महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-14, verse-5

अर्चयामास देवांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्च युधिष्ठिरः ।
कृत्वाथ प्रेतकार्याणि बन्धूनां स पुनर्नृपः ।
अन्वशासत धर्मात्मा पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम् ॥५॥

5. arcayāmāsa devāṁśca brāhmaṇāṁśca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
kṛtvātha pretakāryāṇi bandhūnāṁ sa punarnṛpaḥ ,
anvaśāsata dharmātmā pṛthivīṁ sāgarāmbarām.

5. arcayām āsa devān ca brāhmaṇān ca
Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṛtvā atha pretakāryāṇi
bandhūnām sa punaḥ nṛpaḥ anvśāsat
dharmātmā pṛthivīm sāgarāmbarām

5. Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ devān ca brāhmaṇān ca arcayām āsa.
atha saḥ nṛpaḥ bandhūnām pretakāryāṇi kṛtvā punaḥ dharmātmā sāgarāmbarām pṛthivīm anvśāsat.

5. Yudhiṣṭhira worshipped the gods and the brahmins. Then, having performed the funeral rites of his relatives, that king, a man of virtuous nature (dharmātmā), again ruled the earth, which is girdled by the oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was, he became (auxiliary verb)

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• च (ca) - and

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

• बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (king)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• अन्व्शासत् (anvśāsat) - he ruled, he governed

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person, possessing a virtuous nature (dharma)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, whose garment is the oceans

Words meanings and morphology

अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

Periphrastic Perfect, first part

The form "arcayām" is an intensitive (causative) stem used in periphrastic perfect constructions

Root: arc (class 1)

आस (āsa) - he was, he became (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic perfect (lit) of as

Periphrastic Perfect Auxiliary, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root as (to be), used as an auxiliary verb to form the periphrastic perfect with arcayām

Root: as (class 2)

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rites, rites for the dead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – deceased, departed spirit, ghost
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-i (to go forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – action, duty, ritual, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

Root: bandh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (king)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Literally 'protector of men', from nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

अन्व्शासत् (anvśāsat) - he ruled, he governed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śās

Imperfect, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

From root śās (to rule) with prefix anu, Augmented

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person, possessing a virtuous nature (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person

Compound of dharma and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – virtue, righteousness, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

Root: pṛth (class 6)

सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, whose garment is the oceans

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarāmbarā

sāgarāmbarā - ocean-clad, having oceans as a garment

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and ambara (garment)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ambara)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – garment, sky
  noun (neuter)