महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-54, verse-9

तथा मूर्धावसिक्तैश्च नानाजनपदेश्वरैः ।
ऋत्विग्भिर्देवकल्पैश्च कुशलैर्यज्ञसंस्तरे ॥९॥

9. tathā mūrdhāvasiktaiśca nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ ,
ṛtvigbhirdevakalpaiśca kuśalairyajñasaṁstare.

9. tathā mūrdhāvasiktaiḥ ca nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ
ṛtvigbhiḥ devakalpaiḥ ca kuśalaiḥ yajñasaṃstare

9. Similarly, he was surrounded by consecrated kings, rulers of various regions, and by god-like priests who were expert at the sacrificial rites, all present at the sacrificial ground.

9. (מוקף) וגם במלכים המשוחים, אדוני ארצות שונות, ובכוהנים הדומים לאלים, מיומנים בהכנת מקום הטקס הוַדִי.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

• मूर्धावसिक्तैः (mūrdhāvasiktaiḥ) - by consecrated rulers or kings (by anointed (kings), by those consecrated (to sovereignty))

• च (ca) - and

• नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by lords of various regions/countries

• ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by priests, sacrificers

• देवकल्पैः (devakalpaiḥ) - by god-like ones, resembling gods

• च (ca) - and

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - expert at the sacrificial rites (by skilled ones, by experts)

• यज्ञसंस्तरे (yajñasaṁstare) - in the sacrificial ground/altar

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

(indeclinable)

मूर्धावसिक्तैः (mūrdhāvasiktaiḥ) - by consecrated rulers or kings (by anointed (kings), by those consecrated (to sovereignty))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūrdhāvasikta

mūrdhāvasikta - one consecrated by sprinkling on the head, an anointed king

past passive participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūrdhan+avasikta)

• mūrdhan – head, top, highest part, sovereignty
  noun (masculine)
• avasikta – sprinkled, consecrated, anointed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sic (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by lords of various regions/countries

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānājanapadeśvara

nānājanapadeśvara - lord of various regions/countries

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+janapada+īśvara)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• janapada – country, region, district
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by priests, sacrificers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - sacrificial priest, one who sacrifices at proper seasons

देवकल्पैः (devakalpaiḥ) - by god-like ones, resembling gods

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devakalpa

devakalpa - like a god, god-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  suffix (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - expert at the sacrificial rites (by skilled ones, by experts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, expert, clever, well, happy

यज्ञसंस्तरे (yajñasaṁstare) - in the sacrificial ground/altar

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajñasaṃstara

yajñasaṁstara - sacrificial ground, place for sacrifice, altar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+saṃstara)

• yajña – sacrifice, offering, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• saṃstara – a layer, bed, couch, sacrificial grass
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

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