,
śaṅkhau dadhmatuḥ kaunteyaḥ ca devadattam,
keśavaḥ ca pāñcajanyam (dadhmatuḥ)
11. Similarly, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), who are preeminent among all beings and possess the finest conches on earth, also blew their conch shells. Arjuna (Kaunteya) blew his Devadatta, and Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) blew his Pāñcajanya.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
  • दध्मतुः (dadhmatuḥ) - they two blew
  • शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) - two conch shells
  • वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
  • प्रवरौ (pravarau) - excellent, chief, preeminent
  • सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
  • सर्वशङ्खवरौ (sarvaśaṅkhavarau) - best of all conch-shells
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
  • देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - Devadatta (name of Arjuna's conch)
  • (ca) - and
  • कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kuntī (Arjuna)
  • पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (name of Kṛṣṇa's conch)
  • (ca) - and
  • केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
दध्मतुः (dadhmatuḥ) - they two blew
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of dhmā
Root: dhmā (class 1)
शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) - two conch shells
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of śaṅkha
śaṅkha - conch shell
वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vāsudevadhanañjaya
vāsudevadhanañjaya - Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (vāsudeva+dhanañjaya)
  • vāsudeva – Kṛṣṇa (son of Vasudeva)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • dhanañjaya – Arjuna (conqueror of wealth)
    proper noun (masculine)
प्रवरौ (pravarau) - excellent, chief, preeminent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pravara
pravara - excellent, chief, best
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
  • sarva – all, every
    adjective
  • bhūta – being, creature, element
    noun (neuter)
    Past passive participle of √bhū (to be, become), here used as a noun.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
सर्वशङ्खवरौ (sarvaśaṅkhavarau) - best of all conch-shells
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sarvaśaṅkhavara
sarvaśaṅkhavara - best of all conch-shells
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvaśaṅkha+vara)
  • sarvaśaṅkha – all conch shells
    noun (masculine)
  • vara – best, excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground
देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - Devadatta (name of Arjuna's conch)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of devadatta
devadatta - given by the gods, name of Arjuna's conch
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kuntī (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kuntī
पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (name of Kṛṣṇa's conch)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcajanya
pāñcajanya - Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa's conch)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - Keśava (name of Kṛṣṇa, 'having fine hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keśī')