महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-242, verse-4

ततः प्रववृते यज्ञः प्रभूतान्नः सुसंस्कृतः ।
दीक्षितश्चापि गान्धारिर्यथाशास्त्रं यथाक्रमम् ॥४॥

4. tataḥ pravavṛte yajñaḥ prabhūtānnaḥ susaṁskṛtaḥ ,
dīkṣitaścāpi gāndhāriryathāśāstraṁ yathākramam.

4. tataḥ pravavṛte yajñaḥ prabhūtānnaḥ susaṃskṛtaḥ |
dīkṣitaḥ ca api gāndhāriḥ yathāśāstram yathākramam

4. Then the well-prepared Vedic ritual (yajña), abundant with food, commenced. And the Gāndhārī prince (gāndhāriḥ) was also initiated (dīkṣitaḥ) according to the scriptures (yathāśāstram) and in proper order (yathākramam).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced, began, proceeded

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice, ritual (yajña)

• प्रभूतान्नः (prabhūtānnaḥ) - having abundant food, rich in provisions

• सुसंस्कृतः (susaṁskṛtaḥ) - well-prepared, well-arranged, refined

• दीक्षितः (dīkṣitaḥ) - initiated, consecrated

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• गान्धारिः (gāndhāriḥ) - A prince or prominent man from the Gāndhāra kingdom. (the Gandhari (man), a man from Gandhara)

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced, began, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of pravṛt

From pra + √vṛt (to turn, proceed)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice, ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, devotion

From √yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

प्रभूतान्नः (prabhūtānnaḥ) - having abundant food, rich in provisions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhūtānna

prabhūtānna - having abundant food

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+anna)

• prabhūta – abundant, plentiful, much, manifested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra + √bhū (to be, become, exist)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anna – food, grain, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
  From √ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

सुसंस्कृतः (susaṁskṛtaḥ) - well-prepared, well-arranged, refined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃskṛta

susaṁskṛta - well-prepared, well-arranged, highly refined, perfectly formed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃskṛta)

• su – well, good, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• saṃskṛta – prepared, perfected, refined, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + √kṛ (to do, make, prepare)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दीक्षितः (dīkṣitaḥ) - initiated, consecrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīkṣita

dīkṣita - initiated, consecrated, prepared for a sacrifice

Past Passive Participle

From √dīkṣ (to consecrate, initiate, perform a sacrifice).

Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

गान्धारिः (gāndhāriḥ) - A prince or prominent man from the Gāndhāra kingdom. (the Gandhari (man), a man from Gandhara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndhāri

gāndhāri - a native or ruler of Gāndhāra, related to Gāndhāra

Derived from Gāndhāra (name of a kingdom).

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

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner as
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  From √śās (to instruct, command)
  Root: śās (class 2)

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to due procedure, in proper order

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner as
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, regular succession, procedure
  noun (masculine)
  From √kram (to step, proceed)
  Root: kram (class 1)