महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-35

ते यूयं स्थाणुमीशानं जिष्णुमक्लिष्टकारिणम् ।
योद्धारं वृणुतादित्याः स तान्हन्ता सुरेतरान् ॥३५॥

35. te yūyaṁ sthāṇumīśānaṁ jiṣṇumakliṣṭakāriṇam ,
yoddhāraṁ vṛṇutādityāḥ sa tānhantā suretarān.

35. te yūyam sthāṇum īśānam jiṣṇum akliṣṭakāriṇam
yoddhāram vṛṇuta ādityāḥ saḥ tān hantā suretarān

35. te ādityāḥ yūyam sthāṇum īśānam jiṣṇum akliṣṭakāriṇam
yoddhāram vṛṇuta saḥ tān suretarān hantā

35. Therefore, O Adityas, you must choose Sthanu, Ishana, Jishnu, the one whose actions are effortless, as your warrior. He will slay those who are not gods (the demons).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - therefore, so, then

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Adityas) (you (plural))

• स्थाणुम् (sthāṇum) - Sthanu (an epithet of Shiva)

• ईशानम् (īśānam) - Ishana (an epithet of Shiva), lord, ruler

• जिष्णुम् (jiṣṇum) - Jishnu (an epithet of Shiva/Vishnu/Indra), victorious

• अक्लिष्टकारिणम् (akliṣṭakāriṇam) - one whose actions are effortless, who acts without effort

• योद्धारम् (yoddhāram) - warrior, fighter

• वृणुत (vṛṇuta) - choose, select (you plural)

• आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - O Adityas (sons of Aditi, deities)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sthanu/Shiva) (he)

• तान् (tān) - them (the demons) (them, those)

• हन्ता (hantā) - he will slay (killer, he will kill)

• सुरेतरान् (suretarān) - the demons (others than gods, demons, enemies of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - therefore, so, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a particle here, meaning 'therefore'.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Adityas) (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Second person pronoun

Note: Subject of 'vṛṇuta'.

स्थाणुम् (sthāṇum) - Sthanu (an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - Shiva, a pillar, immobile

Refers to Lord Shiva.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vṛṇuta'.

ईशानम् (īśānam) - Ishana (an epithet of Shiva), lord, ruler

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśāna

īśāna - lord, ruler, Shiva, powerful

Present active participle

From root 'īś' (to rule) + 'āna' suffix. Here used as a proper noun.

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vṛṇuta'.

जिष्णुम् (jiṣṇum) - Jishnu (an epithet of Shiva/Vishnu/Indra), victorious

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, conquering, an epithet of Indra, Vishnu, or Shiva

From root 'ji' (to conquer) + 'ṣṇu' suffix.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vṛṇuta'.

अक्लिष्टकारिणम् (akliṣṭakāriṇam) - one whose actions are effortless, who acts without effort

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakārin

akliṣṭakārin - one whose actions are effortless, tireless doer, one who acts without trouble

Compound adjective (Bahuvrihi).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kliṣṭa+kārin)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kliṣṭa – troubled, distressed, wearied, difficult
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kliś' (to trouble, torment)
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• kārin – doer, agent, causing, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-in'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the chosen warrior (Shiva).

योद्धारम् (yoddhāram) - warrior, fighter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoddhār

yoddhār - warrior, fighter, combatant

Agent noun

From root 'yudh' (to fight) with suffix '-dhār'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Predicate accusative.

वृणुत (vṛṇuta) - choose, select (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of vṛ

Imperative middle

Second person plural, Imperative middle, Ātmanepada

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Commands the 'Adityas'.

आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - O Adityas (sons of Aditi, deities)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of āditya

āditya - Aditya, son of Aditi, a class of Vedic deities

Note: Directly addressed.

सः (saḥ) - he (Sthanu/Shiva) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'hantā'.

तान् (tān) - them (the demons) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'hantā'.

हन्ता (hantā) - he will slay (killer, he will kill)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Luṭ) of hantṛ

Agent noun (or future tense form)

Derived from root 'han' (to kill) with '-tṛ' suffix. Can also be 3rd person singular future tense.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Periphrastic future, literally 'he will be a killer (of them)'.

सुरेतरान् (suretarān) - the demons (others than gods, demons, enemies of gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suretara

suretara - other than gods, a demon, an enemy of gods

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+itara)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• itara – other, different, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'hantā'.