महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-91, verse-14

दक्षिणाग्रास्ततो दर्भा विष्टरेषु निवेशिताः ।
पादयोश्चैव विप्राणां ये त्वन्नमुपभुञ्जते ॥१४॥

14. dakṣiṇāgrāstato darbhā viṣṭareṣu niveśitāḥ ,
pādayoścaiva viprāṇāṁ ye tvannamupabhuñjate.

14. dakṣiṇāgrāḥ tataḥ darbhāḥ viṣṭareṣu niveśitāḥ
pādayoḥ ca eva viprāṇām ye tu annam upabhuñjate

14. tataḥ dakṣiṇāgrāḥ darbhāḥ viṣṭareṣu niveśitāḥ
ca viprāṇām ye tu annam upabhuñjate pādayoḥ eva

14. Then, darbha grass, with its tips facing south, was placed on the seats and at the feet of those brahmins who were partaking of the food.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणाग्राः (dakṣiṇāgrāḥ) - with tips pointing south

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• दर्भाः (darbhāḥ) - darbha grass

• विष्टरेषु (viṣṭareṣu) - on the seats

• निवेशिताः (niveśitāḥ) - placed, arranged, seated

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet, of the two feet

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

• विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins

• ये (ye) - who

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• अन्नम् (annam) - food

• उपभुञ्जते (upabhuñjate) - they eat, they partake of

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणाग्राः (dakṣiṇāgrāḥ) - with tips pointing south

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣiṇāgra

dakṣiṇāgra - having tips pointing south, south-pointed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dakṣiṇā+agra)

• dakṣiṇā – south, right (direction)
  noun (feminine)
• agra – tip, front, point
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'darbhāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

दर्भाः (darbhāḥ) - darbha grass

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darbha

darbha - darbha grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass used in rituals

Note: Subject of 'niveśitāḥ'.

विष्टरेषु (viṣṭareṣu) - on the seats

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṣṭara

viṣṭara - seat, couch, especially a seat made of grass

निवेशिताः (niveśitāḥ) - placed, arranged, seated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niveśita

niveśita - placed, caused to enter, seated, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root viś with prefix ni (causative of ni-viś).

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'darbhāḥ'.

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet, of the two feet

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter (of a verse or unit)

Note: Locative dual for 'at the two feet'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, an inspired person, a sage

Note: Possessive, 'of the brahmins'.

ये (ye) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'upabhuñjate'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्नम् (annam) - food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Note: Direct object of 'upabhuñjate'.

उपभुञ्जते (upabhuñjate) - they eat, they partake of

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)