महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-2

पुष्करार्थं कृतं स्तैन्यं पुरा भरतसत्तम ।
राजर्षिभिर्महाराज तथैव च द्विजर्षिभिः ॥२॥

2. puṣkarārthaṁ kṛtaṁ stainyaṁ purā bharatasattama ,
rājarṣibhirmahārāja tathaiva ca dvijarṣibhiḥ.

2. puṣkarārtham kṛtam stainyam purā bharatasattama
rājarṣibhiḥ mahārāja tathā eva ca dvijarṣibhiḥ

2. bharatasattama mahārāja purā puṣkarārtham stainyam
kṛtam rājarṣibhiḥ tathā eva ca dvijarṣibhiḥ

2. O best among Bhāratas, O great king, in ancient times, acts of theft were committed for the sake of (the holy place) Puṣkara, both by royal sages (rājarṣis) and brahmin sages (dvijarṣis).

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्करार्थम् (puṣkarārtham) - for the sake of the holy place Puṣkara (for the purpose of Puṣkara, for Puṣkara's sake)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was committed (referring to theft) (done, performed, made)

• स्तैन्यम् (stainyam) - acts of theft (theft, robbery, thievery)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, previously)

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bhāratas

• राजर्षिभिः (rājarṣibhiḥ) - by royal sages (rājarṣis) (by royal sages)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्विजर्षिभिः (dvijarṣibhiḥ) - by brahmin sages (dvijarṣis) (by brahmin sages)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्करार्थम् (puṣkarārtham) - for the sake of the holy place Puṣkara (for the purpose of Puṣkara, for Puṣkara's sake)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkarārtha

puṣkarārtha - for the purpose of Puṣkara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣkara+artha)

• puṣkara – name of a sacred lake or holy place, a blue lotus
  proper noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an adverbial accusative, indicating purpose.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was committed (referring to theft) (done, performed, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'stainyam'.

स्तैन्यम् (stainyam) - acts of theft (theft, robbery, thievery)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stainya

stainya - theft, thievery

Derived from stena (thief) + ṣyaÑ (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Subject of the passive construction 'kṛtam stainyam'.

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, previously)

(indeclinable)

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bhāratas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bhāratas

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat (good).

राजर्षिभिः (rājarṣibhiḥ) - by royal sages (rājarṣis) (by royal sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahat (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: `tathā eva` often means "similarly, just so".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

द्विजर्षिभिः (dvijarṣibhiḥ) - by brahmin sages (dvijarṣis) (by brahmin sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvijarṣi

dvijarṣi - brahmin sage, a twice-born sage

Compound of dvija (twice-born, brahmin) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvija+ṛṣi)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya), a brahmin, a bird, a tooth
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb.