महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शृणु मातृगणान्राजन्कुमारानुचरानिमान् ।
कीर्त्यमानान्मया वीर सपत्नगणसूदनान् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śṛṇu mātṛgaṇānrājankumārānucarānimān ,
kīrtyamānānmayā vīra sapatnagaṇasūdanān.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca śṛṇu mātṛgaṇān rājan kumārānucarān
imān kīrtyamānān mayā vīra sapatnagaṇasūdanān

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca rājan vīra śṛṇu imān mātṛgaṇān
kumārānucarān mayā kīrtyamānān sapatnagaṇasūdanān

1. Vaiśampaayana said: "O King, O hero, listen as I recount these groups of mothers, followers of Kumāra, who destroy hordes of enemies."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampaayana (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मातृगणान् (mātṛgaṇān) - Referring to the Mātṛkās or divine mother goddesses associated with Skanda/Kumāra (hosts/groups of mothers)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata (O king!)

• कुमारानुचरान् (kumārānucarān) - followers of Kumāra (Kārtikeya)

• इमान् (imān) - these (ones)

• कीर्त्यमानान् (kīrtyamānān) - being praised, being recounted, being glorified

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Janamejaya, who is a king and hero. (O hero!)

• सपत्नगणसूदनान् (sapatnagaṇasūdanān) - destroyers of enemy hosts

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampaayana (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a celebrated sage, a pupil of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (Loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मातृगणान् (mātṛgaṇān) - Referring to the Mātṛkās or divine mother goddesses associated with Skanda/Kumāra (hosts/groups of mothers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mātṛgaṇa

mātṛgaṇa - group of mothers, host of mothers

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātṛ+gaṇa)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

कुमारानुचरान् (kumārānucarān) - followers of Kumāra (Kārtikeya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kumārānucara

kumārānucara - follower/attendant of Kumāra (Skanda/Kārtikeya)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumāra+anucara)

• kumāra – boy, son, youth, prince, a name of Skanda/Kārtikeya
  proper noun (masculine)
• anucara – follower, attendant, companion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

इमान् (imān) - these (ones)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mātṛgaṇān' and 'kumārānucarān'.

कीर्त्यमानान् (kīrtyamānān) - being praised, being recounted, being glorified

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kīrtyamāna

kīrtyamāna - being praised, being glorified, being spoken of, being recounted

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to praise, proclaim) in the passive voice, with suffix -māna.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'mātṛgaṇān'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent for the passive participle 'kīrtyamānān'.

वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Janamejaya, who is a king and hero. (O hero!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

सपत्नगणसूदनान् (sapatnagaṇasūdanān) - destroyers of enemy hosts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sapatnagaṇasūdana

sapatnagaṇasūdana - killer/destroyer of groups of enemies, vanquisher of enemy hordes

Compound type : tatpurusha (sapatna+gaṇa+sūdana)

• sapatna – enemy, rival, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, vanquisher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy) with suffix -ana.
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'mātṛgaṇān'.