महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-288, verse-17

तत्राग्निशरणे कॢप्तमासनं तस्य भानुमत् ।
आहारादि च सर्वं तत्तथैव प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥१७॥

17. tatrāgniśaraṇe kḷptamāsanaṁ tasya bhānumat ,
āhārādi ca sarvaṁ tattathaiva pratyavedayat.

17. tatra agniśaraṇe kḷptam āsanam tasya bhānumat
āhārādi ca sarvam tat tathā eva prati avedayat

17. In the fire-sanctuary, a resplendent seat was prepared for him. All the food and other provisions were also offered to him in the same manner.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अग्निशरणे (agniśaraṇe) - in the fire-house, in the fire-sanctuary

• कॢप्तम् (kḷptam) - arranged, prepared, made, done

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting, posture

• तस्य (tasya) - for the Brahmin (of him, his, for him)

• भानुमत् (bhānumat) - luminous, resplendent, brilliant

• आहारादि (āhārādi) - food and so on, food and similar things

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all the provisions (all, whole, entire)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the food and provisions) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in front of (as a prefix: back, again)

• अवेदयत् (avedayat) - offered/presented (to the brahmin) (reported, informed, offered)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अग्निशरणे (agniśaraṇe) - in the fire-house, in the fire-sanctuary

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agniśaraṇa

agniśaraṇa - fire-house, fire-sanctuary, a place for sacred fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+śaraṇa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• śaraṇa – shelter, refuge, house
  noun (neuter)

कॢप्तम् (kḷptam) - arranged, prepared, made, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kḷpta

kḷpta - arranged, prepared, made, done

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp (kr̥p) with suffix -ta

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: It agrees with 'āsanam'.

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting, posture

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

तस्य (tasya) - for the Brahmin (of him, his, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin mentioned in previous verses.

भानुमत् (bhānumat) - luminous, resplendent, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - luminous, resplendent, brilliant, possessing light

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with 'āsanam'.

आहारादि (āhārādi) - food and so on, food and similar things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhārādi

āhārādi - food and so on, food etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (āhāra+ādi)

• āhāra – food, eating
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to the collective items.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all the provisions (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (referring to 'āhārādi').

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the food and provisions) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'āhārādi'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in front of (as a prefix: back, again)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix with 'avedayat'.

अवेदयत् (avedayat) - offered/presented (to the brahmin) (reported, informed, offered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of avedayat

Causative, Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem of root vid (वेदन)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The prefix 'prati' makes it 'pratyavedayat' in sandhi. Here, meaning "reported/offered back" or simply "offered/presented".