महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-37

ततः सुतुमुलं शब्दं शुश्रावाथ बृहस्पतिः ।
श्रुत्वा चैवाब्रवीद्देवान्सर्वान्देवपुरोहितः ॥३७॥

37. tataḥ sutumulaṁ śabdaṁ śuśrāvātha bṛhaspatiḥ ,
śrutvā caivābravīddevānsarvāndevapurohitaḥ.

37. tataḥ sutumulam śabdam śuśrāva atha bṛhaspatiḥ
śrutvā ca eva abravīt devān sarvān devapurohitaḥ

37. tataḥ devapurohitaḥ bṛhaspatiḥ sutumulam śabdam śuśrāva.
śrutvā ca eva sarvān devān abravīt.

37. Then Bṛhaspati, the priest of the gods, heard a very tumultuous sound. And having heard it, he spoke to all the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very tumultuous, very noisy, very turbulent

• शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise, word

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• देवान् (devān) - to the gods, gods

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• देवपुरोहितः (devapurohitaḥ) - priest of the gods, preceptor of the gods

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very tumultuous, very noisy, very turbulent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very tumultuous, very noisy, extremely violent

Compound of 'su' (very) and 'tumula' (tumultuous, noisy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+tumula)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• tumula – noisy, tumultuous, turbulent, frightful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śabdam.

शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, language

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Root verb, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods, deity of eloquence and wisdom)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root verb, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada). Prefix 'a' indicates imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

देवान् (devān) - to the gods, gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with devān.

देवपुरोहितः (devapurohitaḥ) - priest of the gods, preceptor of the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapurohita

devapurohita - priest of the gods, family priest of the gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'purohita' (priest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+purohita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• purohita – family priest, preceptor, chaplain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: In apposition to Bṛhaspatiḥ.