महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-92, verse-2

ऋषयो धर्मनित्यास्तु कृत्वा निवपनान्युत ।
तर्पणं चाप्यकुर्वन्त तीर्थाम्भोभिर्यतव्रताः ॥२॥

2. ṛṣayo dharmanityāstu kṛtvā nivapanānyuta ,
tarpaṇaṁ cāpyakurvanta tīrthāmbhobhiryatavratāḥ.

2. ṛṣayaḥ dharmanityāḥ tu kṛtvā nivapanāni uta
tarpaṇam ca api akurvanta tīrthāmbhobhiḥ yatavratāḥ

2. tu ṛṣayaḥ dharmanityāḥ yatavratāḥ nivapanāni
kṛtvā ca api tīrthāmbhobhiḥ tarpaṇam akurvanta

2. Indeed, the sages, ever steadfast in their natural law (dharma) and disciplined in their vows, having performed the funerary offerings (nivapana), also made water oblations (tarpaṇa) with the waters from holy sites.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages, seers

• धर्मनित्याः (dharmanityāḥ) - constantly devoted to natural law, steadfast in dharma

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed, having done

• निवपनानि (nivapanāni) - funerary offerings, śrāddha offerings

• उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

• तर्पणम् (tarpaṇam) - water oblation, propitiation, satisfaction

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they performed, they did

• तीर्थाम्भोभिः (tīrthāmbhobhiḥ) - with the waters of sacred places

• यतव्रताः (yatavratāḥ) - disciplined in vows, whose vows are controlled

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

धर्मनित्याः (dharmanityāḥ) - constantly devoted to natural law, steadfast in dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmanitya

dharmanitya - constantly devoted to natural law, steadfast in dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• nitya – constant, eternal, always, permanent
  adjective

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निवपनानि (nivapanāni) - funerary offerings, śrāddha offerings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nivapana

nivapana - funerary offering, pouring down, sowing

Derived from root vap with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vap (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तर्पणम् (tarpaṇam) - water oblation, propitiation, satisfaction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tarpaṇa

tarpaṇa - water oblation, propitiation, satisfaction, refreshing

Derived from root tṛp (to satisfy)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they performed, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तीर्थाम्भोभिः (tīrthāmbhobhiḥ) - with the waters of sacred places

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tīrthāmbhas

tīrthāmbhas - water of a sacred bathing place

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīrtha+ambhas)

• tīrtha – sacred bathing place, holy site, ford
  noun (neuter)
• ambhas – water, fluid
  noun (neuter)

यतव्रताः (yatavratāḥ) - disciplined in vows, whose vows are controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatavrata

yatavrata - whose vows are controlled, disciplined in vows, having restrained practices

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yata+vrata)

• yata – controlled, restrained, self-controlled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam (to restrain)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred practice
  noun (neuter)