महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-242, verse-17

अथाजग्मुर्नरश्रेष्ठा नानाजनपदेश्वराः ।
ब्राह्मणाश्च महाभागा धार्तराष्ट्रपुरं प्रति ॥१७॥

17. athājagmurnaraśreṣṭhā nānājanapadeśvarāḥ ,
brāhmaṇāśca mahābhāgā dhārtarāṣṭrapuraṁ prati.

17. atha ājagmuḥ naraśreṣṭhāḥ nānājanapadeśvarāḥ
brāhmaṇāḥ ca mahābhāgāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrapuraṃ prati

17. Then, the leading men, rulers of various regions, and also the illustrious Brahmins arrived at the city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Hastinapura).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

• नरश्रेष्ठाः (naraśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best of men, leading men

• नानाजनपदेश्वराः (nānājanapadeśvarāḥ) - rulers of various countries/regions

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• च (ca) - and

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious, highly fortunate

• धार्तराष्ट्रपुरं (dhārtarāṣṭrapuraṁ) - to Hastinapura (to the city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of āgam

Perfect tense

From ā-gam (to come).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subjects are 'naraśreṣṭhāḥ', 'nānājanapadeśvarāḥ', 'brāhmaṇāḥ', and 'mahābhāgāḥ'.

नरश्रेष्ठाः (naraśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best of men, leading men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief among men, leading man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  From root nṛ (to lead, guide).
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: One of the subjects of 'ājagmuḥ'.

नानाजनपदेश्वराः (nānājanapadeśvarāḥ) - rulers of various countries/regions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānājanapadeśvara

nānājanapadeśvara - rulers of various countries, chiefs of different regions

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānā+janapada+īśvara)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• janapada – country, region, district
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule, to be master of).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: One of the subjects of 'ājagmuḥ'.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Derived from brahman (holy word, Veda, spiritual essence).

Note: One of the subjects of 'ājagmuḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious, highly fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, eminent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj (to share, to divide).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

धार्तराष्ट्रपुरं (dhārtarāṣṭrapuraṁ) - to Hastinapura (to the city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhārtarāṣṭrapura

dhārtarāṣṭrapura - the city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (i.e., Hastinapura, the capital of the Kauravas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhārtarāṣṭra+pura)

• dhārtarāṣṭra – son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
  noun (masculine)
  Taddhita derivative from Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)