महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-12

निर्माय चापि विधिवद्यज्ञायतनमीप्सितम् ।
राजानं दीक्षयामासुः सर्पसत्राप्तये तदा ॥१२॥

12. nirmāya cāpi vidhivadyajñāyatanamīpsitam ,
rājānaṁ dīkṣayāmāsuḥ sarpasatrāptaye tadā.

12. nirmāya ca api vidhivat yajñāyatanam īpsitam
rājānam dīkṣayāmāsuḥ sarpasatra āptaye tadā

12. After duly constructing the desired sacrificial ground, they then initiated the king for the attainment of the serpent sacrifice.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्माय (nirmāya) - after constructing (having constructed, having made)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly (according to rule, properly, duly)

• यज्ञायतनम् (yajñāyatanam) - the sacrificial ground (sacrificial ground, sacrificial enclosure)

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (king)

• दीक्षयामासुः (dīkṣayāmāsuḥ) - they initiated (they initiated, they consecrated)

• सर्पसत्र (sarpasatra) - serpent sacrifice

• आप्तये (āptaye) - for the attainment (for the attainment, for obtaining)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्माय (nirmāya) - after constructing (having constructed, having made)

(verb)

active

gerund

formed with suffix -tvā

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `vidhi` (rule) with suffix -vat (like, according to).

यज्ञायतनम् (yajñāyatanam) - the sacrificial ground (sacrificial ground, sacrificial enclosure)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñāyatana

yajñāyatana - sacrificial ground, a place for sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+āyatana)

• yajña – sacrifice, oblation, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• āyatana – place, abode, site, ground
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, longed for, favorite

past passive participle

from desiderative stem of `āp` (to obtain) or `iṣ` (to wish) combined with `kta` suffix

Root: īps

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying `yajñāyatanam`.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj

दीक्षयामासुः (dīkṣayāmāsuḥ) - they initiated (they initiated, they consecrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of dīkṣayati

causative/denominative

Periphrastic perfect 3rd plural of the causative/denominative `dīkṣayati`.

Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

सर्पसत्र (sarpasatra) - serpent sacrifice

(noun)

neuter of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - a sacrifice performed to destroy serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used as the object of 'attainment' in context.

आप्तये (āptaye) - for the attainment (for the attainment, for obtaining)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of āpti

āpti - attainment, acquisition, obtaining, reaching

action noun

From root `āp` (to obtain) with suffix `ktin`.

Root: āp (class 5)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) with a temporal suffix.