महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-31

शक्रस्तथाभ्ययाद्द्रष्टुं कुमारवरमच्युतम् ।
नारदप्रमुखाश्चापि देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः ॥३१॥

31. śakrastathābhyayāddraṣṭuṁ kumāravaramacyutam ,
nāradapramukhāścāpi devagandharvasattamāḥ.

31. śakraḥ tathā abhyayāt draṣṭum kumāravaram acyutam
nāradapramukhāḥ ca api devagandharvasattamāḥ

31. śakraḥ tathā ca api nāradapramukhāḥ devagandharvasattamāḥ
acyutam kumāravaram draṣṭum abhyayāt

31. Indra (king of the gods) as well as Nārada and other eminent gods and gandharvas also approached to see that best of youths, Acyuta (Viṣṇu).

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods) (Indra)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached, went towards

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold

• कुमारवरम् (kumāravaram) - the best of youths, the excellent youth

• अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta (Viṣṇu) (unfallen, imperishable, Viṣṇu)

• नारदप्रमुखाः (nāradapramukhāḥ) - headed by Nārada, starting with Nārada

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः (devagandharvasattamāḥ) - the best among gods and gandharvas

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods) (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, mighty, powerful

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of abhī

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive of dṛś with tumun

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुमारवरम् (kumāravaram) - the best of youths, the excellent youth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumāravara

kumāravara - best of youths

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumāra+vara)

• kumāra – boy, youth, prince
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta (Viṣṇu) (unfallen, imperishable, Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - imperishable, infallible, Viṣṇu

नारदप्रमुखाः (nāradapramukhāḥ) - headed by Nārada, starting with Nārada

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāradapramukha

nāradapramukha - headed by Nārada

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nārada+pramukha)

• nārada – Nārada (proper name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, foremost, headed by
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः (devagandharvasattamāḥ) - the best among gods and gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagandharvasattama

devagandharvasattama - best among gods and gandharvas

Compound type : tatpurusha (devagandharva+sattama)

• devagandharva – gods and gandharvas
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

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