महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-145, verse-4

चेरुर्भैक्षं तदा ते तु सर्व एव विशां पते ।
बभूवुर्नागराणां च स्वैर्गुणैः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥४॥

4. cerurbhaikṣaṁ tadā te tu sarva eva viśāṁ pate ,
babhūvurnāgarāṇāṁ ca svairguṇaiḥ priyadarśanāḥ.

4. ceruḥ bhaikṣam tadā te tu sarve eva viśām pate
babhūvuḥ nāgarāṇām ca svaiḥ guṇaiḥ priyadarśanāḥ

4. O lord of the people, at that time, all of them subsisted on alms, and by their inherent qualities, they became pleasing to the citizens' sight.

Words meanings summery:

• चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they subsisted (by begging for alms) (they wandered, they lived (by), they performed)

• भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begged food

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O king Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O lord, O master)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• नागराणाम् (nāgarāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townsmen

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by their own, with their own

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by their inherent good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by merits)

• प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to behold, handsome, beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they subsisted (by begging for alms) (they wandered, they lived (by), they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of car

perfect tense

3rd person plural perfect active of root car

Root: car (class 1)

भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begged food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa

bhaikṣa - alms, begged food, begging

Derived from bhikṣā (alms)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, subjects, clan

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O king Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

perfect tense

3rd person plural perfect active of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नागराणाम् (nāgarāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townsmen

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāgara

nāgara - citizen, townsman, urban

Derived from nagara (city)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by their own, with their own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin, property

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by their inherent good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by merits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute

प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to behold, handsome, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to behold, lovely, handsome, beautiful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)