महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-36

महादेवस्ततस्तस्मिन्वृत्ते यज्ञे यथाविधि ।
दण्डं धर्मस्य गोप्तारं विष्णवे सत्कृतं ददौ ॥३६॥

36. mahādevastatastasminvṛtte yajñe yathāvidhi ,
daṇḍaṁ dharmasya goptāraṁ viṣṇave satkṛtaṁ dadau.

36. mahādevaḥ tataḥ tasmin vṛtte yajñe yathāvidhi
daṇḍam dharmasya goptāram viṣṇave satkṛtam dadau

36. tataḥ mahādevaḥ tasmin yathāvidhi vṛtte yajñe (sati),
dharmasya goptāram satkṛtam daṇḍam viṣṇave dadau.

36. Then, after that Vedic ritual (yajña) was performed according to the rules, Mahādeva respectfully offered to Viṣṇu the staff (daṇḍa), which is the protector of natural law (dharma) and was duly consecrated.

Words meanings summery:

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (a name for Shiva) (Great God, Shiva)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ritual) (in that, on that)

• वृत्ते (vṛtte) - performed (performed, transpired, occurred)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in that Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, on the Vedic ritual)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rules, duly (according to rule, duly, properly)

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff (staff, rod, punishment, justice)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law)

• गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector (protector, guardian)

• विष्णवे (viṣṇave) - to Viṣṇu

• सत्कृतम् (satkṛtam) - consecrated, respectfully offered (honored, treated with respect, consecrated)

• ददौ (dadau) - he offered (he gave, he offered)

Words meanings and morphology

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva (a name for Shiva) (Great God, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God (an epithet of Shiva)

Compound of mahā (great) and deva (god)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Feminine stem form of mahat, used in compounds.
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dadau'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from the pronominal stem tad

Note: Acts as a conjunction or temporal adverb.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ritual) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'yajñe' and 'vṛtte'.

वृत्ते (vṛtte) - performed (performed, transpired, occurred)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - performed, happened, occurred, transpired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'tasmin vṛtte yajñe' meaning 'when that ritual was performed'.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in that Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, on the Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rules, duly (according to rule, duly, properly)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of yathā (as) and vidhi (rule)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi + dhā
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adverb modifying 'vṛtte'.

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff (staff, rod, punishment, justice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, justice

Root: daṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'dadau'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'goptāram'.

गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector (protector, guardian)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian

Agent Noun

Derived from root gup + tṛc suffix

Root: gup (class 1)

विष्णवे (viṣṇave) - to Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu

Root: viṣ (class 3)

सत्कृतम् (satkṛtam) - consecrated, respectfully offered (honored, treated with respect, consecrated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, consecrated, well-done

Past Passive Participle

Compound of sat (good/true) and kṛta (done/made), derived from kṛ

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+kṛta)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective
  Present participle of as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

ददौ (dadau) - he offered (he gave, he offered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, indicative mood

Root: dā (class 3)