महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-5

प्रयागे देवयजने देवानां पृथिवीपते ।
ऊषुराप्लुत्य गात्राणि तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम् ॥५॥

5. prayāge devayajane devānāṁ pṛthivīpate ,
ūṣurāplutya gātrāṇi tapaścātasthuruttamam.

5. prayāge devayajane devānām pṛthivīpate ūṣuḥ
āplutya gātrāṇi tapaḥ ca ātasthuḥ uttamam

5. O king (pṛthivīpate), having purified their bodies by bathing, they resided in Prayaga, at the sacred sacrificial ground of the gods, and performed excellent penance (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयागे (prayāge) - in Prayaga

• देवयजने (devayajane) - in the place of worship of the gods, at the sacrificial ground

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O lord of the earth, O king)

• ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they dwelt, they resided

• आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed, having plunged (into water)

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आतस्थुः (ātasthuḥ) - they performed (penance) (they performed, they practiced, they stood upon)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, highest, best

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयागे (prayāge) - in Prayaga

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāga

prayāga - a celebrated holy place, confluence of rivers, sacrifice

देवयजने (devayajane) - in the place of worship of the gods, at the sacrificial ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of devayajana

devayajana - place of worship of the gods, sacrificial ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+yajana)

• deva – a god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yajana – worship, sacrifice, a place of sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
  root 'yaj' (to sacrifice) + 'ana' suffix
  Root: yaj (class 1)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O lord of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they dwelt, they resided

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person plural of √vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed, having plunged (into water)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

from √plu (to float, to swim) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, penance, austerity, spiritual exertion

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आतस्थुः (ātasthuḥ) - they performed (penance) (they performed, they practiced, they stood upon)

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person plural of √sthā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, highest, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

superlative of ud

Note: Qualifies 'tapaḥ'.