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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-4

अथ यज्ञविभूतिं तां काङ्क्षसे भरतर्षभ ।
ऋत्विजस्तव तन्वन्तु सप्ततन्तुं महाध्वरम् ॥४॥
4. atha yajñavibhūtiṁ tāṁ kāṅkṣase bharatarṣabha ,
ṛtvijastava tanvantu saptatantuṁ mahādhvaram.
4. atha yajñavibhūtim tām kāṅkṣase bharatarṣabha
ṛtvijaḥ tava tanvantu saptatantum mahādhvaram
4. bharatarṣabha atha tām yajñavibhūtim kāṅkṣase
tava ṛtvijaḥ saptatantum mahādhvaram tanvantu
4. O best among the Bharatas, if you now desire that glory associated with the Vedic ritual (yajña), then let your priests perform that great seven-stringed Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover, thereupon)
  • यज्ञविभूतिम् (yajñavibhūtim) - the glory associated with the Vedic ritual (the splendor/glory of the Vedic ritual, the power of the Vedic ritual)
  • ताम् (tām) - that (glory) (that, her, it)
  • काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire (you desire, you wish for)
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
  • ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (priests, sacrificers)
  • तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
  • तन्वन्तु (tanvantu) - let them perform (let them perform, let them spread)
  • सप्ततन्तुम् (saptatantum) - the seven-stringed (Vedic ritual) (the seven-stringed (ritual), the seven-fold (ritual))
  • महाध्वरम् (mahādhvaram) - the great Vedic ritual (the great Vedic ritual, the great sacrifice)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
यज्ञविभूतिम् (yajñavibhūtim) - the glory associated with the Vedic ritual (the splendor/glory of the Vedic ritual, the power of the Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yajñavibhūti
yajñavibhūti - the splendor or power of a yajña
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vibhūti)
  • yajña – Vedic ritual, oblation, sacrifice
    noun (masculine)
    From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'.
    Root: yaj (class 1)
  • vibhūti – splendor, glory, power, manifestation, prosperity
    noun (feminine)
    From vi-bhū- 'to be manifest, to become prominent'.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular of yajñavibhūti.
ताम् (tām) - that (glory) (that, her, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Accusative singular feminine of tad, agreeing with yajñavibhūtim.
काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire (you desire, you wish for)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ
Desiderative from root kam-
Desiderative formation of √kam (class 1, 'to desire').
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Present, 2nd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of √kāṅkṣ (desiderative of √kam).
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a name of a king, a country (India)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, pre-eminent
    noun (masculine)
Note: Vocative singular of bharatarṣabha.
ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (priests, sacrificers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij
ṛtvij - sacrificing priest, one who sacrifices at proper seasons
From ṛtu (season) + √yaj (to worship).
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Nominative plural of ṛtvij.
तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Genitive singular of yuṣmad.
तन्वन्तु (tanvantu) - let them perform (let them perform, let them spread)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of tan
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Imperative, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada) of √tan.
सप्ततन्तुम् (saptatantum) - the seven-stringed (Vedic ritual) (the seven-stringed (ritual), the seven-fold (ritual))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saptatantu
saptatantu - seven-stringed (referring to a Vedic ritual); a great sacrifice (yajña)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+tantu)
  • saptan – seven
    numeral
  • tantu – thread, string, line, continuous series, progeny, ritual (as a continuous thread)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular of saptatantu.
महाध्वरम् (mahādhvaram) - the great Vedic ritual (the great Vedic ritual, the great sacrifice)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādhvara
mahādhvara - a great sacrifice (yajña), a great ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+adhvara)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • adhvara – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, solemn ceremony
    noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular of mahādhvara, agreeing with saptatantum.