महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-20

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु जरासंधं समर्चयन् ।
पर्यग्नि कुर्वंश्च नृपं द्विरदस्थं पुरोहिताः ॥२०॥

20. etasminneva kāle tu jarāsaṁdhaṁ samarcayan ,
paryagni kurvaṁśca nṛpaṁ dviradasthaṁ purohitāḥ.

20. etasmin eva kāle tu jarāsaṃdham samarcayan
paryagni kurvantaḥ ca nṛpam dviradastham purohitāḥ

20. Indeed, at this very time, the priests were worshipping King Jarāsandha, who was mounted on an elephant, and performing rites around the sacred fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha

• समर्चयन् (samarcayan) - they were worshipping, they were honoring

• पर्यग्नि (paryagni) - around the fire, for a ritual fire

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - performing, doing

• च (ca) - and

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king

• द्विरदस्थम् (dviradastham) - mounted on an elephant, standing on an elephant

• पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - the priests

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha

jarāsaṁdha - Jarāsandha (proper noun, name of a king)

समर्चयन् (samarcayan) - they were worshipping, they were honoring

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-arc

Prefix: sam

Root: arc (class 1)

पर्यग्नि (paryagni) - around the fire, for a ritual fire

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (pari+agni)

• pari – around, about, thoroughly
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - performing, doing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, prince

द्विरदस्थम् (dviradastham) - mounted on an elephant, standing on an elephant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dviradastha

dviradastha - standing on an elephant, elephant-mounted

Compound type : Saptamī-Tatpuruṣa (dvirada+stha)

• dvirada – elephant (lit. 'having two tusks')
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'sthā'
  Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - the priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purohita

purohita - a family priest, chaplain, royal priest