महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-47, verse-14

प्रेषयामास स नरान्विधिज्ञानाप्तकारिणः ।
गङ्गाद्वारं कुरुश्रेष्ठो यत्र दग्धोऽभवन्नृपः ॥१४॥

14. preṣayāmāsa sa narānvidhijñānāptakāriṇaḥ ,
gaṅgādvāraṁ kuruśreṣṭho yatra dagdho'bhavannṛpaḥ.

14. preṣayāmāsa sa narān vidhijñānāptakāriṇaḥ
gaṅgādvāram kuruśreṣṭhaḥ yatra dagdhaḥ abhavat nṛpaḥ

14. The best of the Kurus (Yudhishthira) sent trustworthy men, knowledgeable in the sacred rites, to Gangadvāra, where the king had been cremated.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent, he dispatched

• स (sa) - he

• नरान् (narān) - men, people

• विधिज्ञानाप्तकारिणः (vidhijñānāptakāriṇaḥ) - trustworthy agents knowledgeable in sacred rites

• गङ्गाद्वारम् (gaṅgādvāram) - to Gangadvāra (Haridwar, a sacred pilgrimage site) (to Gangadvāra)

• कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Kurus (referring to Yudhishthira) (best of the Kurus)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, cremated

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent, he dispatched

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed with 'āmāsa' from the root 'as' (to be) as an auxiliary verb, indicating perfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरान् (narān) - men, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

विधिज्ञानाप्तकारिणः (vidhijñānāptakāriṇaḥ) - trustworthy agents knowledgeable in sacred rites

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidhijñānāptakārin

vidhijñānāptakārin - one who is a trustworthy performer of knowledge of rules; an expert and trusted agent in ritual matters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidhijñāna+āptakārin)

• vidhijñāna – knowledge of rules/law, ritual knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• āptakārin – trustworthy agent/performer, one who acts reliably
  adjective (masculine)

गङ्गाद्वारम् (gaṅgādvāram) - to Gangadvāra (Haridwar, a sacred pilgrimage site) (to Gangadvāra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gaṅgādvāra

gaṅgādvāra - the gate of the Ganga; Haridwar (a holy place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+dvāra)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Kurus (referring to Yudhishthira) (best of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best among the Kurus, foremost of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, a descendant of Kuru, the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, cremated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dah' (to burn) with the suffix -ta.

Root: dah (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch (literally 'protector of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian (from root 'pā' to protect)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)