महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-17

यांस्ते भ्रातॄन्महाराज युवानो मृष्टकुण्डलाः ।
अभोजयन्त मृष्टान्नैः सूदाः परमसंस्कृतैः ॥१७॥

17. yāṁste bhrātṝnmahārāja yuvāno mṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥ ,
abhojayanta mṛṣṭānnaiḥ sūdāḥ paramasaṁskṛtaiḥ.

17. yān te bhrātṝn mahārāja yuvānaḥ mṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥ
abhojayanta mṛṣṭānnaiḥ sūdāḥ paramasaṃskṛtaiḥ

17. O Great King, your young brothers, wearing polished earrings, whom cooks used to feed with supremely well-prepared (saṃskṛta), delicious food.

Words meanings summery:

• यान् (yān) - whom, which (masculine plural accusative)

• ते (te) - your

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

• युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young (referring to the brothers) (young men, youths)

• मृष्टकुण्डलाः (mṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥ) - wearing polished earrings, adorned with bright earrings

• अभोजयन्त (abhojayanta) - they caused to eat, they fed

• मृष्टान्नैः (mṛṣṭānnaiḥ) - with delicious food, with prepared food

• सूदाः (sūdāḥ) - cooks

• परमसंस्कृतैः (paramasaṁskṛtaiḥ) - with food that was excellently cooked (with supremely well-prepared (food))

Words meanings and morphology

यान् (yān) - whom, which (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Agrees with `bhrātṝn`.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form for 2nd person singular genitive, meaning 'your'.

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Direct object of `abhojayanta`.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young (referring to the brothers) (young men, youths)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuvan

yuvan - young man, youth

Note: Nominative plural, in apposition to the implied subject of 'being young' (referring to the brothers).

मृष्टकुण्डलाः (mṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥ) - wearing polished earrings, adorned with bright earrings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛṣṭakuṇḍala

mṛṣṭakuṇḍala - one having polished earrings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mṛṣṭa+kuṇḍala)

• mṛṣṭa – polished, cleaned, delicious
  Past Passive Participle (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √mṛj (to clean, polish)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Nominative plural, in apposition to the implied subject of 'wearing earrings' (referring to the brothers).

अभोजयन्त (abhojayanta) - they caused to eat, they fed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhuj

Causative, Imperfect

Causative stem `bhojaya-`, Imperfect 3rd person plural `a...yanta` (ātmanepada ending)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Causative imperfect, 3rd plural ātmanepada.

मृष्टान्नैः (mṛṣṭānnaiḥ) - with delicious food, with prepared food

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mṛṣṭānna

mṛṣṭānna - delicious food, prepared food

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛṣṭa+anna)

• mṛṣṭa – polished, cleaned, delicious
  Past Passive Participle (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √mṛj (to clean, polish)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• anna – food, sustenance
  noun (neuter)

सूदाः (sūdāḥ) - cooks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūda

sūda - cook, chef

Note: Subject of `abhojayanta`.

परमसंस्कृतैः (paramasaṁskṛtaiḥ) - with food that was excellently cooked (with supremely well-prepared (food))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of paramasaṃskṛta

paramasaṁskṛta - supremely prepared, excellently refined

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+saṃskṛta)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• saṃskṛta – prepared, refined, consecrated
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam- √kṛ (to do, make)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `mṛṣṭānnaiḥ`.