महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-147, verse-25

हीनाङ्गं पृथिवीपालं नाभिनन्दन्ति देवताः ।
इति कृत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठं प्रत्यषेधन्द्विजर्षभाः ॥२५॥

25. hīnāṅgaṁ pṛthivīpālaṁ nābhinandanti devatāḥ ,
iti kṛtvā nṛpaśreṣṭhaṁ pratyaṣedhandvijarṣabhāḥ.

25. hīnāṅgam pṛthivīpālam na abhinandanti devatāḥ
iti kṛtvā nṛpaśreṣṭham pratyaṣedhan dvijarṣabhāḥ

25. devatāḥ hīnāṅgam pṛthivīpālam na abhinandanti
iti kṛtvā dvijarṣabhāḥ nṛpaśreṣṭham pratyaṣedhan

25. "The deities do not approve of a physically deficient king (pṛthivīpāla)." Having stated this, the chief Brahmins (dvijarṣabhāḥ) prohibited the best of kings (Devāpi).

Words meanings summery:

• हीनाङ्गम् (hīnāṅgam) - one with defective limbs, physically deficient

• पृथिवीपालम् (pṛthivīpālam) - protector of the earth, king

• न (na) - not

• अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they approve of, they welcome, they rejoice at

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks end of quotation/reason)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

• नृपश्रेष्ठम् (nṛpaśreṣṭham) - the best of kings (Devāpi) (best among kings)

• प्रत्यषेधन् (pratyaṣedhan) - they prohibited, they prevented, they opposed

• द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - chief Brahmins, best among the twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

हीनाङ्गम् (hīnāṅgam) - one with defective limbs, physically deficient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīnāṅga

hīnāṅga - one with a defective limb, physically deficient

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+aṅga)

• hīna – deficient, lacking, abandoned
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā 'to abandon, quit'.
  Root: hā (class 3)
• aṅga – limb, body part, constituent
  noun (neuter)

पृथिवीपालम् (pṛthivīpālam) - protector of the earth, king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root pā 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they approve of, they welcome, they rejoice at

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhinand

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divinity

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks end of quotation/reason)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृपश्रेष्ठम् (nṛpaśreṣṭham) - the best of kings (Devāpi) (best among kings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśreṣṭha

nṛpaśreṣṭha - best among kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

प्रत्यषेधन् (pratyaṣedhan) - they prohibited, they prevented, they opposed

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 1)

द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - chief Brahmins, best among the twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - chief Brahmins, best among the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)