महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-6

कीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां तु नामस्वथ सहस्रशः ।
भीष्मः स्वयं तदा राजन्वरयामास ताः प्रभुः ॥६॥

6. kīrtyamāneṣu rājñāṁ tu nāmasvatha sahasraśaḥ ,
bhīṣmaḥ svayaṁ tadā rājanvarayāmāsa tāḥ prabhuḥ.

6. kīrtyamāneṣu rājñāṃ tu nāmasu atha sahasraśaḥ
bhīṣmaḥ svayaṃ tadā rājan varayāmāsa tāḥ prabhuḥ

6. Indeed, while the names of thousands of kings were being recited, O King, Bhishma himself, the powerful one, then chose those maidens.

Words meanings summery:

• कीर्त्यमानेषु (kīrtyamāneṣu) - while the names were being proclaimed (while being proclaimed, while being recited)

• राज्ञां (rājñāṁ) - of kings

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नामसु (nāmasu) - in the names

• अथ (atha) - then, thus, moreover

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• स्वयं (svayaṁ) - himself, by himself

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - chose, selected

• ताः (tāḥ) - those, them

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord, powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

कीर्त्यमानेषु (kīrtyamāneṣu) - while the names were being proclaimed (while being proclaimed, while being recited)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of kīrtyamāna

kīrtyamāna - being proclaimed, being recited, being praised

Present Passive Participle

Root: kīrt (class 10)

राज्ञां (rājñāṁ) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

नामसु (nāmasu) - in the names

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name

अथ (atha) - then, thus, moreover

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

स्वयं (svayaṁ) - himself, by himself

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - chose, selected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vṛ

Periphrastic Perfect (from root vṛ with āmāsa auxiliary)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

ताः (tāḥ) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord, powerful one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful