महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-94, verse-3

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा हि बहवो राजानो द्विजसत्तम ।
इह कीर्तिं परां प्राप्य प्रेत्य स्वर्गमितो गताः ॥३॥

3. yajñairiṣṭvā hi bahavo rājāno dvijasattama ,
iha kīrtiṁ parāṁ prāpya pretya svargamito gatāḥ.

3. yajñaiḥ iṣṭvā hi bahavaḥ rājānaḥ dvijasattama
iha kīrtim parām prāpya pretya svargamitaḥ gatāḥ

3. dvijasattama hi bahavaḥ rājānaḥ yajñaiḥ iṣṭvā
iha parām kīrtim prāpya pretya svargamitaḥ gatāḥ

3. Indeed, O best among the twice-born (dvija), many kings, having performed Vedic rituals (yajñas), attained great fame in this world and, after death, went to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals, by sacrifices

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped, having sacrificed, having performed (a yajña)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, great

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having attained

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - having departed, after death

• स्वर्गमितः (svargamitaḥ) - gone to heaven

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals, by sacrifices

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

from root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped, having sacrificed, having performed (a yajña)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  from dvi 'two' + jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: addressed to a brahmin

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown

from root kīrt- 'to mention, praise'

Root: kīrt (class 10)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, great

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, ultimate

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root āp- 'to obtain' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - having departed, after death

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root i- 'to go' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

स्वर्गमितः (svargamitaḥ) - gone to heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargamita

svargamita - gone to heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+ita)

• svarga – heaven, celestial abode
  noun (masculine)
• ita – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root i- 'to go'
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the kings who have gone to heaven.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, gone to, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root gam- 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as part of the predicate, agreeing with 'rājānaḥ'.