महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-1, verse-17

आरालिकाः सूपकारा रागखाण्डविकास्तथा ।
उपातिष्ठन्त राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं यथा पुरा ॥१७॥

17. ārālikāḥ sūpakārā rāgakhāṇḍavikāstathā ,
upātiṣṭhanta rājānaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ yathā purā.

17. ārālikāḥ sūpakārāḥ rāgakhaṇḍavikāḥ tathā
upātiṣṭhanta rājānam dhṛtarāṣṭram yathā purā

17. The head cooks, ordinary cooks, and also the makers of preserves attended upon King Dhritarashtra as before.

Words meanings summery:

• आरालिकाः (ārālikāḥ) - head cooks, kitchen superintendents

• सूपकाराः (sūpakārāḥ) - cooks, soup makers

• रागखण्डविकाः (rāgakhaṇḍavikāḥ) - makers of preserves or condiments

• तथा (tathā) - and also, thus

• उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they attended, they waited upon

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

Words meanings and morphology

आरालिकाः (ārālikāḥ) - head cooks, kitchen superintendents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārālika

ārālika - superintendent of the kitchen, head cook

सूपकाराः (sūpakārāḥ) - cooks, soup makers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūpakāra

sūpakāra - cook (specifically, one who prepares soups)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sūpa+kāra)

• sūpa – soup, broth
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

रागखण्डविकाः (rāgakhaṇḍavikāḥ) - makers of preserves or condiments

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāgakhaṇḍavika

rāgakhaṇḍavika - maker of khaṇḍava (a spiced sweetmeat or preserve); a confectioner specializing in flavored dishes

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāga+khaṇḍavika)

• rāga – color, flavor, condiment, sauce
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• khaṇḍavika – maker of khaṇḍava (a type of sweetmeat or preserve)
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and also, thus

(indeclinable)

उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they attended, they waited upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of sthā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)