महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-62

एते वेदविदो मुख्या वेदाचार्याश्च कल्पिताः ।
प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणश्चैव प्राजापत्येन कल्पिताः ॥६२॥

62. ete vedavido mukhyā vedācāryāśca kalpitāḥ ,
pravṛttidharmiṇaścaiva prājāpatyena kalpitāḥ.

62. ete vedavidaḥ mukhyāḥ vedācāryāḥ ca kalpitāḥ
pravṛttidharmiṇaḥ ca eva prājāpatyena kalpitāḥ

62. ete mukhyāḥ vedavidaḥ ca vedācāryāḥ kalpitāḥ
ca eva pravṛttidharmiṇaḥ prājāpatyena kalpitāḥ

62. These were designated as the chief knowers and teachers of the Vedas. And indeed, they were also appointed by the authority of Prajāpati, embodying the natural law (dharma) of active engagement.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

• वेदाचार्याः (vedācāryāḥ) - teachers of the Vedas

• च (ca) - and, also

• कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed, arranged, designated

• प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणः (pravṛttidharmiṇaḥ) - embodying the natural law (dharma) of active engagement (possessing the nature of activity, engaged in pravṛtti-dharma)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• प्राजापत्येन (prājāpatyena) - by the Prajāpati, by the lord of creatures

• कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed, arranged, designated

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Refers to the seven sages from the previous verse.

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knower of the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vid)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective to `ete`.

मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, main

From mukha (face, front)

Note: Agrees with `ete` and `vedavidaḥ`.

वेदाचार्याः (vedācāryāḥ) - teachers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedācārya

vedācārya - teacher of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+ācārya)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ācārya – teacher, preceptor, master
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√car (to approach, practice)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Another predicate noun to `ete`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `vedavidaḥ mukhyāḥ` and `vedācāryāḥ`.

कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed, arranged, designated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalpita

kalpita - arranged, appointed, designed, imagined

Past Passive Participle

From √kḷp (to be arranged, imagine)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Functions as the main verb (implied 'were').

प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणः (pravṛttidharmiṇaḥ) - embodying the natural law (dharma) of active engagement (possessing the nature of activity, engaged in pravṛtti-dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛttidharmin

pravṛttidharmin - having the quality or nature of activity (pravṛtti)

From pravṛtti-dharma with suffix -in

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravṛtti+dharman)

• pravṛtti – activity, engagement, worldly activity, inclination
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-√vṛt (to turn towards)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• dharman – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ete`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्राजापत्येन (prājāpatyena) - by the Prajāpati, by the lord of creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prājāpatya

prājāpatya - relating to Prajāpati; offspring of Prajāpati; a particular sacrifice

From Prajāpati with suffix -ya

Note: Agent of appointment.

कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed, arranged, designated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalpita

kalpita - arranged, appointed, designed, imagined

Past Passive Participle

From √kḷp (to be arranged, imagine)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Repeats the verb from the first clause, indicating another designation.