महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-90, verse-20

कृत्वा प्रवर्ग्यं धर्मज्ञा यथावद्द्विजसत्तमाः ।
चक्रुस्ते विधिवद्राजंस्तथैवाभिषवं द्विजाः ॥२०॥

20. kṛtvā pravargyaṁ dharmajñā yathāvaddvijasattamāḥ ,
cakruste vidhivadrājaṁstathaivābhiṣavaṁ dvijāḥ.

20. kṛtvā pravargyam dharmajñāḥ yathāvat dvijasattamāḥ
cakruḥ te vidhivat rājan tathā eva abhiṣavam dvijāḥ

20. rājan te dharmajñāḥ yathāvat dvijasattamāḥ dvijāḥ
pravargyam kṛtvā vidhivat tathā eva abhiṣavam cakruḥ

20. O king, those excellent twice-born (dvija) priests, who were knowers of the proper constitution (dharma) for rituals, having duly performed the Pravargya ritual, then similarly carried out the pressing of the Soma (abhiṣava) in accordance with the prescribed rules.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• प्रवर्ग्यम् (pravargyam) - a specific Vedic ritual preceding the main Soma sacrifice (the Pravargya ritual)

• धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - those who understand the intrinsic nature and proper order of the rituals (knowers of dharma/ritual law)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, in due form

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the most excellent priests (best among the twice-born)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed, they did

• ते (te) - those priests (they, those)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अभिषवम् (abhiṣavam) - the ritual act of pressing the Soma plant (the pressing (of Soma))

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins/priests (the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, perform) with suffix ktvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रवर्ग्यम् (pravargyam) - a specific Vedic ritual preceding the main Soma sacrifice (the Pravargya ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravargya

pravargya - Pravargya (a particular ceremony preliminary to the Soma-sacrifice)

धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - those who understand the intrinsic nature and proper order of the rituals (knowers of dharma/ritual law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmajña

dharmajña - knowing dharma, skilled in righteousness or law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, ritual order
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, in due form

(indeclinable)

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the most excellent priests (best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - most excellent among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative suffix -tama

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - those priests (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vidhi' (rule) with the 'vatup' suffix

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अभिषवम् (abhiṣavam) - the ritual act of pressing the Soma plant (the pressing (of Soma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣava

abhiṣava - pressing out (especially of Soma), sprinkling

Derived from root su (to press out) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: su (class 5)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins/priests (the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth)