महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-40, verse-12

दाशार्हेणाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तत्र धौम्यः पुरोहितः ।
प्रागुदक्प्रवणां वेदीं लक्षणेनोपलिप्य ह ॥१२॥

12. dāśārheṇābhyanujñātastatra dhaumyaḥ purohitaḥ ,
prāgudakpravaṇāṁ vedīṁ lakṣaṇenopalipya ha.

12. dāśārheṇa abhyanujñātaḥ tatra dhaumyaḥ purohitaḥ
prāgudakpravaṇām vedīm lakṣaṇena upalipya ha

12. tatra dāśārheṇa abhyanujñātaḥ purohitaḥ dhaumyaḥ
prāgudakpravaṇām vedīm lakṣaṇena upalipya ha

12. There, authorized by Dāśārha (dāśārheṇa), the priest (purohitaḥ) Dhaumya (dhaumyaḥ), having smeared the altar (vedīm) which sloped towards the northeast (prāgudakpravaṇām) according to prescriptions (lakṣaṇena), indeed (ha).

Words meanings summery:

• दाशार्हेण (dāśārheṇa) - by Vasudeva (father of Krishna), a Yadava king (by Dāśārha)

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, authorized, allowed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - the family priest (purohita) Dhaumya (Dhaumya (name of a sage/priest))

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, chaplain, officiant

• प्रागुदक्प्रवणाम् (prāgudakpravaṇām) - sloping towards the north-east

• वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar, sacrificial ground

• लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena) - by signs, by characteristics, according to prescription

• उपलिप्य (upalipya) - having smeared, having plastered, having anointed

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

दाशार्हेण (dāśārheṇa) - by Vasudeva (father of Krishna), a Yadava king (by Dāśārha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dāśārha

dāśārha - descendant of Dāśārha; a name, often associated with Vasudeva

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, authorized, allowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, authorized, allowed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root jñā (to know) with prefixes abhi and anu.

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'dhaumyaḥ' and 'purohitaḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - the family priest (purohita) Dhaumya (Dhaumya (name of a sage/priest))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya, a celebrated sage and purohita of the Pāṇḍavas

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, chaplain, officiant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - family priest, chaplain, officiant

प्रागुदक्प्रवणाम् (prāgudakpravaṇām) - sloping towards the north-east

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāgudakpravaṇa

prāgudakpravaṇa - sloping towards the north-east

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāk+udak+pravaṇa)

• prāc – eastern, facing east
  adjective
• udac – northern, facing north
  adjective
• pravaṇa – sloping, inclined, prone
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'vedīm'.

वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedī

vedī - altar, sacrificial ground

लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena) - by signs, by characteristics, according to prescription

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, rule, prescription

उपलिप्य (upalipya) - having smeared, having plastered, having anointed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root lip (to smear) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: lip (class 6)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)