महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-4, verse-27

तस्यैव च समीपे स यज्ञवाटो बभूव ह ।
ईजे तत्र स धर्मात्मा विधिवत्पृथिवीपतिः ।
मरुत्तः सहितैः सर्वैः प्रजापालैर्नराधिपः ॥२७॥

27. tasyaiva ca samīpe sa yajñavāṭo babhūva ha ,
īje tatra sa dharmātmā vidhivatpṛthivīpatiḥ ,
maruttaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ prajāpālairnarādhipaḥ.

27. tasya eva ca samīpe sa yajñavāṭaḥ
babhūva ha īje tatra sa dharmātmā
vidhivat pṛthivīpatiḥ maruttaḥ
sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ prajāpālaiḥ narādhipaḥ

27. And indeed, near that very spot, that ground for the Vedic ritual (yajña) came into existence. There, that righteous king (dharma-ātman), the lord of the earth, King Marutta, along with all the protectors of the people, performed a Vedic ritual (yajña) according to the prescribed rites.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (place/spot) (of him, of it, his, its)

• एव (eva) - very (spot) (only, just, indeed, very)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near (that spot) (near, in the vicinity, close by)

• स (sa) - that (sacrificial ground) (he, that)

• यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - ground for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (sacrificial ground, arena for a Vedic ritual)

• बभूव (babhūva) - came into being (became, came into being, was)

• ह (ha) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

• ईजे (īje) - he performed a Vedic ritual (he worshipped, he sacrificed, he performed a Vedic ritual)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the sacrificial ground) (there, in that place)

• स (sa) - that (king) (he, that)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous king (whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is the self (ātman)) (one whose self is righteousness, righteous person)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the prescribed rites (according to rule, lawfully, properly, according to prescribed rites)

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the lord of the earth (lord of the earth, king)

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

• सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - along with (accompanied by, together with, along with)

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - along with all (by all, with all)

• प्रजापालैः (prajāpālaiḥ) - by the protectors of the people (by the protectors of the people, by the kings)

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King (referring to Marutta) (king, lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (place/spot) (of him, of it, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - very (spot) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

समीपे (samīpe) - near (that spot) (near, in the vicinity, close by)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - vicinity, proximity, nearness

स (sa) - that (sacrificial ground) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad' before a sibilant.

यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - ground for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (sacrificial ground, arena for a Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa

yajñavāṭa - sacrificial ground, area for a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+vāṭa)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From √yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, field, ground
  noun (masculine)
  From √vaṭ 'to encompass'
  Root: vaṭ

बभूव (babhūva) - came into being (became, came into being, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

perfect active indicative 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

ईजे (īje) - he performed a Vedic ritual (he worshipped, he sacrificed, he performed a Vedic ritual)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of yaj

perfect middle indicative 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect of √yaj (irregular form for 'yaj')

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: The initial 'y' of 'yaj' is dropped and 'i' prefixed in perfect tense in some cases.

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the sacrificial ground) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tra'

स (sa) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad' before a sibilant.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous king (whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is the self (ātman)) (one whose self is righteousness, righteous person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, one whose self is righteousness, soul of dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ 'to uphold'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  From √an 'to breathe'
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of a noun ending in -ātman.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the prescribed rites (according to rule, lawfully, properly, according to prescribed rites)

(indeclinable)

From 'vidhi' + suffix 'vat'

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the lord of the earth (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pṛthu' (broad)
  Root: pṛth
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (a celebrated ancient king)

सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - along with (accompanied by, together with, along with)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, connected, along with

Past Passive Participle

From 'sa-' (with) + 'hita' (placed), PPP of √dhā with prefix saṃ, or from saha + ita

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjectival form qualifying 'prajāpālaiḥ'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - along with all (by all, with all)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjectival form qualifying 'prajāpālaiḥ'.

प्रजापालैः (prajāpālaiḥ) - by the protectors of the people (by the protectors of the people, by the kings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prajāpāla

prajāpāla - protector of the people, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pāla)

• prajā – people, progeny, subjects, creation
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra' + √jan 'to be born'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √pāl 'to protect'
  Root: pāl (class 10)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King (referring to Marutta) (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From 'adhi' + √pā 'to protect, rule'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Appears as a nominative singular, in apposition to Maruttaḥ.