महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-13

तां कश्यपस्यानुमते ब्राह्मणाः खण्डशस्तदा ।
व्यभजंस्तेन ते राजन्प्रख्याताः खाण्डवायनाः ॥१३॥

13. tāṁ kaśyapasyānumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśastadā ,
vyabhajaṁstena te rājanprakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ.

13. tām kaśyapasya anumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśaḥ tadā
vyabhajan tena te rājan prakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ

13. Then, O king, with Kashyapa's consent, those brahmins divided that (altar) into pieces. Due to this, they became known as the famous Khaṇḍavāyanas.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that altar (that (feminine accusative singular))

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kashyapa

• अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - in pieces, piecemeal

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• व्यभजन् (vyabhajan) - they divided

• तेन (tena) - due to that action (of dividing the altar) (by that, therefore)

• ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janaka (O king)

• प्रख्याताः (prakhyātāḥ) - famous, renowned

• खाण्डवायनाः (khāṇḍavāyanāḥ) - Khaṇḍavāyanas (name of a brahmin lineage/group)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that altar (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `vedīm` from the previous verse.

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kashyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kashyapa (a famous sage)

Note: Possessive, used with `anumate`.

अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anumati

anumati - permission, consent, approval

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Literally "in (the state of) permission".

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Subject of `vyabhajan`.

खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - in pieces, piecemeal

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -śas (distributive adverb)

Note: Adverb modifying `vyabhajan`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

adverbial from `tad` (that)

व्यभजन् (vyabhajan) - they divided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhajj

imperfect active

Prefix: vi

Root: bhajj (class 7)

Note: Preceded by the prefix `vi`.

तेन (tena) - due to that action (of dividing the altar) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean "therefore" or "because of that".

ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers back to `brāhmaṇāḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janaka (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, monarch

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in address.

प्रख्याताः (prakhyātāḥ) - famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhyāta

prakhyāta - famous, renowned, well-known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

from `pra-khyā` (to be known)

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

खाण्डवायनाः (khāṇḍavāyanāḥ) - Khaṇḍavāyanas (name of a brahmin lineage/group)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khāṇḍavāyana

khāṇḍavāyana - descendant of Khaṇḍava, name of a group of brahmins

patronymic or group name related to `khaṇḍa` (a piece)

Note: Predicate nominative for `te`.