महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-165, verse-11

तानागतान्द्विजश्रेष्ठान्विरूपाक्षो विशां पते ।
यथार्हं प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥११॥

11. tānāgatāndvijaśreṣṭhānvirūpākṣo viśāṁ pate ,
yathārhaṁ pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā.

11. tān āgatān dvijaśreṣṭhān virūpākṣaḥ viśām pate
yathārham pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

11. viśām pate virūpākṣaḥ tān āgatān dvijaśreṣṭhān
yathārham vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā pratijagrāha

11. O ruler of the people, Virūpākṣa received those excellent Brahmins (dvijaśreṣṭhān) who had arrived. He honored them appropriately, in accordance with the actions (karma) prescribed by sacred law (vidhi).

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived, come

• द्विजश्रेष्ठान् (dvijaśreṣṭhān) - best among the Brahmins, excellent Brahmins

• विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virūpākṣa (proper name)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as was fitting, suitably, appropriately

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received, accepted, welcomed

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by what is seen/prescribed by sacred law/rule

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by rite (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - arrived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ā- and root gam 'to go'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजश्रेष्ठान् (dvijaśreṣṭhān) - best among the Brahmins, excellent Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virūpākṣa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - Virūpākṣa (name of Shiva, or a specific individual)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (virūpa+akṣi)

• virūpa – deformed, monstrous, various forms
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, clan

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, ruler

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as was fitting, suitably, appropriately

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+arha)

• yathā – as, like
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, fitting, worthy
  adjective (masculine)

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received, accepted, welcomed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by what is seen/prescribed by sacred law/rule

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - seen by law, prescribed by rule

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, precept, sacred law, method
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, prescribed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś 'to see'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by rite (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, rite, ritual (karma)