महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-30, verse-37

ते वाचयित्वा पुण्याहमीहयित्वा च तं विधिम् ।
शास्त्रोक्तं योजयामासुस्तद्देवयजनं महत् ॥३७॥

37. te vācayitvā puṇyāhamīhayitvā ca taṁ vidhim ,
śāstroktaṁ yojayāmāsustaddevayajanaṁ mahat.

37. te vācayitvā puṇyāham īhayitvā ca tam vidhim
śāstroktaṃ yojayāmāsuḥ tat devayajanam mahat

37. After they had the auspicious day proclaimed and that ritual, prescribed by the scriptures, performed, they then prepared that grand sacrificial ground for the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having caused to recite, having had recited

• पुण्याहम् (puṇyāham) - auspicious day, invocation of an auspicious day

• ईहयित्वा (īhayitvā) - having caused to perform, having had performed

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - that

• विधिम् (vidhim) - ritual, ceremony, rule

• शास्त्रोक्तं (śāstroktaṁ) - prescribed by the scriptures, stated in the scriptures

• योजयामासुः (yojayāmāsuḥ) - they arranged, they prepared, they directed

• तत् (tat) - that

• देवयजनम् (devayajanam) - sacrificial ground for the gods, place of worship

• महत् (mahat) - great, grand

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having caused to recite, having had recited

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Causative root 'vac' (to speak, recite) + 'ktvā' suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

पुण्याहम् (puṇyāham) - auspicious day, invocation of an auspicious day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇyāha

puṇyāha - auspicious day, good day

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (puṇya+aha)

• puṇya – pure, sacred, auspicious, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• aha – day
  noun (neuter)

ईहयित्वा (īhayitvā) - having caused to perform, having had performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Causative root 'īh' (to strive, exert) + 'ktvā' suffix

Root: īh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

विधिम् (vidhim) - ritual, ceremony, rule

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, precept, injunction, ritual, manner

शास्त्रोक्तं (śāstroktaṁ) - prescribed by the scriptures, stated in the scriptures

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstrokta

śāstrokta - declared in the scriptures, taught by sacred books

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śāstra+ukta)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred precept, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'vac' (to speak) + 'kta' suffix
  Root: vac

योजयामासुः (yojayāmāsuḥ) - they arranged, they prepared, they directed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of yojaya

Causative of 'yuj' (to join, apply)

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

देवयजनम् (devayajanam) - sacrificial ground for the gods, place of worship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devayajana

devayajana - sacrifice to the gods, place for divine worship

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+yajana)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• yajana – sacrificing, performing a sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Root 'yaj' (to sacrifice) + 'ana' suffix
  Root: yaj

महत् (mahat) - great, grand

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty