महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-174, verse-7

तान्धौम्यः प्रतिजग्राह सर्ववेदविदां वरः ।
पाद्येन फलमूलेन पौरोहित्येन चैव ह ॥७॥

7. tāndhaumyaḥ pratijagrāha sarvavedavidāṁ varaḥ ,
pādyena phalamūlena paurohityena caiva ha.

7. tān dhaumyaḥ pratijagrāha sarvavedavidām varaḥ
pādyena phalamūlena paurohityena ca eva ha

7. Dhaumya, the foremost among all who knew the Vedas, received them with an offering of water for their feet, fruits, and roots, thereby taking on the role of their priest.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (them, those)

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received, accepted

• सर्ववेदविदाम् (sarvavedavidām) - of the knowers of all Vedas

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

• पाद्येन (pādyena) - with water for the feet, with foot-bath

• फलमूलेन (phalamūlena) - with fruits and roots

• पौरोहित्येन (paurohityena) - with the priesthood, by means of his priestly office

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (name of the Pāṇḍavas' priest)

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received, accepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prati-grah

Perfect active

3rd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

सर्ववेदविदाम् (sarvavedavidām) - of the knowers of all Vedas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvavedavid

sarvavedavid - knower of all Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+veda+vid)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root `vid` (to know), agent noun
  Root: vid (class 2)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Dhaumya.

पाद्येन (pādyena) - with water for the feet, with foot-bath

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for the feet, foot-bath

Root: pād

फलमूलेन (phalamūlena) - with fruits and roots

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

पौरोहित्येन (paurohityena) - with the priesthood, by means of his priestly office

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of paurohitya

paurohitya - priesthood, priestly office

abstract noun from `purohita` (priest)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.