महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-36

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ।
ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा वृषाङ्कं शरणं ययुः ॥३६॥

36. iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ ,
brahmāṇamagrataḥ kṛtvā vṛṣāṅkaṁ śaraṇaṁ yayuḥ.

36. iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ
brahmāṇam agrataḥ kṛtvā vṛṣāṅkam śaraṇam yayuḥ

36. iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śakrapurogamāḥ devāḥ
brahmāṇam agrataḥ kṛtvā vṛṣāṅkam śaraṇam yayuḥ

36. Thus, having heard his words, the gods, led by Indra, placed Brahma (brahman) at their forefront and went to Vṛṣāṅka (Shiva) for refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - referring to the preceding statement (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

• तस्य (tasya) - of the glorious god (his, of him)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• शक्रपुरोगमाः (śakrapurogamāḥ) - led by Indra, having Indra at their head

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, at the head

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having made, having placed, having done)

• वृषाङ्कम् (vṛṣāṅkam) - Vṛṣāṅka (Shiva), one whose emblem is a bull

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - referring to the preceding statement (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or conclusion.

तस्य (tasya) - of the glorious god (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Modifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

शक्रपुरोगमाः (śakrapurogamāḥ) - led by Indra, having Indra at their head

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakrapurogama

śakrapurogama - having Indra at the head, led by Indra

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakra+puras+gama)

• śakra – Indra (name of the god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• puras – in front, before
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• gama – going, moving; leader
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes the gods.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), prayer, sacred text, priestly class

N-stem noun.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, at the head

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'agra' (front) with '-tas' suffix.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having made, having placed, having done)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वृषाङ्कम् (vṛṣāṅkam) - Vṛṣāṅka (Shiva), one whose emblem is a bull

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣāṅka

vṛṣāṅka - bull-emblemed, an epithet of Shiva

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+aṅka)

• vṛṣa – bull, male, dharma
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• aṅka – mark, sign, emblem, lap
  noun (masculine)

Note: The object of the refuge.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

From root 'śṛ' (to crush, break) or 'śar' (to go, move).

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Often forms a verbal idiom 'śaraṇaṃ gam' (to go for refuge).

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of yā

Perfect active

Third person plural, Perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)