महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-87, verse-2

ददृशुस्तं नृपतयो यज्ञस्य विधिमुत्तमम् ।
देवेन्द्रस्येव विहितं भीमेन कुरुनन्दन ॥२॥

2. dadṛśustaṁ nṛpatayo yajñasya vidhimuttamam ,
devendrasyeva vihitaṁ bhīmena kurunandana.

2. dadṛśuḥ tam nṛpatayaḥ yajñasya vidhim uttamam
devendrasya iva vihitam bhīmena kurunandana

2. kurunandana nṛpatayaḥ tam uttamam yajñasya vidhim
dadṛśuḥ (saḥ) devendrasya iva bhīmena vihitam (āsīt)

2. O joy of the Kurus, the kings saw that excellent procedure of the Vedic ritual (yajña), which had been arranged by Bhīma as if for the lord of gods (Devendra) himself.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the kings saw (they saw, they beheld)

• तम् (tam) - that (procedure) (that, him, it)

• नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - the kings (kings, rulers)

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

• विधिम् (vidhim) - the excellent procedure (procedure, method, rule)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the excellent (procedure) (excellent, best, supreme)

• देवेन्द्रस्य (devendrasya) - as if for the lord of gods (of the lord of gods, of Indra)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• विहितम् (vihitam) - arranged (by Bhīma) (arranged, performed, ordained)

• भीमेन (bhīmena) - arranged by Bhīma (by Bhīma)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O joy of the Kurus, O son of the Kuru dynasty)

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the kings saw (they saw, they beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect active

From root √dṛś (1st conjugation)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (procedure) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `vidhim`.

नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - the kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound of `nṛ` (man) and `pati` (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

From √yaj 'to worship'

Root: yaj (class 1)

विधिम् (vidhim) - the excellent procedure (procedure, method, rule)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, procedure

From √dhā with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of `dadṛśuḥ`.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the excellent (procedure) (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of `ud` or `ut` (up)

Note: Agrees with `vidhim`.

देवेन्द्रस्य (devendrasya) - as if for the lord of gods (of the lord of gods, of Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra (king of the gods), lord of gods

Compound of `deva` (god) and `indra` (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of the king of gods), ruler, chief
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विहितम् (vihitam) - arranged (by Bhīma) (arranged, performed, ordained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, performed, appointed, established

Past Passive Participle

From √dhā with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `vidhim`.

भीमेन (bhīmena) - arranged by Bhīma (by Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava brother), terrible, dreadful

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `vihitam`.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O joy of the Kurus, O son of the Kuru dynasty)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - joy of the Kurus, son of the Kuru family

Compound of `kuru` and `nandana` (rejoicing, son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, rejoicing
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand 'to rejoice'
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana.