महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-39

ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यान्सत्कृत्यानवमन्य च ।
यदा सम्यक्प्रगृह्णाति स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते ॥३९॥

39. ṛtvikpurohitācāryānsatkṛtyānavamanya ca ,
yadā samyakpragṛhṇāti sa rājño dharma ucyate.

39. ṛtvik purohita ācāryān satkṛtya anavamanya ca
yadā samyak pragṛhṇāti saḥ rājñaḥ dharmaḥ ucyate

39. yadā ṛtvik purohita ācāryān ca satkṛtya anavamanya samyak pragṛhṇāti,
saḥ rājñaḥ dharmaḥ ucyate.

39. When a king properly (samyak) honors (satkṛtya) and does not disrespect (anavaman_ya) the officiating priests (ṛtvik), the household priests (purohita), and the teachers (ācārya), that conduct is declared to be the king's (rājñaḥ) intrinsic duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - officiating priest

• पुरोहित (purohita) - household priest, chaplain

• आचार्यान् (ācāryān) - teachers, spiritual guides

• सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, by honoring respectfully

• अनवमन्_य (anavaman_ya) - having not disrespected, by not disrespecting

• च (ca) - and, also

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely, thoroughly

• प्रगृह्णाति (pragṛhṇāti) - he honors, he treats respectfully (he accepts, receives, grasps, honors)

• सः (saḥ) - that (conduct) (that, he)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

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

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - officiating priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest, sacrificer

Derived from 'ṛtu' (season) and 'ij' (sacrificer), meaning one who sacrifices at the proper season.

पुरोहित (purohita) - household priest, chaplain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - household priest, chaplain, one placed in front

From 'puras' (in front) + 'hita' (placed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puras+hita)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• hita – placed, put, good, beneficial
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place, put) with 'hi' for 'hita'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

आचार्यान् (ācāryān) - teachers, spiritual guides

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, by honoring respectfully

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'sat' (good, proper)

Compound type : upapada (sat+kṛ)

• sat – good, true, existing, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛ – to do, make, perform
  verb
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनवमन्_य (anavaman_ya) - having not disrespected, by not disrespecting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'man' (to think, respect) with prefixes 'ava' (down) and 'an' (not)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+avamanya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• avamanya – having disrespected
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  Formed from root 'man' (to think, respect) with prefix 'ava' (down)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

प्रगृह्णाति (pragṛhṇāti) - he honors, he treats respectfully (he accepts, receives, grasps, honors)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pragrah

Root 'grah' (to seize, take) with prefix 'pra' (forth, forward)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - that (conduct) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, virtue, inherent quality

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)