महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-30, verse-43

ततस्ते तु यथाकालं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
दीक्षयां चक्रिरे विप्रा राजसूयाय भारत ॥४३॥

43. tataste tu yathākālaṁ kuntīputraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
dīkṣayāṁ cakrire viprā rājasūyāya bhārata.

43. tataḥ te tu yathākālam kuntīputram yudhiṣṭhiram
dīkṣayām cakrire viprāḥ rājasūyāya bhārata

43. Then, O Bhārata, at the proper time, the brahmins initiated Yudhiṣṭhira, Kuntī's son, for the Rājasūya (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• ते (te) - Refers to the brahmins (viprāḥ) who performed the initiation. (they)

• तु (tu) - Emphatic particle, often used without strong adversative meaning. (but, indeed, however)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, in due course

• कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (Kuntī's son)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - The eldest Pāṇḍava brother, the subject of the initiation. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• दीक्षयाम् (dīkṣayām) - initiating, consecrating

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they did, they made

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Specifically the priests performing the initiation. (brahmins, learned persons)

• राजसूयाय (rājasūyāya) - Refers to the specific elaborate Vedic ritual. (for the royal consecration, for the Rājasūya (yajña))

• भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, often to King Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahabharata. (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad.

ते (te) - Refers to the brahmins (viprāḥ) who performed the initiation. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Foreshadows viprāḥ which is the actual subject.

तु (tu) - Emphatic particle, often used without strong adversative meaning. (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, in due course

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (Kuntī's son)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kuntī

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kuntī (mother of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of dīkṣayām cakrire.

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - The eldest Pāṇḍava brother, the subject of the initiation. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (firm in battle, proper name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Appositive to kuntīputram.

दीक्षयाम् (dīkṣayām) - initiating, consecrating

(verbal derivative)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect dīkṣayām cakrire.

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they did, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense form

Reduplicated perfect stem cakr.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Combined with dīkṣayām to form a periphrastic perfect, meaning 'they initiated'.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Specifically the priests performing the initiation. (brahmins, learned persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - inspired, wise, learned, brahmin, priest

From root vip (to tremble, inspire).

Root: vip (class 1)

Note: The explicit subject of the verb cakrire.

राजसूयाय (rājasūyāya) - Refers to the specific elaborate Vedic ritual. (for the royal consecration, for the Rājasūya (yajña))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - Rājasūya (a grand Vedic sacrifice performed by a universal monarch as a part of his consecration), royal inauguration

Compound of rājan (king) and sūya (sacred rite, pressing soma).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sūya)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sūya – sacrifice, libation, pressing (of soma)
  noun (masculine)
  From root su (to press out, to impel).
  Root: su (class 5)

Note: Indicates the purpose of the action.

भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, often to King Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahabharata. (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bhārata, a country (India)

From Bharata + aṇ suffix.