महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-214, verse-8

तं तु धौम्यादयो विप्राः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ।
बृहस्पतिसमा मुख्याः प्रजापतिमिवामराः ॥८॥

8. taṁ tu dhaumyādayo viprāḥ parivāryopatasthire ,
bṛhaspatisamā mukhyāḥ prajāpatimivāmarāḥ.

8. tam tu dhaumya-ādayaḥ viprāḥ parivārya upatasthire
bṛhaspati-samā mukhyāḥ prajāpatim iva amarāḥ

8. But the wise Brahmins, led by Dhāumya and others, surrounded and attended upon him, chief among them like Bṛhaspati, just as the immortals (amarāḥ) attend upon Prajāpati.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धौम्य-आदयः (dhaumya-ādayaḥ) - Dhāumya and others, those with Dhāumya as the first

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise men, Brahmins

• परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, having encompassed

• उपतस्थिरे (upatasthire) - they attended, stood near, worshipped

• बृहस्पति-समा (bṛhaspati-samā) - equal to Bṛhaspati, like Bṛhaspati

• मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धौम्य-आदयः (dhaumya-ādayaḥ) - Dhāumya and others, those with Dhāumya as the first

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhaumya+ādi)

• dhaumya – Dhāumya (proper name of a sage, the priest of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise men, Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - wise, inspired, learned; a Brahmin, priest

परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, having encompassed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari- (pari + √vṛ + lyap)

Prefix: pari

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

उपतस्थिरे (upatasthire) - they attended, stood near, worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of √sthā

Root with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: √sthā (class 1)

बृहस्पति-समा (bṛhaspati-samā) - equal to Bṛhaspati, like Bṛhaspati

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhaspati+sama)

• bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati (lord of prayer, chief priest of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, excellent

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajāpati (a deity)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, deathless; a god, deity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mara – death, dying
  noun (masculine)
  From √mṛ (to die)
  Root: √mṛ (class 6)