महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-64, verse-11

पुरा वसुमतीपालो यज्ञं चक्रे दिदृक्षया ।
अनादिमध्यनिधनं देवं नारायणं प्रति ॥११॥

11. purā vasumatīpālo yajñaṁ cakre didṛkṣayā ,
anādimadhyanidhanaṁ devaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ prati.

11. purā vasumatīpālaḥ yajñam cakre didṛkṣayā
anādimadhyanidhanam devam nārāyaṇam prati

11. purā vasumatīpālaḥ anādimadhyanidhanam
nārāyaṇam devam didṛkṣayā yajñam cakre prati

11. In ancient times, a king, the protector of the earth, performed a Vedic ritual (yajña) with the desire to perceive Lord Narayana, who is without beginning, middle, or end.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• वसुमतीपालः (vasumatīpālaḥ) - a king (earth-protector, king)

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual offering

• चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he performed, he made, he did)

• दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to perceive (with a desire to see, wishing to see)

• अनादिमध्यनिधनम् (anādimadhyanidhanam) - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal

• देवम् (devam) - Lord (god, deity, divine being)

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding, towards (towards, against, regarding, in relation to)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

वसुमतीपालः (vasumatīpālaḥ) - a king (earth-protector, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumatīpāla

vasumatīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasumatī+pāla)

• vasumatī – the earth, rich in wealth, wealthy
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual offering

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual, offering

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice) with -na suffix.

Root: yaj (class 1)

चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he performed, he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to perceive (with a desire to see, wishing to see)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of didṛkṣā

didṛkṣā - desire to see, wish to perceive

Desiderative noun from root dṛś

Formed from desiderative stem of dṛś (to see) + ā (feminine suffix).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अनादिमध्यनिधनम् (anādimadhyanidhanam) - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anādimadhyanidhana

anādimadhyanidhana - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal, everlasting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+madhya+nidhana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, intermediate
  noun (neuter)
• nidhana – end, destruction, death, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'devam nārāyaṇam'.

देवम् (devam) - Lord (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being

Root: div (class 4)

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu, lit. 'resting on the waters')

प्रति (prati) - regarding, towards (towards, against, regarding, in relation to)

(indeclinable)