महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-3, verse-26

येऽपि राजर्षयः सर्वे ते चापि समुपस्थिताः ।
कीर्तिं प्रच्छाद्य तेषां वै कुरुराजोऽधितिष्ठति ॥२६॥

26. ye'pi rājarṣayaḥ sarve te cāpi samupasthitāḥ ,
kīrtiṁ pracchādya teṣāṁ vai kururājo'dhitiṣṭhati.

26. ye api rāja-ṛṣayaḥ sarve te ca api samupasthitāḥ
kīrtim pracchādya teṣām vai kuru-rājaḥ adhitiṣṭhati

26. Indeed, the King of the Kurus (Yudhishthira) surpasses all those royal sages who are present, by overshadowing their fame.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• राज-ऋषयः (rāja-ṛṣayaḥ) - royal sages

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every (masculine plural nominative))

• ते (te) - them (referring to the royal sages) (they (masculine plural nominative))

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• समुपस्थिताः (samupasthitāḥ) - were present (present, approached, assembled)

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

• प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - by overshadowing (having covered, having eclipsed, having overshadowed)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the royal sages) (of them, their)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

• कुरु-राजः (kuru-rājaḥ) - the King of the Kurus (Yudhishthira) (king of the Kurus)

• अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - surpasses (presides, stands above, surpasses, occupies)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

particle

राज-ऋषयः (rāja-ṛṣayaḥ) - royal sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāja-ṛṣi

rāja-ṛṣi - royal sage (a king who has attained the status of a sage)

tatpuruṣa compound (rājan + ṛṣi) with internal guṇa sandhi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ते (te) - them (referring to the royal sages) (they (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers back to `rāja-ṛṣayaḥ`.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction/particle

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Used for emphasis "they *even*".

समुपस्थिताः (samupasthitāḥ) - were present (present, approached, assembled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samupasthita

samupasthita - stood by, present, ready, assembled

past passive participle

from √sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam- and upa-

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, reputation

derived from √kīrt (to praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Object of `pracchādya`.

प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - by overshadowing (having covered, having eclipsed, having overshadowed)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund of √chād with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: chād (class 10)

Note: Functions as an adverbial modifier indicating the manner of action.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the royal sages) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to `rāja-ṛṣayaḥ`.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

particle, often used for emphasis or as an enclitic

कुरु-राजः (kuru-rājaḥ) - the King of the Kurus (Yudhishthira) (king of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuru-rājan

kuru-rājan - king of the Kurus (a specific lineage of kings)

tatpuruṣa compound (kuru + rājan)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuru+rājan)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - surpasses (presides, stands above, surpasses, occupies)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √sthā

present tense

3rd person singular present active of √sthā with prefix adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)