महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-165, verse-13

तासु ते पूजिता राज्ञा निषण्णा द्विजसत्तमाः ।
व्यराजन्त महाराज नक्षत्रपतयो यथा ॥१३॥

13. tāsu te pūjitā rājñā niṣaṇṇā dvijasattamāḥ ,
vyarājanta mahārāja nakṣatrapatayo yathā.

13. tāsu te pūjitāḥ rājñā niṣaṇṇāḥ dvijasattamāḥ
vyarājanta mahārāja nakṣatrapatayaḥ yathā

13. mahārāja te pūjitāḥ dvijasattamāḥ niṣaṇṇāḥ
tāsu rājñā vyarājanta yathā nakṣatrapatayaḥ

13. O great king, those honored best of the twice-born, seated on those (seats), shone like the lords of the stars.

Words meanings summery:

• तासु (tāsu) - on those

• ते (te) - they

• पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored, worshipped

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• निषण्णाः (niṣaṇṇāḥ) - seated, sitting

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• व्यराजन्त (vyarājanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• नक्षत्रपतयः (nakṣatrapatayaḥ) - lords of the stars, moon

• यथा (yathā) - as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तासु (tāsu) - on those

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, they

पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pūj' (to honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

निषण्णाः (niṣaṇṇāḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣaṇṇa

niṣaṇṇa - seated, sitting, settled down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

व्यराजन्त (vyarājanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √rāj

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

नक्षत्रपतयः (nakṣatrapatayaḥ) - lords of the stars, moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nakṣatrapati

nakṣatrapati - lord of the stars (epithet of the moon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+pati)

• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, like

(indeclinable)