महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-53

तत्कुरुष्व महाराज वृत्तं राजर्षिसेवितम् ।
आतिष्ठ दिव्यं पन्थानमह्नाय भरतर्षभ ॥५३॥

53. tatkuruṣva mahārāja vṛttaṁ rājarṣisevitam ,
ātiṣṭha divyaṁ panthānamahnāya bharatarṣabha.

53. tat kuruṣva mahārāja vṛttam rājarṣisevitam
ātiṣṭha divyam panthānam ahnāya bharatarṣabha

53. mahārāja bharatarṣabha tat rājarṣisevitam
vṛttam kuruṣva ahnāya divyam panthānam ātiṣṭha

53. Therefore, O great king, adopt that conduct which has been followed by royal sages. O best among the Bharatas, swiftly embrace the divine path.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Therefore, that (referring to the conduct mentioned in the previous verse) (that, therefore)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - adopt, perform (that conduct) (do, perform, make)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, practice

• राजर्षिसेवितम् (rājarṣisevitam) - which has been followed by royal sages (served/practiced by royal sages)

• आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - embrace, follow (a path) (stand on, resort to, adopt, follow, undertake)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

• अह्नाय (ahnāya) - swiftly (quickly, immediately, without delay)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Therefore, that (referring to the conduct mentioned in the previous verse) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can be accusative singular neuter, acting as object of kuruṣva.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - adopt, perform (that conduct) (do, perform, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative mood

Second person singular imperative middle of √kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to the king.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound of mahat (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, practice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, course of action, behavior, existing, happened

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛt + kta; used as a noun.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of kuruṣva.

राजर्षिसेवितम् (rājarṣisevitam) - which has been followed by royal sages (served/practiced by royal sages)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājarṣisevita

rājarṣisevita - practiced by royal sages, served by royal sages

Past Passive Participle

Compound: rājarṣi (royal sage) + sevita (served/practiced, PPP of √sev).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (rājarṣi+sevita)

• rājarṣi – royal sage, king-sage
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage).
• sevita – served, attended, practiced, frequented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √sev.
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vṛttam.

आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - embrace, follow (a path) (stand on, resort to, adopt, follow, undertake)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative mood

Second person singular imperative active of ā-√sthā (class 1, tiṣṭha-stem).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Command to the king.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural

From div (heaven) + ya (suffix).

Note: Qualifies panthānam.

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, way, road, course

Note: Object of ātiṣṭha.

अह्नाय (ahnāya) - swiftly (quickly, immediately, without delay)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies ātiṣṭha.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas (a designation for a great warrior or king in the Bharata lineage)

Compound of Bharata (name of a lineage/king) and ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)