महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-42

ब्राह्मणा हि महाभागा देवानामपि देवताः ।
तेषु राजा प्रवर्तेत पूजया विधिपूर्वकम् ॥४२॥

42. brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgā devānāmapi devatāḥ ,
teṣu rājā pravarteta pūjayā vidhipūrvakam.

42. brāhmaṇāḥ hi mahābhāgāḥ devānām api devatāḥ
teṣu rājā pravartera pūjayā vidhipūrvakam

42. brāhmaṇāḥ hi mahābhāgāḥ api devānām devatāḥ
rājā teṣu vidhipūrvakam pūjayā pravartera

42. Indeed, brāhmaṇas are greatly fortunate, being deities even to the gods. Towards them, a king should conduct himself with reverence according to sacred rites.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, highly esteemed

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, divinity, gods

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them, towards them

• राजा (rājā) - a king, a ruler

• प्रवर्तेर (pravartera) - he should act, he should behave, he should proceed

• पूजया (pūjayā) - by worship, with reverence, by honor

• विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to sacred rites, in a prescribed manner, formally

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, highly esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, noble, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhaj (to divide, allot)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, a deity, a divine being

from √div (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, divinity, gods

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - a deity, divinity, god

from deva + tā (abstract suffix)

Root: div (class 4)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them, towards them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - a king, a ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - a king, a ruler, a sovereign

from √rāj to shine, rule

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रवर्तेर (pravartera) - he should act, he should behave, he should proceed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pravert

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पूजया (pūjayā) - by worship, with reverence, by honor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, reverence, adoration

from √pūj (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to sacred rites, in a prescribed manner, formally

(indeclinable)

Compound type : adv-compound (vidhi+pūrvaka)

• vidhi – rule, precept, injunction, rite, procedure
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + √dhā
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, connected with, based on
  adjective
  from pūrva + ka