महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-63, verse-11

मत्तानां वारणेन्द्राणां निवेशं च यथाविधि ।
कारयित्वा स राजेन्द्रो ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवीत् ॥११॥

11. mattānāṁ vāraṇendrāṇāṁ niveśaṁ ca yathāvidhi ,
kārayitvā sa rājendro brāhmaṇānidamabravīt.

11. mattānām vāraṇa-indrāṇām niveśam ca yathāvidhi
kārayitvā sa rāja-indraḥ brāhmaṇān idam abravīt

11. sa rāja-indraḥ mattānām vāraṇa-indrāṇām niveśam
ca yathāvidhi kārayitvā brāhmaṇān idam abravīt

11. And after having properly established the enclosures for the rutting, lordly elephants, that excellent king then said this to the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of the intoxicated, of the rutting

• वारण-इन्द्राणाम् (vāraṇa-indrāṇām) - of the lordly elephants, of the excellent elephants

• निवेशम् (niveśam) - housing, enclosure, settlement

• च (ca) - and

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, properly

• कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be made/done, having established

• स (sa) - he (that)

• राज-इन्द्रः (rāja-indraḥ) - the excellent king, the king of kings

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - to the Brahmins

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of the intoxicated, of the rutting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, rutting, proud

Past Passive Participle

from root mad (to be intoxicated) with suffix -kta

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Often refers to elephants in rut.

वारण-इन्द्राणाम् (vāraṇa-indrāṇām) - of the lordly elephants, of the excellent elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāraṇa-indra

vāraṇa-indra - chief elephant, lordly elephant

Tatpurusha compound 'vāraṇa' (elephant) + 'indra' (chief, lord)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāraṇa+indra)

• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  from root vṛ (to cover, stop)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

निवेशम् (niveśam) - housing, enclosure, settlement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niveśa

niveśa - settlement, encampment, housing, entering

from ni + viś + ghañ

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action with previous actions or implies an additional action.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, properly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound 'yathā' (as) + 'vidhi' (rule)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + dhā
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be made/done, having established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Causative)

formed from causative stem of root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स (sa) - he (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative masculine singular of 'tad' pronoun, sandhi form of 'saḥ'

राज-इन्द्रः (rāja-indraḥ) - the excellent king, the king of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāja-indra

rāja-indra - excellent king, king of kings

Tatpurusha compound 'rājan' (king) + 'indra' (chief, best)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - to the Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahman

Root: bṛh

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (thing)

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter of 'idam' pronoun

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

from root brū (often using forms from vac), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)