महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-31, verse-17

निवेदयामास तदा जनं तं नामगोत्रतः ।
युधिष्ठिरो नरपतिः स चैनान्प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥१७॥

17. nivedayāmāsa tadā janaṁ taṁ nāmagotrataḥ ,
yudhiṣṭhiro narapatiḥ sa cainānpratyapūjayat.

17. nivedayāmāsa tadā janaṃ taṃ nāmagoññātrataḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ narapatiḥ saḥ ca enān pratyapūjayat

17. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ narapatiḥ tadā taṃ janaṃ nāmagoññātrataḥ
nivedayāmāsa ca saḥ enān pratyapūjayat

17. Then King Yudhishthira introduced those people, specifying their names and lineages. And he, in turn, honored them.

Words meanings summery:

• निवेदयामास (nivedayāmāsa) - introduced, announced, presented

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जनं (janaṁ) - people, person, creature

• तं (taṁ) - Refers to the 'janaṃ' (people). (him, that)

• नामगोञ्ञात्रतः (nāmagoññātrataḥ) - by name and lineage/clan

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• नरपतिः (narapatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Yudhishthira. (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनान् (enān) - Refers to the 'janaṃ' (people) mentioned earlier. (them)

• प्रत्यपूजयत् (pratyapūjayat) - honored in return, worshipped in return

Words meanings and morphology

निवेदयामास (nivedayāmāsa) - introduced, announced, presented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of nivedayāmāsa

Perfect Tense (Parasmaipada)

3rd person singular perfect active of the causative stem 'nivedaya' from ni-√vid. Formed with auxiliary √as.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix (indicating time).

जनं (janaṁ) - people, person, creature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - people, person, creature

From √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

तं (taṁ) - Refers to the 'janaṃ' (people). (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नामगोञ्ञात्रतः (nāmagoññātrataḥ) - by name and lineage/clan

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'nāman' (name) and 'gotra' (lineage/clan), with 'tasa' suffix.

Compound type : dvandva (nāman+gotra)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• gotra – lineage, clan, family
  noun (neuter)

Note: The 'tasa' suffix indicates 'by means of'.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, 'steady in battle')

Compound 'yudhi' (in battle) + 'sthira' (steady).

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नरपतिः (narapatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narapati

narapati - king, lord of men

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (nara+pati)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Yudhishthira. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एनान् (enān) - Refers to the 'janaṃ' (people) mentioned earlier. (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ena

ena - this, these (referring to a group)

Proximal demonstrative pronoun.

प्रत्यपूजयत् (pratyapūjayat) - honored in return, worshipped in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of pūj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From √pūj (to honor) class 10 (pūjayati). Imperfect form with 'a' augment and 'prati' prefix.

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)