महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-33, verse-14

पितॄणां देवतानां च मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम् ।
पुरोहिता महाभागा ब्राह्मणा वै नराधिप ॥१४॥

14. pitṝṇāṁ devatānāṁ ca manuṣyoragarakṣasām ,
purohitā mahābhāgā brāhmaṇā vai narādhipa.

14. pitṝṇām devatānām ca manuṣyoragarakṣasām
purohitāḥ mahābhāgāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ vai narādhipa

14. O king (narādhipa), the illustrious Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) are indeed the priests for the ancestors, the gods, and for humans, serpents, and rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

• च (ca) - and

• मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम् (manuṣyoragarakṣasām) - of humans, serpents, and rākṣasas

• पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, family priests

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (brāhmaṇa)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - A vocative address to a king or ruler, commonly found in epic literature. (O king, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, deity, god, goddess

Derived from deva (god) with the suffix -tā indicating abstract quality or collection.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम् (manuṣyoragarakṣasām) - of humans, serpents, and rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣyoragarakṣas

manuṣyoragarakṣas - of men, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons)

A dvandva compound of manuṣya (human), uraga (serpent), and rakṣas (rākṣasa, demon).

Compound type : dvandva (manuṣya+uraga+rakṣas)

• manuṣya – human being, man
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Manu, the mythical progenitor of mankind.
• uraga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of uras (breast) + √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rakṣas – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (neuter)
  From root √rakṣ (to protect, but also to harm).
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: The compound takes masculine gender in plural when referring to animate beings.

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, family priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purohita

purohita - appointed, placed at the head; priest, family priest, chaplain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place, to put) with prefix puras (in front, before).

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - very fortunate, exalted, noble, illustrious, highly esteemed

A bahuvrīhi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'bhāga' (share, fortune). One whose share is great.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Stem of mahat (great).
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhaj (to divide, to share).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, Brahmin

Derived from brahman (sacred knowledge, ultimate reality, priestly class).

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - A vocative address to a king or ruler, commonly found in epic literature. (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

A tatpuruṣa compound of nara (man) and adhipa (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over, superior) + √pā (to protect, to rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)