महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-17

पुण्यकृद्भिर्महासत्त्वैस्तापसैः सह पाण्डवाः ।
तत्सर्वं भरतश्रेष्ठाः समूहुर्योगमुत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. puṇyakṛdbhirmahāsattvaistāpasaiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ ,
tatsarvaṁ bharataśreṣṭhāḥ samūhuryogamuttamam.

17. puṇyakṛdbhiḥ mahāsattvaiḥ tāpasaiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ
tat sarvam bharataśreṣṭhāḥ samūhuḥ yogam uttamam

17. O best of Bharatas, the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by the virtuous and great-souled ascetics, undertook all those excellent spiritual disciplines (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्यकृद्भिः (puṇyakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform meritorious deeds, by the virtuous ones

• महासत्त्वैः (mahāsattvaiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble beings

• तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• तत् (tat) - that, that which

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas

• समूहुः (samūhuḥ) - they carried out, they bore, they undertook

• योगम् (yogam) - spiritual discipline, union, practice, effort

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्यकृद्भिः (puṇyakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform meritorious deeds, by the virtuous ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - doer of merit, virtuous person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used substantively.

महासत्त्वैः (mahāsattvaiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble beings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - great-souled, noble-minded, a great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, essence, soul, goodness, courage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used substantively.

तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, practicing penance

Derived from tapas (austerity)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

तत् (tat) - that, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'yogam' implicitly.

भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior, foremost
  adjective

समूहुः (samūhuḥ) - they carried out, they bore, they undertook

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of samvah

Prefix: sam

Root: vah (class 1)

योगम् (yogam) - spiritual discipline, union, practice, effort

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, method, practice, effort

Root: yuj (class 7)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme