महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-12

सजयैश्च नरैर्मुख्यैर्बहुशो मुख्यकर्मभिः ।
लोकपालोपमैस्तात पालितं लोकविश्रुतैः ॥१२॥

12. sajayaiśca narairmukhyairbahuśo mukhyakarmabhiḥ ,
lokapālopamaistāta pālitaṁ lokaviśrutaiḥ.

12. sajayaiḥ ca naraiḥ mukhyaiḥ bahuśaḥ mukhyakarmabhiḥ
lokapālopamaiḥ tāta pālitam lokaviśrutaiḥ

12. tāta,
sajayaiḥ mukhyaiḥ mukhyakarmabhiḥ lokapālopamaiḥ lokaviśrutaiḥ ca bahuśaḥ naraiḥ pālitam

12. O dear one, it was often protected by numerous victorious, prominent men who performed important deeds, resembling the world-guardians (lokapālas) and renowned throughout the world.

Words meanings summery:

• सजयैः (sajayaiḥ) - by the victorious ones, by those with victory

• च (ca) - and

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

• मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by the chief, by the principal

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often, repeatedly, manifoldly, by many

• मुख्यकर्मभिः (mukhyakarmabhiḥ) - by those of principal deeds, by those with important duties

• लोकपालोपमैः (lokapālopamaiḥ) - by those resembling world-protectors (lokapālas)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address) (O dear one, O father, O son)

• पालितम् (pālitam) - protected, governed, guarded

• लोकविश्रुतैः (lokaviśrutaiḥ) - by those renowned in the world, by the world-famous

Words meanings and morphology

सजयैः (sajayaiḥ) - by the victorious ones, by those with victory

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sajaya

sajaya - victorious, accompanied by victory

From 'sa' (with) + 'jaya' (victory)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+jaya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Agent of 'pālitam'

मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by the chief, by the principal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, excellent

From 'mukha' (face, front) + 'ya' (suffix forming adjective)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often, repeatedly, manifoldly, by many

(indeclinable)

From 'bahu' (many) + 'śas' (suffix indicating 'by means of' or 'in many ways')

Note: Adverb modifying 'pālitam'

मुख्यकर्मभिः (mukhyakarmabhiḥ) - by those of principal deeds, by those with important duties

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhyakarman

mukhyakarman - performing chief deeds, having principal actions

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mukhya+karman)

• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, duty (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'

लोकपालोपमैः (lokapālopamaiḥ) - by those resembling world-protectors (lokapālas)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokapālopama

lokapālopama - resembling the world-protectors, like the lokapālas

Compound type : Upamāna-pūrva-pada (lokapāla+upama)

• lokapāla – world-protector, guardian of the world (lokapāla)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: 'loka' (world) + 'pāla' (protector)
• upama – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'upa' (near) + 'mā' (to measure)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'

तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address) (O dear one, O father, O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir (term of affectionate address)

Note: Direct address

पालितम् (pālitam) - protected, governed, guarded

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pā' (to protect) + 'kta' (suffix for PPP)

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Past passive participle, predicate.

लोकविश्रुतैः (lokaviśrutaiḥ) - by those renowned in the world, by the world-famous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokaviśruta

lokaviśruta - renowned in the world, famous worldwide

Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'viśruta' (famous)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (loka+viśruta)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• viśruta – famous, well-known, heard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi' (prefix) + root 'śru' (to hear) + 'kta' (PPP suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'