महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-15

ये च क्रतुभिरीजानाः श्रुतवन्तश्च भूमिपाः ।
य एवाहवजेतारस्त एषां लोकजित्तमाः ॥१५॥

15. ye ca kratubhirījānāḥ śrutavantaśca bhūmipāḥ ,
ya evāhavajetārasta eṣāṁ lokajittamāḥ.

15. ye ca kratubhiḥ ījānāḥ śrutavantaḥ ca bhūmipāḥ
ye eva āhavajetāraḥ te eṣām lokajittamāḥ

15. ye bhūmipāḥ ca kratubhiḥ ījānāḥ ca śrutavantaḥ
ye eva āhavajetāraḥ te eṣām lokajittamāḥ

15. And those kings who perform Vedic rituals (yajña), who are learned, and who are indeed victorious in battle—these are the best among those who conquer worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by means of Vedic rituals (yajña)

• ईजानाः (ījānāḥ) - performing Vedic rituals

• श्रुतवन्तः (śrutavantaḥ) - learned, who have heard

• च (ca) - and

• भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• आहवजेतारः (āhavajetāraḥ) - victorious in battle

• ते (te) - they, those

• एषाम् (eṣām) - among these, of these

• लोकजित्तमाः (lokajittamāḥ) - best of world-conquerors

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by means of Vedic rituals (yajña)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice, deed, power

ईजानाः (ījānāḥ) - performing Vedic rituals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ījāna

ījāna - sacrificing, worshipping, performing ritual

Middle Present Participle

Derived from root yaj.

Root: yaj (class 1)

श्रुतवन्तः (śrutavantaḥ) - learned, who have heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrutavat

śrutavat - having heard, learned, wise

possessive suffix -vat

Possessive suffix -vat added to the noun śruta (heard).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root pā to protect.
  Root: pā (class 2)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

आहवजेतारः (āhavajetāraḥ) - victorious in battle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhavajetṛ

āhavajetṛ - victor in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhava+jetṛ)

• āhava – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• jetṛ – conqueror, victor
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root ji.
  Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषाम् (eṣām) - among these, of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

लोकजित्तमाः (lokajittamāḥ) - best of world-conquerors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokajittama

lokajittama - best of those who conquer worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lokajit+tama)

• lokajit – world-conqueror
  noun (masculine)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  adjective
  Superlative suffix -tama.