महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-56

तस्य सर्वे महीपाला धनान्याजह्रुराज्ञया ।
द्विजानां परिवेष्टारस्तस्मिन्यज्ञे च तेऽभवन् ॥५६॥

56. tasya sarve mahīpālā dhanānyājahrurājñayā ,
dvijānāṁ pariveṣṭārastasminyajñe ca te'bhavan.

56. tasya sarve mahīpālāḥ dhanāni ājuhruḥ ājñayā
dvijānām pariveṣṭāraḥ tasmin yajñe ca te abhavan

56. All the kings (mahīpāla), by his command, brought him their wealth. And in that (yajña) sacrifice, they became the attendants of the twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, of him, his

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

• महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

• धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth, riches, treasures

• आजुह्रुः (ājuhruḥ) - they brought, they offered

• आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order

• द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born (dvija), of Brahmins

• परिवेष्टारः (pariveṣṭāraḥ) - attendants, servers

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the (yajña) sacrifice, in the ritual

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to him, of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here with a dative sense (brought to him).

सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpālāḥ'.

महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - earth-protector, king, ruler

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)

धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth, riches, treasures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, riches, treasure

आजुह्रुः (ājuhruḥ) - they brought, they offered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of āhṛ

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (Liṭ-lakāra) 3rd person plural active of root √hṛ with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission, authority

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born (dvija), of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth

Literally 'twice-born', referring to Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas who undergo a sacred thread ceremony, but often specifically Brahmins in context of sacrifices.

परिवेष्टारः (pariveṣṭāraḥ) - attendants, servers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pariveṣṭṛ

pariveṣṭṛ - attendant, server, one who encompasses

Agent noun

Derived from 'pari + √viś' (to surround, to serve) with the agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Prefix: pari

Root: viś (class 6)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'yajñe'.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the (yajña) sacrifice, in the ritual

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering

Derived from the root '√yaj' (to sacrifice, to worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sarve mahīpālāḥ'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense (Laṅ-lakāra) 3rd person plural active of root '√bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)