महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-40

दैवतं परमं विप्राः स्वेन स्वेन परस्परम् ।
अयजन्निह सत्रैस्ते तैस्तैः कामैः सनातनैः ॥४०॥

40. daivataṁ paramaṁ viprāḥ svena svena parasparam ,
ayajanniha satraiste taistaiḥ kāmaiḥ sanātanaiḥ.

40. daivataṃ paramam viprāḥ svena svena parasparam
ayajan iha satraiḥ te taiḥ taiḥ kāmaiḥ sanātanaiḥ

40. viprāḥ te iha svena svena parasparam taiḥ taiḥ
sanātanaiḥ kāmaiḥ satraiḥ paramaṃ daivataṃ ayajan

40. O Brahmins, here, each of them, by their own methods, worshipped the supreme deity mutually with various eternal desires through (Vedic) rituals (yajñas).

Words meanings summery:

• दैवतं (daivataṁ) - deity (divinity, deity)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins (wise men, Brahmins)

• स्वेन (svena) - by their own (method) (by one's own)

• स्वेन (svena) - by their own (method) (by one's own)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, among themselves (mutually, reciprocally)

• अयजन् (ayajan) - they worshipped/performed (Vedic rituals) (they worshipped, they performed a ritual)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context) (here, in this world)

• सत्रैः (satraiḥ) - by means of (Vedic) rituals (yajñas) (by means of (Vedic) rituals, by assemblies)

• ते (te) - they (the Brahmins) (they, those)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (desires) (by those)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (desires) (by those)

• कामैः (kāmaiḥ) - by desires (by desires, by wishes)

• सनातनैः (sanātanaiḥ) - by eternal (by eternal, ancient, traditional)

Words meanings and morphology

दैवतं (daivataṁ) - deity (divinity, deity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, deity, a divine being

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Modifies 'daivataṃ'

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins (wise men, Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, a sage, inspired, wise

Note: Used in vocative sense here

स्वेन (svena) - by their own (method) (by one's own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, property

Note: Implied neuter gender, referring to 'method' or 'means'

स्वेन (svena) - by their own (method) (by one's own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, property

Note: Repetition for emphasis, implied neuter gender

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, among themselves (mutually, reciprocally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

अयजन् (ayajan) - they worshipped/performed (Vedic rituals) (they worshipped, they performed a ritual)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural Imperfect Active Parasmaipada of root yaj (class 1)

Root: yaj (class 1)

इह (iha) - here (in this context) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

सत्रैः (satraiḥ) - by means of (Vedic) rituals (yajñas) (by means of (Vedic) rituals, by assemblies)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of satra

satra - a (Vedic) ritual, a sacrifice lasting many days, an assembly, an oblation

ते (te) - they (the Brahmins) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (desires) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (desires) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition for emphasis, signifying 'various' or 'different'

कामैः (kāmaiḥ) - by desires (by desires, by wishes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

सनातनैः (sanātanaiḥ) - by eternal (by eternal, ancient, traditional)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, primeval, traditional

Note: Modifies 'kāmaiḥ'