महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-49

सर्वदेवनिकायानां ये राजानः परिश्रुताः ।
तान्सर्वान्व्यादिदेशास्मै सर्वभूतपितामहः ॥४९॥

49. sarvadevanikāyānāṁ ye rājānaḥ pariśrutāḥ ,
tānsarvānvyādideśāsmai sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ.

49. sarvadevanikāyānām ye rājānaḥ pariśrutāḥ tān
sarvān vyādiadeśa asmai sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ

49. sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ pariśrutāḥ ye rājānaḥ
sarvadevanikāyānām tān sarvān asmai vyādiadeśa

49. The grandfather of all beings appointed him as ruler over all those renowned kings of the various groups of gods.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वदेवनिकायानाम् (sarvadevanikāyānām) - of all groups of gods, of all assemblies of deities

• ये (ye) - who, which

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

• परिश्रुताः (pariśrutāḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• तान् (tān) - those

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• व्यादिअदेश (vyādiadeśa) - appointed over (commanded, assigned, directed)

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Skanda) (to this one, to him)

• सर्वभूतपितामहः (sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all beings (grandfather of all beings)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वदेवनिकायानाम् (sarvadevanikāyānām) - of all groups of gods, of all assemblies of deities

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadevanikāya

sarvadevanikāya - all groups of gods

A tatpurusha compound of sarva, deva, and nikāya.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+devanikāya)

• sarva – all, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• devanikāya – group of gods, host of deities
  noun (masculine)
  A tatpurusha compound of deva and nikāya.

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

परिश्रुताः (pariśrutāḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pariśruta

pariśruta - renowned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari + root śru

Prefix: pari

Root: śru (class 5)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole

व्यादिअदेश (vyādiadeśa) - appointed over (commanded, assigned, directed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vyādiadeśa

Form related to vyādiś

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Skanda) (to this one, to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

सर्वभूतपितामहः (sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all beings (grandfather of all beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtapitāmaha

sarvabhūtapitāmaha - grandfather of all beings

A tatpurusha compound of sarvabhūta and pitāmaha.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvabhūta+pitāmaha)

• sarvabhūta – all beings
  noun (neuter)
  A tatpurusha/karmadharaya compound of sarva and bhūta.
• pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)

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