महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-60, verse-46

अत्र गाथा यज्ञगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
वैखानसानां राजेन्द्र मुनीनां यष्टुमिच्छताम् ॥४६॥

46. atra gāthā yajñagītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ ,
vaikhānasānāṁ rājendra munīnāṁ yaṣṭumicchatām.

46. atra gāthāḥ yajñagītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ
vaikhānasānām rājendra munīnām yaṣṭum icchitām

46. rājendra,
atra purāvidaḥ vaikhānasānām munīnām yaṣṭum icchitām yajñagītāḥ gāthāḥ kīrtayanti.

46. O King (rājendra), here, scholars of ancient lore (purāvidaḥ) recite verses (gāthāḥ) that celebrate (Vedic) rituals (yajñas), specifically those of the Vaikhānasa ascetics (munīnām) who desired to perform them.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, songs)

• यज्ञगीताः (yajñagītāḥ) - sung about (Vedic) rituals (sung about yajñas)

• कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they recount (they recount, they praise, they declare)

• पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - ancient scholars (those who know ancient lore, ancient scholars)

• वैखानसानाम् (vaikhānasānām) - of the Vaikhānasa (ascetics) (of the Vaikhānasa)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O king of kings, O excellent king)

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the ascetics (of the sages, ascetics)

• यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform (Vedic rituals) (to worship, to perform yajña)

• इच्छिताम् (icchitām) - of those desiring

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, songs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - a verse, a song, a stanza

यज्ञगीताः (yajñagītāḥ) - sung about (Vedic) rituals (sung about yajñas)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yajñagīta

yajñagīta - sung about sacrifice/yajña, hymns relating to yajña

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+gīta)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• gīta – sung, chanted (past passive participle)
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gāthāḥ'

कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they recount (they recount, they praise, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kīrt

Present Active

3rd person plural Present Active Parasmaipada of root kīrt (class 10)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - ancient scholars (those who know ancient lore, ancient scholars)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purāvid

purāvid - one who knows ancient lore/history, an ancient scholar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+vid)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in ancient times
  indeclinable
• vid – knowing, knower (from root vid)
  noun (masculine)
  Nominal derivative from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वैखानसानाम् (vaikhānasānām) - of the Vaikhānasa (ascetics) (of the Vaikhānasa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vaikhānasa

vaikhānasa - a forest hermit, a class of ascetics adhering to a specific branch of Vedic tradition

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O king of kings, O excellent king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, an excellent king, supreme ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, lord, excellent
  noun (masculine)

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the ascetics (of the sages, ascetics)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - a sage, an ascetic, a holy man, a silent one

यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform (Vedic rituals) (to worship, to perform yajña)

(verb)

infinitive of yaj

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root yaj (class 1)

Root: yaj (class 1)

इच्छिताम् (icchitām) - of those desiring

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'munīnām'