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

तत्रैव तेषां कुल्यानि गङ्गाद्वारेऽन्वशात्तदा ।
कर्तव्यानीति पुरुषान्दत्तदेयान्महीपतिः ॥१५॥

15. tatraiva teṣāṁ kulyāni gaṅgādvāre'nvaśāttadā ,
kartavyānīti puruṣāndattadeyānmahīpatiḥ.

15. tatra eva teṣām kulyāni gaṅgādvāre anu aśāt tadā
kartavyāni iti puruṣān dattadeyān mahīpatiḥ

15. Then, the king (Yudhishthira) instructed the paid men at Gangadvāra itself that the ancestral rites for them should be performed there.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, precisely

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the departed ones (ancestors) (of them)

• कुल्यानि (kulyāni) - ancestral rites (ancestral rites, oblations to family ancestors, related to the family)

• गङ्गाद्वारे (gaṅgādvāre) - at Gangadvāra (Haridwar, a sacred pilgrimage site) (at Gangadvāra)

• अनु (anu) - as a verbal prefix 'anu-' (part of 'anvaśāt') (after, along, according to)

• अशात् (aśāt) - he commanded, he instructed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - to be performed, which should be done

• इति (iti) - introduces a quote or statement (thus, so)

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men

• दत्तदेयान् (dattadeyān) - those to whom payment had been given, paid

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Yudhishthira) (the king, lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the departed ones (ancestors) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुल्यानि (kulyāni) - ancestral rites (ancestral rites, oblations to family ancestors, related to the family)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kulya

kulya - belonging to a family or lineage; suitable for a family; ancestral (often referring to rites or property)

गङ्गाद्वारे (gaṅgādvāre) - at Gangadvāra (Haridwar, a sacred pilgrimage site) (at Gangadvāra)

(proper noun)

Locative, 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)

अनु (anu) - as a verbal prefix 'anu-' (part of 'anvaśāt') (after, along, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix with the verb 'aśāt'.

अशात् (aśāt) - he commanded, he instructed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of śās

Aorist

Root aorist form.

Root: śās (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - to be performed, which should be done

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, proper to be done

Gerundive (Kṛtya)

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do) with the suffix '-tavya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - introduces a quote or statement (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being

दत्तदेयान् (dattadeyān) - those to whom payment had been given, paid

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dattadeya

dattadeya - one to whom a payment has been given; paid, recompensed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (datta+deya)

• datta – given, granted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• deya – to be given, payment, what is due
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from the root 'dā' (to give) with the suffix '-ya'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Yudhishthira) (the king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, owner
  noun (masculine)