महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-70, verse-21

स हि गन्धर्वलोकस्थ उर्वश्या सहितो विराट् ।
आनिनाय क्रियार्थेऽग्नीन्यथावद्विहितांस्त्रिधा ॥२१॥

21. sa hi gandharvalokastha urvaśyā sahito virāṭ ,
ānināya kriyārthe'gnīnyathāvadvihitāṁstridhā.

21. saḥ hi gandharvalokasthaḥ urvaśyā sahitaḥ virāṭ
ānināya kriyārthe agnīn yathāvat vihitān tridhā

21. Indeed, that great king, residing in the Gandharva world with Urvashi, brought the fires—properly prescribed in three forms—for the purpose of rituals.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Pururavas (he)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• गन्धर्वलोकस्थः (gandharvalokasthaḥ) - residing in the Gandharva world

• उर्वश्या (urvaśyā) - with Urvashi

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Pururavas (great, mighty, king (often a title))

• आनिनाय (ānināya) - he brought, he led

• क्रियार्थे (kriyārthe) - for the purpose of action/ritual

• अग्नीन् (agnīn) - ritual fires (e.g. Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya, Dakṣiṇāgni) (the fires)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule

• विहितान् (vihitān) - prescribed, arranged, established

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - referring to the three main ritual fires (in three ways, threefold)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Pururavas (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine form. Appears as 'sa' before non-sibilant consonants due to sandhi.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for emphasis.

गन्धर्वलोकस्थः (gandharvalokasthaḥ) - residing in the Gandharva world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharvalokastha

gandharvalokastha - residing in the Gandharva world

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandharvaloka+stha)

• gandharvaloka – world of Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand, to remain)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'virāṭ' (Pururavas).

उर्वश्या (urvaśyā) - with Urvashi

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of urvaśī

urvaśī - Urvashi (a celestial nymph, apsarā)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From sa-√dhā (to put together) or sa-√hi (to send)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'virāṭ' (Pururavas).

विराट् (virāṭ) - Pururavas (great, mighty, king (often a title))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāj

virāj - splendid, brilliant, ruling, king, sovereign

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Pururavas.

आनिनाय (ānināya) - he brought, he led

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ā-nī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice of ā-√nī.

क्रियार्थे (kriyārthe) - for the purpose of action/ritual

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kriyārtha

kriyārtha - purpose of action/ritual, for the sake of a ceremony

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+artha)

• kriyā – action, deed, ritual, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 5)

Note: Locative case used to express purpose or 'for the sake of'.

अग्नीन् (agnīn) - ritual fires (e.g. Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya, Dakṣiṇāgni) (the fires)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire, sacred fire

Root: ag

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule

(indeclinable)

From 'yathā' (as, according to) with the 'vat' suffix (like, in the manner of).

Note: Adverb modifying 'vihitān'.

विहितान् (vihitān) - prescribed, arranged, established

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vihita

vihita - prescribed, arranged, established, performed, commanded

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√dhā (to place, to arrange, to prescribe)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'agnīn'.

त्रिधा (tridhā) - referring to the three main ritual fires (in three ways, threefold)

(indeclinable)

From 'tri' (three) with the 'dhā' suffix (in the manner of)

Note: Adverb modifying 'vihitān'.