महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-3, verse-9

ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वा च हुत्वा चैव हुताशनम् ।
आयुष्यं पाण्डुपुत्राणामाशास्ते स नराधिपः ॥९॥

9. brāhmaṇānvācayitvā ca hutvā caiva hutāśanam ,
āyuṣyaṁ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmāśāste sa narādhipaḥ.

9. brāhmaṇān vācayitvā ca hutvā ca eva hutāśanam
āyuṣyam pāṇḍuputrāṇām āśāste sa narādhipaḥ

9. ca sa narādhipaḥ brāhmaṇān vācayitvā ca eva
hutāśanam hutvā pāṇḍuputrāṇām āyuṣyam āśāste

9. And, having had the Brahmins pronounce blessings and having offered into the sacred fire, that king indeed wished for the longevity of the sons of Pāṇḍu.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having had the Brahmins perform recitations/blessings (having caused to recite, having had them speak)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (into fire)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - sacred fire (for Vedic fire ritual) (fire (literally: fire-eater))

• आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - longevity, long life

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

• आशास्ते (āśāste) - he wishes, he hopes

• स (sa) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (he, that (king))

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (king, lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest

Derived from brahman (sacred utterance, the absolute).

वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having had the Brahmins perform recitations/blessings (having caused to recite, having had them speak)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Causative of root vac (to speak) with absolutive suffix -tvā. The stem is vācay.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (into fire)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root hu (to offer) with absolutive suffix -tvā.

Root: hu (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - sacred fire (for Vedic fire ritual) (fire (literally: fire-eater))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, Agni

Bahuvrīhi compound: huta (offered) + aśana (food/eater). One for whom what is offered is food, i.e., fire.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer) with suffix -ta.
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – food, eating
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś (to eat).
  Root: aś (class 9)

आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - longevity, long life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyuṣya

āyuṣya - longevity, long life, conducive to long life

From āyus (life, vital power) with suffix -ya.

पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Tatpurusha compound: Pāṇḍu (name) + putra (son).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

आशास्ते (āśāste) - he wishes, he hopes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśās

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

From root śās (to rule, to teach, to wish) with upasarga ā (towards, greatly). āśās is an Atmanepada verb.

Prefix: ā

Root: śās (class 2)

स (sa) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (he, that (king))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Tatpurusha compound: nara (man) + adhipa (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over) + √pā (to protect).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)