महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-17

ततः कर्म प्रववृते सर्पसत्रे विधानतः ।
पर्यक्रामंश्च विधिवत्स्वे स्वे कर्मणि याजकाः ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ karma pravavṛte sarpasatre vidhānataḥ ,
paryakrāmaṁśca vidhivatsve sve karmaṇi yājakāḥ.

17. tataḥ karma pravavṛte sarpasatre vidhānataḥ pari
akrāman ca vidhivat sve sve karmaṇi yājakāḥ

17. Then the ritual commenced in the snake sacrifice according to proper procedures. And the priests diligently performed their respective duties as prescribed.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Then (from that, then, thereafter)

• कर्म (karma) - the ritual (deed, action, ritual)

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began (began, commenced)

• सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the snake sacrifice

• विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to proper procedures (according to rule, properly)

• परि (pari) - around (around, about)

• अक्रामन् (akrāman) - performed their duties (they moved, they performed)

• च (ca) - And (and, also)

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

• स्वे (sve) - their respective (in one's own, respective)

• स्वे (sve) - their respective (in one's own, respective)

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - their duties (in the duty, in the action)

• याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - the priests (sacrificers, priests)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Then (from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas

कर्म (karma) - the ritual (deed, action, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

action noun

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. In context, nominative.

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began (began, commenced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the snake sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - snake sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session
  noun (neuter)

विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to proper procedures (according to rule, properly)

(indeclinable)

derived from vi-dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adverb formed with -tas suffix.

परि (pari) - around (around, about)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preverb.

अक्रामन् (akrāman) - performed their duties (they moved, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kram

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: From pari-kram.

च (ca) - And (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

adverb from vidhi + -vat suffix

Note: Adverb.

स्वे (sve) - their respective (in one's own, respective)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Repeated 'sve sve' for distributive sense.

स्वे (sve) - their respective (in one's own, respective)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - their duties (in the duty, in the action)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, duty

action noun

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - the priests (sacrificers, priests)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yājaka

yājaka - sacrificer, priest, one who causes sacrifices to be made

agent noun

derived from root yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)