महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-22, verse-12

ते वै रत्नभुजं कृष्णं रत्नार्हं पृथिवीश्वराः ।
राजानश्चक्रुरासाद्य मोक्षिता महतो भयात् ॥१२॥

12. te vai ratnabhujaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ ratnārhaṁ pṛthivīśvarāḥ ,
rājānaścakrurāsādya mokṣitā mahato bhayāt.

12. te vai ratnabhujam kṛṣṇam ratnārham pṛthivīśvarāḥ
rājānaḥ cakruḥ āsādya mokṣitāḥ mahataḥ bhayāt

12. Indeed, the kings of the earth, having been liberated (mokṣa) from great fear, approached Krishna – who had acquired precious jewels and was worthy of such royal emblems – and appointed him as their king.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

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

• रत्नभुजम् (ratnabhujam) - possessing precious jewels (possessing jewels, enjoying treasures)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (accusative))

• रत्नार्हम् (ratnārham) - worthy of royal emblems (jewels, sovereignty) (worthy of jewels, worthy of a kingdom)

• पृथिवीश्वराः (pṛthivīśvarāḥ) - kings of the earth (lords of the earth, kings of the earth)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - the kings (kings, rulers)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they appointed (him as king) (they made, they did)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached (having reached, having approached, having obtained)

• मोक्षिताः (mokṣitāḥ) - having been liberated, released (liberated, released)

• महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, out of fear)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the kings.

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

(indeclinable)

रत्नभुजम् (ratnabhujam) - possessing precious jewels (possessing jewels, enjoying treasures)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratnabhuj

ratnabhuj - enjoying jewels, possessing treasures, sovereign

Compound of ratna (jewel) and bhuj (enjoyer, possessor).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ratna+bhuj)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• bhuj – enjoyer, possessor, one who eats/consumes
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √bhuj
  From root √bhuj 'to enjoy, consume'.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇam.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black

रत्नार्हम् (ratnārham) - worthy of royal emblems (jewels, sovereignty) (worthy of jewels, worthy of a kingdom)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratnārha

ratnārha - worthy of jewels, worthy of a kingdom/sovereignty

Compound of ratna (jewel/treasure/kingdom) and arha (worthy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+arha)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fitting
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √arh 'to deserve'.
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇam.

पृथिवीश्वराः (pṛthivīśvarāḥ) - kings of the earth (lords of the earth, kings of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīśvara

pṛthivīśvara - lord of the earth, king

Compound of pṛthivī (earth) and īśvara (lord, master).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+īśvara)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - the kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they appointed (him as king) (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd plural of root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached (having reached, having approached, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √sad (to sit, to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मोक्षिताः (mokṣitāḥ) - having been liberated, released (liberated, released)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mokṣita

mokṣita - liberated, released, set free

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative of root √muc (to release) with suffix -ita

Root: muc (class 6)

महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with bhayāt.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, out of fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

From root √bhī 'to fear'.

Root: bhī (class 3)