महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-7

पुरोहिताः शत्रुवधं वदन्तो महर्षिवृद्धाः श्रुतवन्त एव ।
जप्यैश्च मन्त्रैश्च तथौषधीभिः समन्ततः स्वस्त्ययनं प्रचक्रुः ॥७॥

7. purohitāḥ śatruvadhaṁ vadanto; maharṣivṛddhāḥ śrutavanta eva ,
japyaiśca mantraiśca tathauṣadhībhiḥ; samantataḥ svastyayanaṁ pracakruḥ.

7. purohitāḥ śatruvadham vadantaḥ
maharṣivṛddhāḥ śrutavantaḥ eva | japyaiḥ
ca mantraiḥ ca tathā auṣadhībhiḥ
samantataḥ svastyayanam pracakruḥ

7. purohitāḥ maharṣivṛddhāḥ śrutavantaḥ
eva śatruvadham vadantaḥ ca
japyaiḥ ca mantraiḥ tathā auṣadhībhiḥ
samantataḥ svastyayanam pracakruḥ

7. Priests (purohitāḥ), elderly and learned great sages, spoke of the destruction of enemies. From all sides, they performed auspicious rituals (svastyayana) with recitations, sacred chants (mantras), and herbs.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, family priests

• शत्रुवधम् (śatruvadham) - destruction of enemies, killing of enemies

• वदन्तः (vadantaḥ) - speaking, telling

• महर्षिवृद्धाः (maharṣivṛddhāḥ) - elderly great sages

• श्रुतवन्तः (śrutavantaḥ) - learned, possessing knowledge

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• जप्यैः (japyaiḥ) - by means of recitations, with muttered prayers

• च (ca) - and, also

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred chants (mantras) (with sacred chants (mantras), with counsels)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner, so)

• औषधीभिः (auṣadhībhiḥ) - with herbs, with medicinal plants

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, on all sides, all around

• स्वस्त्ययनम् (svastyayanam) - auspicious rite, benediction

• प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they performed, they did

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, family priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purohita

purohita - family priest, chaplain

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: One of the subjects performing actions.

शत्रुवधम् (śatruvadham) - destruction of enemies, killing of enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatruvadhha

śatruvadhha - destruction/killing of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+vadha)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vadantaḥ'.

वदन्तः (vadantaḥ) - speaking, telling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root √vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

महर्षिवृद्धाः (maharṣivṛddhāḥ) - elderly great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣivṛddha

maharṣivṛddha - elderly great sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maharṣi+vṛddha)

• maharṣi – great sage, seer (maharṣi)
  noun (masculine)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, increased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛdh (to grow).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: One of the subjects performing actions.

श्रुतवन्तः (śrutavantaḥ) - learned, possessing knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrutavat

śrutavat - learned, wise, possessing sacred knowledge

Derived from śruta (heard, sacred knowledge) with the possessive suffix -vat.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

जप्यैः (japyaiḥ) - by means of recitations, with muttered prayers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of japya

japya - to be muttered, to be recited (a prayer or mantra)

Gerundive

Derived from root √jap (to mutter).

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Means of performing svastyayana.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred chants (mantras) (with sacred chants (mantras), with counsels)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, counsel (mantra)

From root √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Means of performing svastyayana.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

औषधीभिः (auṣadhībhiḥ) - with herbs, with medicinal plants

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of auṣadhī

auṣadhī - herb, medicinal plant

Note: Means of performing svastyayana.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, on all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'pracakruḥ'.

स्वस्त्ययनम् (svastyayanam) - auspicious rite, benediction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svastyayana

svastyayana - benediction, auspicious ceremony, propitiatory rite

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svasti+ayana)

• svasti – welfare, well-being, blessing
  indeclinable
• ayana – going, path, course, rite
  noun (neuter)
  From root √i (to go) with prefix a-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pracakruḥ'.

प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they performed, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for 'purohitāḥ' and 'maharṣivṛddhāḥ'.