महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-48, verse-18

तत्र स्म द्वारपालैस्ते प्रोच्यन्ते राजशासनात् ।
कृतकाराः सुबलयस्ततो द्वारमवाप्स्यथ ॥१८॥

18. tatra sma dvārapālaiste procyante rājaśāsanāt ,
kṛtakārāḥ subalayastato dvāramavāpsyatha.

18. tatra sma dvārapālaiḥ te procyante rājaśāsanāt
kṛtakārāḥ su_balayaḥ tataḥ dvāram avāpsyatha

18. There, the gatekeepers, by the king's command, would tell them: "You who have paid your tributes and made excellent offerings may then reach the gate."

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - at that place (where the visitors arrived) (there, in that place)

• स्म (sma) - would (indicating habitual past action) (a particle indicating past tense with present verbs, or emphasis)

• द्वारपालैः (dvārapālaiḥ) - by the royal gatekeepers (by the gatekeepers)

• ते (te) - those (referring to the arriving rulers/people) (they, those)

• प्रोच्यन्ते (procyante) - they were being told (habitually) (they are told, they are addressed)

• राजशासनात् (rājaśāsanāt) - acting on the king's command (by the king's command, from the royal order)

• कृतकाराः (kṛtakārāḥ) - you whose tributes are paid (whose tributes/dues are paid, who have fulfilled their obligations)

• सु_बलयः (su_balayaḥ) - you who have good offerings (having good offerings/tributes)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after fulfilling conditions) (then, thereupon, thence)

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - the (main) gate (gate, door, entrance)

• अवाप्स्यथ (avāpsyatha) - you (plural, referring to the kings) will reach (the gate) (you (plural) will reach, you will obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - at that place (where the visitors arrived) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - would (indicating habitual past action) (a particle indicating past tense with present verbs, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

द्वारपालैः (dvārapālaiḥ) - by the royal gatekeepers (by the gatekeepers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - gatekeeper, doorkeeper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+pāla)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - those (referring to the arriving rulers/people) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it, they

प्रोच्यन्ते (procyante) - they were being told (habitually) (they are told, they are addressed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, Present (laṭ) of pra-√vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote habitual past action.

राजशासनात् (rājaśāsanāt) - acting on the king's command (by the king's command, from the royal order)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājaśāsana

rājaśāsana - royal command, king's order

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śāsana)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śāsana – command, order, instruction, rule
  noun (neuter)

कृतकाराः (kṛtakārāḥ) - you whose tributes are paid (whose tributes/dues are paid, who have fulfilled their obligations)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtakāra

kṛtakāra - one whose tribute or tax is paid; one who has performed his duty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kāra)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāra – tax, tribute, duty, action
  noun (masculine)

सु_बलयः (su_balayaḥ) - you who have good offerings (having good offerings/tributes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of su_bala

su_bala - having good offerings/tributes, having good strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bala)

• su – good, excellent
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force; tribute, offering
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after fulfilling conditions) (then, thereupon, thence)

(indeclinable)

द्वारम् (dvāram) - the (main) gate (gate, door, entrance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

अवाप्स्यथ (avāpsyatha) - you (plural, referring to the kings) will reach (the gate) (you (plural) will reach, you will obtain)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, Future (lṛṭ) of ava-√āp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)