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8,63

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-63, verse-47

दृष्ट्वा प्रजापतिं देवाः स्वयंभुवमुपागमन् ।
समोऽस्तु देव विजय एतयोर्नरसिंहयोः ॥४७॥
47. dṛṣṭvā prajāpatiṁ devāḥ svayaṁbhuvamupāgaman ,
samo'stu deva vijaya etayornarasiṁhayoḥ.
47. dṛṣṭvā prajāpatim devāḥ svayambhuvam upāgaman
samaḥ astu deva vijayaḥ etayoḥ narasiṃhayoḥ
47. devāḥ prajāpatim dṛṣṭvā svayambhuvam upāgaman (te
ūcuḥ) deva etayoḥ narasiṃhayoḥ samaḥ vijayaḥ astu
47. Having seen the progenitor (prajāpati), the gods approached the self-existent one (svayambhu, i.e., Brahmā). They said: 'O god, may there be an equal victory for these two lion-like men.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having beheld
  • प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - the progenitor (Brahmā) (the progenitor, lord of creatures (prajāpati))
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods
  • स्वयम्भुवम् (svayambhuvam) - the self-existent one (Brahmā) (the self-existent one (an epithet for Brahmā))
  • उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they approached, they went near
  • समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)
  • अस्तु (astu) - may there be (let it be, may it be, exists)
  • देव (deva) - O god (addressed to Brahmā) (O god, O divine being)
  • विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)
  • एतयोः (etayoḥ) - for these two (of these two, for these two)
  • नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - for these two lion-like men (referring to great warriors like Karna and Arjuna) (of these two lion-like men, of these two man-lions)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having beheld
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - the progenitor (Brahmā) (the progenitor, lord of creatures (prajāpati))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - progenitor, lord of creatures, Brahmā
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband, owner
    noun (masculine)
देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
स्वयम्भुवम् (svayambhuvam) - the self-existent one (Brahmā) (the self-existent one (an epithet for Brahmā))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)
  • svayam – self, personally, by oneself
    indeclinable
  • bhū – being, existing, earth
    noun (feminine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they approached, they went near
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of upa-gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Root gam with prefix upa-
समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, similar, common
Note: Agrees with vijayaḥ
अस्तु (astu) - may there be (let it be, may it be, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
देव (deva) - O god (addressed to Brahmā) (O god, O divine being)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest, success
एतयोः (etayoḥ) - for these two (of these two, for these two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of etas
etas - this, these
Note: Used in a dative sense (for these two)
नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - for these two lion-like men (referring to great warriors like Karna and Arjuna) (of these two lion-like men, of these two man-lions)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of narasiṃha
narasiṁha - man-lion, lion among men, a valiant man, Nṛsiṃha (Viṣṇu's avatar)
Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (nara+siṃha)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • siṃha – lion
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with etayoḥ