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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-21

प्रसाधनं च केशानामञ्जनं दन्तधावनम् ।
पूर्वाह्ण एव कुर्वीत देवतानां च पूजनम् ॥२१॥
21. prasādhanaṁ ca keśānāmañjanaṁ dantadhāvanam ,
pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta devatānāṁ ca pūjanam.
21. prasādhanam ca keśānām añjanam dantadhāvanam
pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta devatānām ca pūjanam
21. keśānām prasādhanam ca añjanam dantadhāvanam
ca devatānām pūjanam pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta
21. One should perform the grooming of hair, the application of collyrium, cleaning of teeth, and the worship of deities in the forenoon itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रसाधनम् (prasādhanam) - grooming, beautification, adornment
  • (ca) - and, also
  • केशानाम् (keśānām) - of the hairs
  • अञ्जनम् (añjanam) - application of collyrium, anointing
  • दन्तधावनम् (dantadhāvanam) - cleaning of teeth, tooth-brushing
  • पूर्वाह्ण (pūrvāhṇa) - forenoon, morning
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very
  • कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should do, one should perform
  • देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods
  • (ca) - and, also
  • पूजनम् (pūjanam) - worship, adoration

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसाधनम् (prasādhanam) - grooming, beautification, adornment
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prasādhana
prasādhana - adornment, grooming, decoration, accomplishment
From pra-√sādh (to accomplish, to adorn) + ana (suffix for noun of action/instrument)
Prefix: pra
Root: sādh (class 1)
Note: Also nominative singular, but accusative fits the context of 'performing'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
केशानाम् (keśānām) - of the hairs
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of keśa
keśa - hair, mane
अञ्जनम् (añjanam) - application of collyrium, anointing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of añjana
añjana - anointing, collyrium, ointment
From √añj (to anoint) + ana (suffix)
Root: añj (class 7)
Note: Also nominative singular, but accusative fits the context of 'performing'.
दन्तधावनम् (dantadhāvanam) - cleaning of teeth, tooth-brushing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dantadhāvana
dantadhāvana - tooth-cleaning, teeth-washing
Compound type : tatpurusha (danta+dhāvana)
  • danta – tooth
    noun (masculine)
  • dhāvana – washing, cleaning
    noun (neuter)
    From √dhāv (to wash) + ana (suffix)
    Root: dhāv (class 1)
Note: Also nominative singular.
पूर्वाह्ण (pūrvāhṇa) - forenoon, morning
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvāhṇa
pūrvāhṇa - forenoon, morning, first part of the day
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+ahan)
  • pūrva – former, earlier, prior
    adjective
  • ahan – day
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'in the forenoon'. While `pūrvāhṇe` would be the explicit locative, `pūrvāhṇa eva` is used here.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very
(indeclinable)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should do, one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Optative mood, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular
Root √kṛ, 8th class, optative, ātmanepada, 3rd singular.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, divinity, god/goddess
From deva (god) + tā (suffix forming feminine abstract noun)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पूजनम् (pūjanam) - worship, adoration
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pūjana
pūjana - worship, adoration, honoring
From √pūj (to worship) + ana (suffix)
Root: pūj (class 10)
Note: Also nominative singular, but accusative fits the context of 'performing'.