महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-25

मतिनारः खलु सरस्वत्यां
द्वादशवार्षिकं सत्रमाजहार ॥२५॥

25. matināraḥ khalu sarasvatyāṁ
dvādaśavārṣikaṁ satramājahāra.

25. matināraḥ khalu sarasvatyām
dvādaśavārṣikam satram ājahāra

25. Matināra indeed conducted a twelve-year yagya on the Sarasvatī river.

Words meanings summery:

• मतिनारः (matināraḥ) - Matināra (name)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

• द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve-year, lasting twelve years

• सत्रम् (satram) - yagya, sacrificial session, great sacrifice

• आजहार (ājahāra) - performed, conducted, carried out

Words meanings and morphology

मतिनारः (matināraḥ) - Matināra (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matināra

matināra - Matināra (name)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a river, also goddess of knowledge)

द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve-year, lasting twelve years

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśavārṣika

dvādaśavārṣika - twelve-year, lasting twelve years

Derived from dvādaśa (twelve) + varṣa (year) + ika (adjectival suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvādaśa+varṣika)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• varṣika – yearly, annual, lasting for years
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from varṣa (year).

Note: Qualifies 'satram'.

सत्रम् (satram) - yagya, sacrificial session, great sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satra

satra - yagya, sacrificial session, great sacrifice

Note: Object of 'ājahāra'.

आजहार (ājahāra) - performed, conducted, carried out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of āhṛ

Perfect (lit)

Root hṛ (to carry) with upasarga ā (towards), in Perfect (lit), active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)