महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-242, verse-18

ते त्वर्चिता यथाशास्त्रं यथावर्णं यथाक्रमम् ।
मुदा परमया युक्ताः प्रीत्या चापि नरेश्वर ॥१८॥

18. te tvarcitā yathāśāstraṁ yathāvarṇaṁ yathākramam ,
mudā paramayā yuktāḥ prītyā cāpi nareśvara.

18. te tu arcitāḥ yathāśāstram yathāvarṇam yathākramam
mudā paramayā yuktāḥ prītyā ca api nareśvara

18. And they, O king of men, were worshipped according to the scriptures, their class (varṇa), and their proper order, endowed with great joy and affection.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• अर्चिताः (arcitāḥ) - worshipped, honored

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures, as per the rules

• यथावर्णम् (yathāvarṇam) - In the context of the social structure, 'class' or 'caste' (varṇa) is appropriate. (according to their class/caste)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to order, in due sequence

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

• परमया (paramayā) - with supreme, with greatest

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed with, joined with, connected with

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - A vocative address to a king. (O king of men)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine Nominative Plural of `tad`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

अर्चिताः (arcitāḥ) - worshipped, honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arcita

arcita - worshipped, honored, adored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `√arc` (to worship, honor) with suffix `kta`.

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Masculine Nominative Plural.

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures, as per the rules

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, rule, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound acting as an adverb.

यथावर्णम् (yathāvarṇam) - In the context of the social structure, 'class' or 'caste' (varṇa) is appropriate. (according to their class/caste)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+varṇa)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, class, caste, kind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound acting as an adverb.

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to order, in due sequence

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• krama – step, order, sequence, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound acting as an adverb.

मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

Derived from root `√mud` (to rejoice).

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Feminine Instrumental Singular.

परमया (paramayā) - with supreme, with greatest

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, most excellent

Note: Feminine Instrumental Singular, agrees with `mudā`.

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed with, joined with, connected with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `√yuj` (to join, connect) with suffix `kta`.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Masculine Nominative Plural, agrees with `te`.

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, fondness, pleasure

Derived from root `√prī` (to please, love).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Feminine Instrumental Singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - A vocative address to a king. (O king of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - king, lord of men

Tatpurusha compound: nara + īśvara.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `√īś` (to rule) with suffix `varac`.
  Root: īś

Note: Masculine Vocative Singular.