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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-12

लोहिताक्षाय सूताय तथा स्थपतये विभुः ।
येनोक्तं तत्र सत्राग्रे यज्ञस्य विनिवर्तनम् ॥१२॥
12. lohitākṣāya sūtāya tathā sthapataye vibhuḥ ,
yenoktaṁ tatra satrāgre yajñasya vinivartanam.
12. lohitākṣāya sūtāya tathā sthapataye vibhuḥ yena
uktaṃ tatra satra agre yajñasya vinivartanam
12. The mighty king also gave gifts to Lohitaksha, the charioteer, and to the chief architect, by whom the cessation of the sacrifice had been announced at the very beginning of the ritual.

Words meanings summery:

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  • लोहिताक्षाय (lohitākṣāya) - to Lohitākṣa (a specific person) (to Lohitākṣa, to the red-eyed one)
  • सूताय (sūtāya) - to the Sūta (Lohitākṣa being one) (to the charioteer, to the bard)
  • तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, and)
  • स्थपतये (sthapataye) - to the master-builder, chief of artisans (to the chief, to the architect)
  • विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the powerful king (Janamejaya) (the mighty one, the lord, omnipresent)
  • येन (yena) - by him (referring to Lohitākṣa Sūta) (by whom, by which)
  • उक्तं (uktaṁ) - was announced (spoken, said)
  • तत्र (tatra) - at that place (of the sacrifice) (there)
  • सत्र (satra) - the great sacrifice (Sarpa-satra) (sacrifice, assembly)
  • अग्रे (agre) - at the beginning (of the sacrifice) (at the front, in front, at the beginning)
  • यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the ritual (of the sacrifice)
  • विनिवर्तनम् (vinivartanam) - the discontinuance of the sacrifice (stopping, cessation, turning back)

Words meanings and morphology

लोहिताक्षाय (lohitākṣāya) - to Lohitākṣa (a specific person) (to Lohitākṣa, to the red-eyed one)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of lohitākṣa
lohitākṣa - red-eyed; name of a Sūta (charioteer/bard)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohita+akṣa)
  • lohita – red, reddish
    adjective
  • akṣa – eye
    noun (neuter)
सूताय (sūtāya) - to the Sūta (Lohitākṣa being one) (to the charioteer, to the bard)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of sūta
sūta - charioteer, bard, herald, a caste (son of a kṣatriya by a brāhmaṇa woman)
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, and)
(indeclinable)
स्थपतये (sthapataye) - to the master-builder, chief of artisans (to the chief, to the architect)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of sthapati
sthapati - lord of a place, governor, chief, master-builder, architect
विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the powerful king (Janamejaya) (the mighty one, the lord, omnipresent)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - mighty, powerful, omnipresent, lord, sovereign, king
येन (yena) - by him (referring to Lohitākṣa Sūta) (by whom, by which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
उक्तं (uktaṁ) - was announced (spoken, said)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, declared, mentioned
past passive participle
from vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
तत्र (tatra) - at that place (of the sacrifice) (there)
(indeclinable)
from tad (that) + tra (locative suffix)
सत्र (satra) - the great sacrifice (Sarpa-satra) (sacrifice, assembly)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of satra
satra - sacrifice, long sacrificial session, assembly, house, wealth
Note: Used here as a noun in a compound structure, part of 'satrāgre'.
अग्रे (agre) - at the beginning (of the sacrifice) (at the front, in front, at the beginning)
(indeclinable)
Note: Locative case, used adverbially here. The phrase 'satra agre' functions adverbially.
यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the ritual (of the sacrifice)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual
action noun
from yaj (to sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
विनिवर्तनम् (vinivartanam) - the discontinuance of the sacrifice (stopping, cessation, turning back)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vinivartana
vinivartana - turning back, cessation, discontinuance, stopping
action noun
from vṛt (to turn) with vi and ni
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Object of the participle uktaṃ.