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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-11

ततस्ते क्षत्रिया राजन्समाजह्रुः समन्ततः ।
भक्ष्यानुच्चावचांस्तत्र वारिकुम्भांश्च शीतलान् ॥११॥
11. tataste kṣatriyā rājansamājahruḥ samantataḥ ,
bhakṣyānuccāvacāṁstatra vārikumbhāṁśca śītalān.
11. tataḥ te kṣatriyāḥ rājan samājahruḥ samantataḥ
bhakṣyān uccāvacān tatra vārikumbhān ca śītalān
11. rājan tataḥ te kṣatriyāḥ samantataḥ tatra uccāvacān
bhakṣyān śītalān vārikumbhān ca samājahruḥ
11. Then, O King, those kshatriyas quickly brought from all directions a variety of foods, both rich and humble, along with cool pitchers of water.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - indicating sequence of events (then, from there, therefore)
  • ते (te) - refers to the kshatriyas present (those (masculine plural nominative))
  • क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the warrior class, kings and princes assembled (warriors, kshatriyas)
  • राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhritarashtra by the narrator Sanjaya. (O king)
  • समाजह्रुः (samājahruḥ) - The kshatriyas collected items for Bhishma. (they brought together, they collected)
  • समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all directions around Bhishma (from all sides, all around, everywhere)
  • भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - various types of food (edible things, food (accusative plural))
  • उच्चावचान् (uccāvacān) - various kinds of food (high and low, various, diverse)
  • तत्र (tatra) - at the place where Bhishma was lying (there, then)
  • वारिकुम्भान् (vārikumbhān) - pitchers containing water (pots of water, water pitchers (accusative plural))
  • (ca) - and
  • शीतलान् (śītalān) - cool water in the pitchers (cool, cold (accusative plural))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - indicating sequence of events (then, from there, therefore)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - refers to the kshatriyas present (those (masculine plural nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to kṣatriyāḥ.
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the warrior class, kings and princes assembled (warriors, kshatriyas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, kshatriya
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Subject of samājahruḥ.
राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhritarashtra by the narrator Sanjaya. (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
समाजह्रुः (samājahruḥ) - The kshatriyas collected items for Bhishma. (they brought together, they collected)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of hṛ
perfect tense (Liṭ)
Third person plural perfect active of root hṛ with prefixes sam and ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all directions around Bhishma (from all sides, all around, everywhere)
(indeclinable)
From samanta (all-around) + ablative suffix tas
भक्ष्यान् (bhakṣyān) - various types of food (edible things, food (accusative plural))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhakṣya
bhakṣya - eatable, food, that which is to be eaten
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root bhakṣ (to eat)
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
Note: Object of samājahruḥ.
उच्चावचान् (uccāvacān) - various kinds of food (high and low, various, diverse)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of uccāvacā
uccāvacā - high and low, various, diverse, good and bad
Compound of ucca (high) and avaca (low).
Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca)
  • ucca – high, elevated, lofty
    adjective (masculine)
  • avaca – low, inferior
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies bhakṣyān.
तत्र (tatra) - at the place where Bhishma was lying (there, then)
(indeclinable)
Adverb derived from pronominal stem tad.
वारिकुम्भान् (vārikumbhān) - pitchers containing water (pots of water, water pitchers (accusative plural))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vārikumbha
vārikumbha - water pot, pitcher of water
Compound of vāri (water) and kumbha (pot).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+kumbha)
  • vāri – water
    noun (neuter)
  • kumbha – pot, pitcher, jar
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of samājahruḥ.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शीतलान् (śītalān) - cool water in the pitchers (cool, cold (accusative plural))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śītala
śītala - cool, cold, fresh
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Qualifies vārikumbhān.