महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-167, verse-2

तत्र प्रज्वाल्य नृपते बकराजं प्रतापवान् ।
प्रेतकार्याणि विधिवद्राक्षसेन्द्रश्चकार ह ॥२॥

2. tatra prajvālya nṛpate bakarājaṁ pratāpavān ,
pretakāryāṇi vidhivadrākṣasendraścakāra ha.

2. tatra prajvālya nṛpate bakarājam pratāpavān
pretakāryāṇi vidhivat rākṣasendraḥ cakāra ha

2. nṛpate tatra pratāpavān rākṣasendraḥ bakarājam
prajvālya vidhivat pretakāryāṇi cakāra ha

2. There, O king, that mighty chief of demons (rākṣasendra) ignited the pyre of King Baka and properly performed the funeral rites.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having ignited, having set ablaze

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (vocative)

• बकराजम् (bakarājam) - King Baka, the king of cranes (accusative)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the departed

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - chief of demons, king of rakshasas

• चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle, usually emphatic or simply narrative)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having ignited, having set ablaze

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'pra' and root 'jval' (to shine, burn).

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

बकराजम् (bakarājam) - King Baka, the king of cranes (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bakarāja

bakarāja - King Baka, king of cranes

Compound of 'baka' (crane/demon name) and 'rājan' (king).

Compound type : tatpurusha

• baka – crane, heron; name of a demon
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - glorious, mighty, powerful, majestic

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the departed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rites, obsequies (lit. work for the departed spirit)

Compound of 'preta' (departed spirit) and 'kārya' (work, duty).

Compound type : tatpurusha

• preta – departed spirit, ghost; dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – to be done, duty, work, act
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - chief of demons, king of rakshasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rakshasas, king of demons

Compound of 'rākṣasa' (demon) and 'indra' (chief/king).

Compound type : tatpurusha

• rākṣasa – demon, rakshasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle, usually emphatic or simply narrative)

(indeclinable)