महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-27

राजानः पार्थिवाः सर्वे प्रोक्षिताः कालधर्मणा ।
गाण्डीवाग्निं प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति पतङ्गा इव पावकम् ॥२७॥

27. rājānaḥ pārthivāḥ sarve prokṣitāḥ kāladharmaṇā ,
gāṇḍīvāgniṁ pravekṣyanti pataṅgā iva pāvakam.

27. rājānaḥ pārthivāḥ sarve prokṣitāḥ kāladharmaṇā
gāṇḍīva agnim pravekṣyanti pataṅgāḥ iva pāvakam

27. All earthly kings are consecrated by the law of time (kāladharma), and they will enter Gāṇḍīva's fire like moths entering a flame.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• प्रोक्षिताः (prokṣitāḥ) - consecrated for death or sacrifice by the law of time (consecrated, sprinkled, destined (figuratively for death))

• कालधर्मणा (kāladharmaṇā) - by the law of time, by death, by destiny

• गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gāṇḍīva, Arjuna's bow (Gāṇḍīva)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - into the fire

• प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति (pravekṣyanti) - they will enter

• पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths, flying insects

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - into the fire

Words meanings and morphology

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, a king, a prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) + aṇ (relating to).

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्रोक्षिताः (prokṣitāḥ) - consecrated for death or sacrifice by the law of time (consecrated, sprinkled, destined (figuratively for death))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokṣita

prokṣita - sprinkled, consecrated, purified; destined (figuratively)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

कालधर्मणा (kāladharmaṇā) - by the law of time, by death, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāladharma

kāladharma - the natural law (dharma) of time, destiny, death

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+dharma)

• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gāṇḍīva, Arjuna's bow (Gāṇḍīva)

(proper noun)

neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's celebrated bow)

अग्निम् (agnim) - into the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire

प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति (pravekṣyanti) - they will enter

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths, flying insects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataṅga

pataṅga - moth, grasshopper, bird, flying insect

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - into the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure, clear