महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथं स भगवान्देवो यज्ञेष्वग्रहरः प्रभुः ।
यज्ञधारी च सततं वेदवेदाङ्गवित्तथा ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
kathaṁ sa bhagavāndevo yajñeṣvagraharaḥ prabhuḥ ,
yajñadhārī ca satataṁ vedavedāṅgavittathā.

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca katham saḥ bhagavān devaḥ yajñeṣu agra-haraḥ
prabhuḥ yajña-dhārī ca satatam veda-veda-aṅga-vit tathā

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca katham saḥ bhagavān devaḥ yajñeṣu agra-haraḥ
prabhuḥ ca satatam yajña-dhārī tathā veda-veda-aṅga-vit

1. Janamejaya asked: "How can that divine lord (bhagavān), the god, who is preeminent in Vedic rituals (yajña) and is the master, and who constantly upholds the Vedic ritual (yajña) and is also knowledgeable in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas—"

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a king, son of Parikṣit))

• उवाच (uvāca) - asked (said, spoke)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the subject of the previous verse) (that, he)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine lord (bhagavān) (divine, worshipful, prosperous, lord (bhagavān))

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity, divine)

• यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in Vedic rituals (yajña) (in Vedic rituals (yajña), in sacrifices, in acts of worship)

• अग्र-हरः (agra-haraḥ) - preeminent (foremost, principal, one who takes the lead)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master (master, lord, mighty, powerful)

• यज्ञ-धारी (yajña-dhārī) - upholds the Vedic ritual (yajña) (upholder of Vedic ritual (yajña), one who performs or maintains sacrifices)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• वेद-वेद-अङ्ग-वित् (veda-veda-aṅga-vit) - expert in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas (knower of Vedas and Vedāṅgas)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and also, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a king, son of Parikṣit))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - asked (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect

3rd singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the subject of the previous verse) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: sandhi form for saḥ before a consonant is sa.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine lord (bhagavān) (divine, worshipful, prosperous, lord (bhagavān))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, prosperous, lord

Possessive adjective derived from bhaga (fortune, excellence)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as a title here.

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity, divine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Acts as an epithet here.

यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in Vedic rituals (yajña) (in Vedic rituals (yajña), in sacrifices, in acts of worship)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

अग्र-हरः (agra-haraḥ) - preeminent (foremost, principal, one who takes the lead)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrahara

agrahara - foremost, principal, one who takes the lead

Compound of agra (foremost) and hara (bearing, taking)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+hara)

• agra – front, tip, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• hara – taking, bearing, removing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to bear, take)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master (master, lord, mighty, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, mighty, powerful

From pra-bhū (to be eminent, powerful)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

यज्ञ-धारी (yajña-dhārī) - upholds the Vedic ritual (yajña) (upholder of Vedic ritual (yajña), one who performs or maintains sacrifices)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñadhārin

yajñadhārin - upholder of sacrifice, one who performs or maintains sacrifices

Compound of yajña (sacrifice) and dhārin (holding, bearing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+dhārin)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• dhārin – holding, bearing, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of satata (continuous)

वेद-वेद-अङ्ग-वित् (veda-veda-aṅga-vit) - expert in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas (knower of Vedas and Vedāṅgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavedāṅgavit

vedavedāṅgavit - knower of Vedas and Vedāṅgas

Compound of veda, vedāṅga, and vit (knower). Vedāṅga itself is a compound of veda and aṅga.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vedāṅga+vit)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vedāṅga – auxiliary science of the Vedas
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of veda (Veda) and aṅga (limb, auxiliary part)
• vit – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Compound.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)