महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-8, verse-30

यथाप्रधानतश्चैव चक्रे सर्वाः क्रियास्तदा ।
ये हता ब्रह्मशापेन मुसलैरेरकोद्भवैः ॥३०॥

30. yathāpradhānataścaiva cakre sarvāḥ kriyāstadā ,
ye hatā brahmaśāpena musalairerakodbhavaiḥ.

30. yathāpradhānataḥ ca eva cakre sarvāḥ kriyāḥ tadā
ye hatāḥ brahmaśāpena musalaiḥ erakodbhavaiḥ

30. tadā ca eva (saḥ) yathāpradhānataḥ sarvāḥ kriyāḥ
cakre ye brahmaśāpena erakodbhavaiḥ musalaiḥ hatāḥ

30. Then, he performed all the rites according to their status, for those who had been slain by the maces arisen from era grass, due to the curse of the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाप्रधानतः (yathāpradhānataḥ) - according to their status (according to their respective importance/rank/chiefs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he did, he made, he performed (for himself))

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - funeral rites (actions, rites, ceremonies)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• ये (ye) - for those who (who, which)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - were slain (killed, slain)

• ब्रह्मशापेन (brahmaśāpena) - by the curse of the Brahmins (by the curse of Brahmins, by a divine curse)

• मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - by maces (by maces, by clubs)

• एरकोद्भवैः (erakodbhavaiḥ) - arisen from era grass (arisen from era grass, produced from era grass)

Words meanings and morphology

यथाप्रधानतः (yathāpradhānataḥ) - according to their status (according to their respective importance/rank/chiefs)

(indeclinable)

tasil suffix for 'from/according to'

Note: Adverbial use

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the action

चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he did, he made, he performed (for himself))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

perfect middle 3rd singular

root kṛ, perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Arjuna's action

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Agrees with kriyāḥ

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - funeral rites (actions, rites, ceremonies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, rite, ceremony

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'cakre'

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

ये (ye) - for those who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the Vṛṣṇis

हताः (hatāḥ) - were slain (killed, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

past passive participle

from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ye

ब्रह्मशापेन (brahmaśāpena) - by the curse of the Brahmins (by the curse of Brahmins, by a divine curse)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahmaśāpa

brahmaśāpa - curse of a Brahmin, divine curse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+śāpa)

• brahman – Brahmin (priest/sage); ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Instrumental of cause

मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - by maces (by maces, by clubs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of musala

musala - mace, club, pestle

Note: Instrumental of agent/means

एरकोद्भवैः (erakodbhavaiḥ) - arisen from era grass (arisen from era grass, produced from era grass)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of erakodbhava

erakodbhava - sprung from era grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eraka+udbhava)

• eraka – a kind of grass (saccharum spontaneum)
  noun (masculine)
• udbhava – origin, birth, arising
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with musalaiḥ