महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-50, verse-9

ऋत्विक्समो नास्ति लोकेषु चैव द्वैपायनेनेति विनिश्चितं मे ।
एतस्य शिष्या हि क्षितिं चरन्ति सर्वर्त्विजः कर्मसु स्वेषु दक्षाः ॥९॥

9. ṛtviksamo nāsti lokeṣu caiva; dvaipāyaneneti viniścitaṁ me ,
etasya śiṣyā hi kṣitiṁ caranti; sarvartvijaḥ karmasu sveṣu dakṣāḥ.

9. ṛtvik samaḥ na asti lokeṣu ca eva
dvaipāyanena iti viniścitam me
etasya śiṣyāḥ hi kṣitim caranti
sarvartvijaḥ karmasu sveṣu dakṣāḥ

9. Indeed, there is no one in these worlds (loka) equal to an officiating priest (ṛtvik); this has been definitively ascertained by Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), and is my firm conviction. For his disciples, all of whom are proficient officiating priests (ṛtvik) in their own duties (karma), traverse the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - officiating priest

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among the people

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• द्वैपायनेन (dvaipāyanena) - by Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• विनिश्चितम् (viniścitam) - ascertained, definitively settled, confirmed

• मे (me) - my firm conviction (by me, to me, for me)

• एतस्य (etasya) - of him, of this one

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, ground

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they roam, they move

• सर्वर्त्विजः (sarvartvijaḥ) - all officiating priests

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in duties, in actions

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own, in their respective

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skilled, expert, able

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - officiating priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest, one who performs sacrifices

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among the people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people (loka)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

द्वैपायनेन (dvaipāyanena) - by Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipāyana (epithet of Vyāsa)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

विनिश्चितम् (viniścitam) - ascertained, definitively settled, confirmed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viniścita

viniścita - ascertained, determined, decided, confirmed

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

मे (me) - my firm conviction (by me, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here in a dative sense, indicating 'to me' or 'my conviction'.

एतस्य (etasya) - of him, of this one

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, dwelling

चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they roam, they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

सर्वर्त्विजः (sarvartvijaḥ) - all officiating priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvartvij

sarvartvij - all officiating priests

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ṛtvij)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛtvij – officiating priest
  noun (masculine)

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in duties, in actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, duty, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own, in their respective

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skilled, expert, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - skilled, expert, capable, clever, active