महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-200, verse-8

कुर्वाणाः पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभाः ।
आसां चक्रुर्महार्हेषु पार्थिवेष्वासनेषु च ॥८॥

8. kurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
āsāṁ cakrurmahārheṣu pārthiveṣvāsaneṣu ca.

8. kurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥ
āsām cakruḥ mahārheṣu pārthiveṣu āsaneṣu ca

8. Those foremost among men, while diligently performing all the duties related to the citizens, also took their seats on highly valuable royal thrones.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - performing, doing, making

• पौरकार्याणि (paurakāryāṇi) - civic duties, affairs of the city

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men, foremost of men

• आसाम् (āsām) - sitting (as part of a compound verb)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they sat (as part of a compound verb) (they made, they did)

• महार्हेषु (mahārheṣu) - on highly valuable, on very precious

• पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - on royal, on earthly (related to kings)

• आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, on thrones

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root kṛ, present active participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with puruṣarṣabhāḥ

पौरकार्याणि (paurakāryāṇi) - civic duties, affairs of the city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of paurakārya

paurakārya - affairs/duties of citizens/city

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (paura+kārya)

• paura – citizen, related to the city, urban
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
  noun/gerundive (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with paurakāryāṇi

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men, foremost of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, excellent man, foremost of men

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada karmadhāraya (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

आसाम् (āsām) - sitting (as part of a compound verb)

(verb part (perfect stem))

Note: Part of periphrastic perfect 'āsāṃ cakruḥ' meaning 'they sat'

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they sat (as part of a compound verb) (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of periphrastic perfect 'āsāṃ cakruḥ' meaning 'they sat'

महार्हेषु (mahārheṣu) - on highly valuable, on very precious

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of mahārha

mahārha - highly valuable, very precious, great

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• arha – worthy, deserving, valuable
  adjective

Note: Agrees with āsaneṣu

पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - on royal, on earthly (related to kings)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - royal, earthly, belonging to a king, a king

Note: Agrees with āsaneṣu

आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, on thrones

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, throne

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)