महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-14

ब्राह्मणास्तत्र शतशः समाजग्मुस्तपोधनाः ।
चातुर्मास्येनायजन्त आर्षेण विधिना तदा ॥१४॥

14. brāhmaṇāstatra śataśaḥ samājagmustapodhanāḥ ,
cāturmāsyenāyajanta ārṣeṇa vidhinā tadā.

14. brāhmaṇāḥ tatra śataśaḥ samājagmuḥ tapodhanāḥ
cāturmāsyena ayajanta ārṣeṇa vidhinā tadā

14. Hundreds of Brahmins, rich in asceticism (tapas), gathered there. At that time, they performed the four-monthly sacrifices (cāturmāsya) according to the ancient sage's ritual (vidhi).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they gathered, they came together

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is asceticism (tapas), rich in asceticism

• चातुर्मास्येन (cāturmāsyena) - by means of the four-monthly sacrifice

• अयजन्त (ayajanta) - they sacrificed, they worshipped

• आर्षेण (ārṣeṇa) - by a sage-like, traditional, ancient

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by means of the rule, ritual, method

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from brahman (Veda, prayer, Brahman)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' (that)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they gathered, they came together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of samājagmu

Perfect Active 3rd Plural

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is asceticism (tapas), rich in asceticism

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth (dhana) is asceticism (tapas)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual heat
  noun (neuter)
  From root √tap (to heat, to perform austerities)
  Root: √tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

चातुर्मास्येन (cāturmāsyena) - by means of the four-monthly sacrifice

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cāturmāsya

cāturmāsya - four-monthly sacrifice, a sacrifice performed at intervals of four months

Derived from catur (four) and māsa (month)

Compound type : Dvigu (catur+māsa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)

अयजन्त (ayajanta) - they sacrificed, they worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ayajanta

Imperfect Middle 3rd Plural

Root: √yaj (class 1)

आर्षेण (ārṣeṇa) - by a sage-like, traditional, ancient

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ārṣa

ārṣa - belonging to or derived from a ṛṣi (sage), ancient, traditional, sacred

Derived from ṛṣi (sage)

Note: Agrees with vidhinā

विधिना (vidhinā) - by means of the rule, ritual, method

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, ritual, destiny

From root √dhā (to place, put) with vi (apart) or √vidh (to arrange)

Root: √dhā (class 3)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' (that)