महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-34, verse-21

तथा तेषूपविष्टेषु समाजग्मुर्महर्षयः ।
शतयूपप्रभृतयः कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥२१॥

21. tathā teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu samājagmurmaharṣayaḥ ,
śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ.

21. tathā teṣu upaviṣṭeṣu samājagmuḥ maharṣayaḥ
śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ

21. tathā teṣu upaviṣṭeṣu kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ
śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ maharṣayaḥ samājagmuḥ

21. Thus, as they took their seats, the great sages, headed by Śatayūpa and others, who resided in Kurukṣetra, assembled.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तेषु (teṣu) - (referring to the Pandavas and others) (in them, among them)

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - (when they had) sat down (among those who sat down, having sat down)

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• शतयूपप्रभृतयः (śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Śatayūpa and others, those headed by Śatayūpa

• कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः (kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ) - dwellers of Kurukshetra

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - (referring to the Pandavas and others) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction. Refers to the people who just sat down.

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - (when they had) sat down (among those who sat down, having sat down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, having sat down

past passive participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'teṣu'.

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of samāgam

perfect tense

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and ā. Perfect form.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'samājagmuḥ'.

शतयूपप्रभृतयः (śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Śatayūpa and others, those headed by Śatayūpa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatayūpaprabhṛti

śatayūpaprabhṛti - Śatayūpa and others (lit. beginning with Śatayūpa)

Compound of Śatayūpa (proper noun) and prabhṛti (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : dvandva-like / tatpuruṣa (śatayūpa+prabhṛti)

• śatayūpa – Śatayūpa (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, onward, et cetera, and others
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Appositive to 'maharṣayaḥ'.

कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः (kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ) - dwellers of Kurukshetra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurukṣetranivāsin

kurukṣetranivāsin - dweller in Kurukshetra

Compound of Kurukṣetra (proper noun) and nivāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kurukṣetra+nivāsin)

• kurukṣetra – Kurukshetra (a sacred field)
  proper noun (neuter)
• nivāsin – dweller, resident
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'maharṣayaḥ'.