महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-64, verse-33

अथर्ववेदप्रवराः पूगयाज्ञिक संमताः ।
संहितामीरयन्ति स्म पदक्रमयुतां तु ते ॥३३॥

33. atharvavedapravarāḥ pūgayājñika saṁmatāḥ ,
saṁhitāmīrayanti sma padakramayutāṁ tu te.

33. atharvavedapravarāḥ pūgayājñika saṃmatāḥ
saṃhitām īrayanti sma padakramayutām tu te

33. The preeminent scholars of the Atharvaveda, the yagya performers from assemblies, and revered individuals, recited the Samhitas along with the Pada and Krama methods.

Words meanings summery:

• अथर्ववेदप्रवराः (atharvavedapravarāḥ) - preeminent scholars of the Atharvaveda (foremost among those learned in the Atharvaveda, excellent among Atharvaveda scholars)

• पूगयाज्ञिक (pūgayājñika) - yagya performers from assemblies (an assembly yagya performer, a yagya performer of a multitude/group)

• संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - revered individuals (respected, esteemed, approved, agreed upon)

• संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - the Samhita texts (collection, compilation, Samhita)

• ईरयन्ति (īrayanti) - they recited (they cause to move, they utter, they recite)

• स्म (sma) - (converts present tense to past imperfect) (an enclitic particle, used with present tense to denote past action)

• पदक्रमयुताम् (padakramayutām) - complete with the Pada and Krama recitation methods (accompanied by Pada and Krama (recitation methods))

• तु (tu) - (connective particle) (but, indeed, yet, and)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the scholars and performers) (they, those)

Words meanings and morphology

अथर्ववेदप्रवराः (atharvavedapravarāḥ) - preeminent scholars of the Atharvaveda (foremost among those learned in the Atharvaveda, excellent among Atharvaveda scholars)

(common noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atharvavedapravara

atharvavedapravara - preeminent in Atharvaveda, best among Atharvavedins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atharvaveda+pravara)

• atharvaveda – the Atharva Veda
  proper noun (masculine)
• pravara – excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

पूगयाज्ञिक (pūgayājñika) - yagya performers from assemblies (an assembly yagya performer, a yagya performer of a multitude/group)

(common noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūgayājñika

pūgayājñika - yagya performer of an assembly

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pūga+yājñika)

• pūga – multitude, assembly, group
  common noun (masculine)
• yājñika – performer of yagya, related to yagya
  common noun (masculine)
  derived from yajña + ṭhaK
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: This word is grammatically singular but is treated as referring to a group in the translation for fluency, consistent with the plural context of the verse.

संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - revered individuals (respected, esteemed, approved, agreed upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - respected, agreed upon, approved

Past Passive Participle

derived from root man + prefix sam, with kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - the Samhita texts (collection, compilation, Samhita)

(common noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃhitā

saṁhitā - collection, compilation, treatise, the Samhita portion of the Vedas

noun derived from past passive participle

derived from root dhā + prefix sam, with kta suffix (feminine form)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

ईरयन्ति (īrayanti) - they recited (they cause to move, they utter, they recite)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of īray

causal stem of root īr

root īr (causal)

Root: īr (class 1)

स्म (sma) - (converts present tense to past imperfect) (an enclitic particle, used with present tense to denote past action)

(indeclinable)

पदक्रमयुताम् (padakramayutām) - complete with the Pada and Krama recitation methods (accompanied by Pada and Krama (recitation methods))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padakramayutā

padakramayutā - joined with Pada and Krama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+krama+yutā)

• pada – foot, step, word (grammatical unit), method
  common noun (neuter)
• krama – step, sequence, method, order
  common noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)
• yutā – joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root yu + kta suffix (feminine form)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: This is an adjective describing `saṃhitām`.

तु (tu) - (connective particle) (but, indeed, yet, and)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (referring to the scholars and performers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

masculine nominative plural of 'tad'

Note: Refers to the individuals described in the first half of the verse.