महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-39, verse-24

अथ पुण्यं गिरिवरमस्तमभ्यगमद्रविः ।
ततः कृताभिषेकास्ते नैशं कर्म समाचरन् ॥२४॥

24. atha puṇyaṁ girivaramastamabhyagamadraviḥ ,
tataḥ kṛtābhiṣekāste naiśaṁ karma samācaran.

24. atha puṇyam girivaram astam abhyagamat raviḥ
tataḥ kṛtābhiṣekāḥ te naiśam karma samācaran

24. atha raviḥ puṇyam girivaram astam abhyagamat.
tataḥ te kṛtābhiṣekāḥ naiśam karma samācaran.

24. Then the sun went to its setting behind the sacred, excellent mountain. Thereafter, having performed their purificatory baths, they all carried out the nocturnal rituals (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious)

• गिरिवरम् (girivaram) - excellent mountain (excellent mountain, best of mountains)

• अस्तम् (astam) - to its setting (place) (setting, disappearance, home)

• अभ्यगमत् (abhyagamat) - went towards (setting) (went towards, approached, reached)

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun (sun)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that, from there)

• कृताभिषेकाः (kṛtābhiṣekāḥ) - having performed their purificatory baths (having performed ablutions/purificatory bath)

• ते (te) - they (the people/Pāṇḍavas and followers) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

• नैशम् (naiśam) - nocturnal (nocturnal, relating to night)

• कर्म (karma) - rituals (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual)

• समाचरन् (samācaran) - they performed (they performed, practiced, observed)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'girivaram'.

गिरिवरम् (girivaram) - excellent mountain (excellent mountain, best of mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of girivara

girivara - excellent mountain, best of mountains

Tatpurusha compound: 'giri' (mountain) + 'vara' (excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+vara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'abhyagamat', used here to indicate the direction 'towards the mountain' before setting.

अस्तम् (astam) - to its setting (place) (setting, disappearance, home)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, disappearance, western mountain (behind which the sun sets)

Note: Used adverbially with 'abhyagamat' (went to setting).

अभ्यगमत् (abhyagamat) - went towards (setting) (went towards, approached, reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'raviḥ'.

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun (sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun, sun-god

Note: Subject of 'abhyagamat'.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that, from there)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' with suffix 'tas'

कृताभिषेकाः (kṛtābhiṣekāḥ) - having performed their purificatory baths (having performed ablutions/purificatory bath)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtābhiṣeka

kṛtābhiṣeka - one who has performed an ablution/consecration

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'kṛta' (done) + 'abhiṣeka' (ablution)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+abhiṣeka)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhiṣeka – ablution, bathing, anointing, consecration
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective for 'te'.

ते (te) - they (the people/Pāṇḍavas and followers) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people/Pāṇḍavas.

नैशम् (naiśam) - nocturnal (nocturnal, relating to night)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naiśa

naiśa - nocturnal, relating to night

Derived from 'niśā' (night) with aṇ suffix

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - rituals (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'samācaran'.

समाचरन् (samācaran) - they performed (they performed, practiced, observed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samācar

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'te'.