महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-25, verse-16

ऋचश्चाप्यत्र शंसन्ति नारायणविदो जनाः ।
नारायणाय देवाय यदबध्नन्पशून्पुरा ॥१६॥

16. ṛcaścāpyatra śaṁsanti nārāyaṇavido janāḥ ,
nārāyaṇāya devāya yadabadhnanpaśūnpurā.

16. ṛcaḥ ca api atra śaṃsanti nārāyaṇavidaḥ janāḥ
nārāyaṇāya devāya yat abadhnan paśūn purā

16. nārāyaṇavidaḥ janāḥ ca api atra ṛcaḥ śaṃsanti,
yat purā nārāyaṇāya devāya paśūn abadhnan

16. And indeed, people who understand Narayana also recite Rigvedic verses concerning this, (recalling) how in ancient times they bound animals for the deity Narayana.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) - Rigvedic hymns, verses

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• शंसन्ति (śaṁsanti) - they praise, they recite, they declare

• नारायणविदः (nārāyaṇavidaḥ) - those who know Narayana, knowers of Narayana

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya) - to Narayana, for Narayana

• देवाय (devāya) - to the god, for the deity

• यत् (yat) - that, which, because, whereby

• अबध्नन् (abadhnan) - they bound, they tied

• पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts

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

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) - Rigvedic hymns, verses

(noun)

feminine, plural of ṛc

ṛc - hymn, verse of the Rigveda, praise

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

locative suffix 'tra' added to 'a' (pronominal stem)

Note: Adverb of place.

शंसन्ति (śaṁsanti) - they praise, they recite, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

Present Active

Root śaṃs (1st conjugation, parasmaipada)

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

नारायणविदः (nārāyaṇavidaḥ) - those who know Narayana, knowers of Narayana

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārāyaṇavid

nārāyaṇavid - one who knows Narayana

Compound noun ending in 'vid' (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+vid)

• nārāyaṇa – Narayana (a name of Vishnu/Supreme Being)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya) - to Narayana, for Narayana

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu/Supreme Being)

देवाय (devāya) - to the god, for the deity

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that, which, because, whereby

(indeclinable)

neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'yad', also used as conjunction.

अबध्नन् (abadhnan) - they bound, they tied

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Augment 'a-', 3rd person plural, imperfect tense, active voice. Root bandh (9th conjugation, parasmaipada).

Root: bandh (class 9)

पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast, victim (for sacrifice)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.