महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-10

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ततस्ते ऋत्विजस्तस्य शास्त्रतो द्विजसत्तम ।
देशं तं मापयामासुर्यज्ञायतनकारणात् ।
यथावज्ज्ञानविदुषः सर्वे बुद्ध्या परं गताः ॥१०॥

10. tataste ṛtvijastasya śāstrato dvijasattama ,
deśaṁ taṁ māpayāmāsuryajñāyatanakāraṇāt ,
yathāvajjñānaviduṣaḥ sarve buddhyā paraṁ gatāḥ.

10. tataḥ te ṛtvijaḥ tasya śāstrataḥ
dvijasattama deśam tam māpayām āsuḥ
yajñāyatana kāraṇāt yathāvat
jñānaviduṣaḥ sarve buddhyā param gatāḥ

10. Then, O best among Brahmins, those priests of his—all of them experts in knowledge who had attained supreme understanding through their intellect—duly measured that place according to scriptural rules for the purpose of establishing a sacrificial ground.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

ते (te) - those (priests) (they, those)

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - the officiating priests (priests)

तस्य (tasya) - of his (the King) (of him, his)

शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to scriptural rules (according to the scriptures, systematically)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing the audience) (O best among twice-born, O best Brahmin)

देशम् (deśam) - the area/ground (for the sacrifice) (place, region)

तम् (tam) - that (place) (that)

मापयाम् आसुः (māpayām āsuḥ) - they measured (they caused to measure)

यज्ञायतन (yajñāyatana) - ground for a sacrifice (sacrificial ground, altar)

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the purpose of (on account of, for the sake of, because of)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, correctly (properly, duly, according to truth)

ज्ञानविदुषः (jñānaviduṣaḥ) - experts in knowledge, thoroughly learned (knowers of knowledge, learned)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - through their intellect (by intellect, by understanding)

परम् (param) - the highest (wisdom/understanding) (supreme, highest, excellent)

गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached (the highest) (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (priests) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ṛtvijaḥ.

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - the officiating priests (priests)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - priest, officiating priest at a sacrifice

compound of ṛtu (season/fixed time) and ij (sacrifice)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛtu+ij)

ṛtu – season, fixed time
noun (masculine)
ij – sacrifice, sacrificer
noun (masculine)
from root yaj (to sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of māpayām āsuḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - of his (the King) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the King.

शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to scriptural rules (according to the scriptures, systematically)

(indeclinable)

derived from śās (to teach/command) with tra

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing the audience) (O best among twice-born, O best Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among Brahmins, most excellent twice-born

compound of dvija (Brahmin) and sattama (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
compound dvi (two) and ja (born)
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
superlative of sat

देशम् (deśam) - the area/ground (for the sacrifice) (place, region)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Note: Object of māpayām āsuḥ.

तम् (tam) - that (place) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to deśam.

मापयाम् आसुः (māpayām āsuḥ) - they measured (they caused to measure)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of māpaya

causative

causative of root mā (to measure)

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: This is a periphrastic perfect construction of the causative form.

यज्ञायतन (yajñāyatana) - ground for a sacrifice (sacrificial ground, altar)

(noun)

neuter, singular of yajñāyatana

yajñāyatana - sacrificial ground, altar, place for sacrifice

compound of yajña (sacrifice) and āyatana (place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+āyatana)

yajña – sacrifice, worship, ritual
noun (masculine)
from root yaj (to sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
āyatana – place, abode, site, support
noun (neuter)
action noun
from root yat (to strive) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: yat (class 1)

Note: This is part of a longer phrase yajñāyatana kāraṇāt.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the purpose of (on account of, for the sake of, because of)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

action noun

from root kṛ (to do) with suffix ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, correctly (properly, duly, according to truth)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

ज्ञानविदुषः (jñānaviduṣaḥ) - experts in knowledge, thoroughly learned (knowers of knowledge, learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānavid

jñānavid - knower of knowledge, learned, wise

compound of jñāna (knowledge) and vid (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+vid)

jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
action noun
from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
vid – knower, understanding
noun (masculine/feminine)
agent noun
from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Modifies ṛtvijaḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Modifies ṛtvijaḥ.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - through their intellect (by intellect, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason

action noun

from root budh (to know)