महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-74, verse-29

तं चैवान्वभिषिच्येत तथा धर्मो विधीयते ।
अग्र्यो हि ब्राह्मणः प्रोक्तः सर्वस्यैवेह धर्मतः ॥२९॥

29. taṁ caivānvabhiṣicyeta tathā dharmo vidhīyate ,
agryo hi brāhmaṇaḥ proktaḥ sarvasyaiveha dharmataḥ.

29. taṃ ca eva anvabhiṣicyeta tathā dharmaḥ vidhīyate
agryaḥ hi brāhmaṇaḥ proktaḥ sarvasya eva iha dharmataḥ

29. tathā dharmaḥ vidhīyate ca eva taṃ anvabhiṣicyeta hi
iha brāhmaṇaḥ eva sarvasya agryaḥ dharmataḥ proktaḥ

29. And indeed, he (the learned purohita) should be consecrated after (the previous one), for thus the natural law (dharma) is prescribed. Indeed, a Brahmin is declared to be the foremost of all here, according to the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him, that (masc. acc. sg.)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अन्वभिषिच्येत (anvabhiṣicyeta) - he should be consecrated after, he should succeed

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, constitution (dharma)

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is laid down

• अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, chief, excellent

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - said, declared, proclaimed

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), rightly, justly

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him, that (masc. acc. sg.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अन्वभिषिच्येत (anvabhiṣicyeta) - he should be consecrated after, he should succeed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of anvabhiṣic

Optative Passive

From anu + abhi + √sic 'to sprinkle' (passive), Optative Passive 3rd Singular

Prefixes: anu+abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, constitution (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, constitution

From √dhṛ 'to uphold'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is laid down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vidhā

Present Passive

From vi + √dhā 'to place', Present Passive 3rd Singular

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, chief, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, best

From agra 'tip, front'

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇaḥ

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma/Brahman

From brahman (neuter) or brahman (masculine)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - said, declared, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From pra + √vac 'to speak' (irregular P.P.P. ukta), Nominative Singular Masculine

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇaḥ.

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), rightly, justly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas, from dharma