महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-80, verse-9

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ब्राह्मणाः कुरुमुख्यस्य प्रयुक्ता हयसारिणः ।
कुर्वन्तु शान्तिकां त्वद्य रणे योऽयं मया हतः ॥९॥

9. brāhmaṇāḥ kurumukhyasya prayuktā hayasāriṇaḥ ,
kurvantu śāntikāṁ tvadya raṇe yo'yaṁ mayā hataḥ.

9. brāhmaṇāḥ kurumukhyasya prayuktāḥ hayasāriṇaḥ
kurvantu śāntikām tu adya raṇe yaḥ ayam mayā hataḥ

9. brāhmaṇāḥ! prayuktāḥ hayasāriṇaḥ adya raṇe mayā
yaḥ ayam hataḥ kurumukhyasya śāntikām tu kurvantu

9. O Brahmins (brāhmaṇāḥ), appointed and swift like horses, let them perform a pacification rite (śāntikā) today for this chief of the Kurus who was slain by me in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - O Brahmins, priests

कुरुमुख्यस्य (kurumukhyasya) - of the Kuru chief (referring to the slain father) (of the chief of the Kurus, of the Kuru leader)

प्रयुक्ताः (prayuktāḥ) - appointed (to perform rituals) (appointed, engaged, employed, arranged)

हयसारिणः (hayasāriṇaḥ) - swift in their movements or duties (swift as horses, moving like horses)

कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them do, let them perform

शान्तिकाम् (śāntikām) - pacification rite, rite for peace, an appeasing ritual

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

अद्य (adya) - today, now

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

मया (mayā) - by me

हतः (hataḥ) - slain, killed, struck

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - O Brahmins, priests

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, a member of the priestly class

कुरुमुख्यस्य (kurumukhyasya) - of the Kuru chief (referring to the slain father) (of the chief of the Kurus, of the Kuru leader)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurumukhya

kurumukhya - chief of the Kurus, principal Kuru

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuru+mukhya)

kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient kingdom and people
proper noun (masculine)
mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, main
adjective (masculine)

प्रयुक्ताः (prayuktāḥ) - appointed (to perform rituals) (appointed, engaged, employed, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayukta

prayukta - appointed, engaged, applied, set in motion, used

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yuj' (to join, employ) with prefix 'pra' (forth, forward).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+yukta)

pra – forth, forward, before, very
prefix
yukta – joined, yoked, engaged, proper, fit
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yuj' (to join).
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

हयसारिणः (hayasāriṇaḥ) - swift in their movements or duties (swift as horses, moving like horses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hayasārin

hayasārin - moving like a horse, swift as a horse

Compound of 'haya' (horse) and 'sārin' (moving).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (haya+sārin)

haya – horse
noun (masculine)
sārin – moving, going, running
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/Adjective from root
From root 'sṛ' (to go, move) with suffix '-in'.
Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them do, let them perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शान्तिकाम् (śāntikām) - pacification rite, rite for peace, an appeasing ritual

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śāntikā

śāntikā - a pacification rite, an appeasing ceremony, a rite for averting evil

From 'śānti' (peace) with suffix 'ka'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)