महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-17

ऋत्विग्भिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैश्च भ्रातृभिश्च सहाच्युतः ।
आसाद्य शरतल्पस्थमृषिभिः परिवारितम् ॥१७॥

17. ṛtvigbhirbrahmakalpaiśca bhrātṛbhiśca sahācyutaḥ ,
āsādya śaratalpasthamṛṣibhiḥ parivāritam.

17. ṛtvigbhiḥ brahmakalpaiḥ ca bhrātṛbhiḥ ca saha
acyutaḥ āsādya śaratalpastham ṛṣibhiḥ parivāritam

17. Accompanied by Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa), his brothers, and priests (ṛtvij) who resembled Brahmā, he approached Bhīṣma, who was lying on the bed of arrows and surrounded by sages (ṛṣi).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by the officiating priests (present at the scene) (by officiating priests)

• ब्रह्मकल्पैः (brahmakalpaiḥ) - (priests) who were like Brahmā (resembling Brahmā, like Brahmā)

• च (ca) - and

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (by brothers, with brothers)

• च (ca) - and

• सह (saha) - together with (with, together with)

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) (the infallible one, Kṛṣṇa)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) having approached (Bhīṣma) (having approached, having reached)

• शरतल्पस्थम् (śaratalpastham) - (Bhīṣma) who was on the bed of arrows (standing/lying on a bed of arrows)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the surrounding sages (ṛṣi) (by sages)

• परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - (Bhīṣma) who was surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by the officiating priests (present at the scene) (by officiating priests)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest

From ṛtu (season) + root yaj (to worship), one who sacrifices at proper seasons

Root: yaj (class 1)

ब्रह्मकल्पैः (brahmakalpaiḥ) - (priests) who were like Brahmā (resembling Brahmā, like Brahmā)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmakalpa

brahmakalpa - resembling Brahmā, like Brahmā

Compound of brahman (Brahmā) and kalpa (like, resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+kalpa)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute
  proper noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, fit for
  adjective
  Suffix -kalpa indicates similarity

Note: Adjective for 'ṛtvigbhiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (by brothers, with brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas accompanying Yudhiṣṭhira.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सह (saha) - together with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing instrumental case

अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) (the infallible one, Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - infallible, imperishable; an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Past Passive Participle (from cyu with negation 'a')

From a- (not) + cyuta (fallen)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, dropped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cyu (to move, fall) + kta suffix
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) having approached (Bhīṣma) (having approached, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā- + root sad (to sit, approach) + -ya suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

शरतल्पस्थम् (śaratalpastham) - (Bhīṣma) who was on the bed of arrows (standing/lying on a bed of arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaratalpastha

śaratalpastha - being on a bed of arrows

Compound of śara (arrow) + talpa (bed) + stha (standing, being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+talpa+stha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the surrounding sages (ṛṣi) (by sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

From root ṛṣ (to go, to move)

Root: ṛṣ (class 6)

परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - (Bhīṣma) who was surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

From pari- + root vṛ (to cover, enclose) + kta suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma, matching 'śaratalpastham'.