महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-25

ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे परिवार्य नरर्षभम् ।
उपाविशन्पुरस्कृत्य सप्तर्षय इव ध्रुवम् ॥२५॥

25. tataste munayaḥ sarve parivārya nararṣabham ,
upāviśanpuraskṛtya saptarṣaya iva dhruvam.

25. tataḥ te munayaḥ sarve parivārya nararṣabham
upāviśan puraskṛtya saptarṣayaḥ iva dhruvam

25. tataḥ te sarve munayaḥ nararṣabham parivārya
puraskṛtya upāviśan saptarṣayaḥ iva dhruvam

25. Then, all those sages, having surrounded the best among men, sat down, placing him prominently, just as the seven sages (saptarṣayaḥ) surround Dhruva (the Pole Star).

Words meanings summery:

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

• ते (te) - they, those

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, hermits

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, every

• परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, having encompassed

• नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - bull among men, best among men

• उपाविशन् (upāviśan) - sat down

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, having respected

• सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages (constellation of Ursa Major)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - Refers to Dhruva, the steadfast prince who became the Pole Star. (Dhruva (the Pole Star), fixed, constant)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sages

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one

सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies munayaḥ

परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, having encompassed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lYAP)

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, choose) with upasarga pari- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - bull among men, best among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king

उपाविशन् (upāviśan) - sat down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upa-viś

Imperfect

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, having respected

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lYAP)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with upasarga puras- and suffix -ya

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages (constellation of Ursa Major)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptarṣi

saptarṣi - the seven sages, the constellation Ursa Major

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+ṛṣi)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Referring to the constellation Ursa Major

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - Refers to Dhruva, the steadfast prince who became the Pole Star. (Dhruva (the Pole Star), fixed, constant)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - Dhruva (the Pole Star), fixed, constant, firm

Root: dhṛ (class 1)