महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-1, verse-11

कर्णं सेनापतिं कृत्वा कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाः ।
वाचयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान्दधिपात्रघृताक्षतैः ॥११॥

11. karṇaṁ senāpatiṁ kṛtvā kṛtakautukamaṅgalāḥ ,
vācayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhāndadhipātraghṛtākṣataiḥ.

11. karṇam senāpatim kṛtvā kṛtakautukamaṅgalāḥ
vācayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhān dadhipātraghṛtākṣataiḥ

11. (te) karṇam senāpatim kṛtvā,
kṛtakautukamaṅgalāḥ,
dvijaśreṣṭhān dadhipātraghṛtākṣataiḥ vācayitvā

11. Having appointed Karṇa as commander and performed the auspicious rituals for good fortune, they caused the best of the brāhmaṇas (dvija) to recite blessings with curds, vessels, ghee, and unbroken rice grains.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

• सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - general, commander of the army

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

• कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाः (kṛtakautukamaṅgalāḥ) - those for whom auspicious rituals/charms have been performed

• वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having caused (brāhmaṇas) to recite blessings (having caused to recite, having caused to speak)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठान् (dvijaśreṣṭhān) - best of the twice-born, best of the brāhmaṇas (dvija)

• दधिपात्रघृताक्षतैः (dadhipātraghṛtākṣataiḥ) - with curds, vessels, ghee, and unbroken rice grains

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (proper name of a hero in the Mahābhārata)

सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - general, commander of the army

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound of senā (army) and pati (lord).

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpurusha (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Used to indicate an action completed before the main verb.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाः (kṛtakautukamaṅgalāḥ) - those for whom auspicious rituals/charms have been performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtakautukamaṅgala

kṛtakautukamaṅgala - for whom auspicious charm-rites have been performed

Bahuvrihi compound: kṛta (done) + kautuka (charm) + maṅgala (auspicious rite).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kṛta+kautuka+maṅgala)

• kṛta – done, performed, made
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ 'to do'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kautuka – charm, amulet, festive string, curiosity
  noun (neuter)
• maṅgala – auspicious rite, blessing, welfare
  noun (neuter)

वाचयित्वा (vācayitvā) - having caused (brāhmaṇas) to recite blessings (having caused to recite, having caused to speak)

(indeclinable)

Causative Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of the causative stem of √vac 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विजश्रेष्ठान् (dvijaśreṣṭhān) - best of the twice-born, best of the brāhmaṇas (dvija)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born, best brāhmaṇa (dvija)

Compound of dvija (twice-born) and śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi 'twice' + √jan 'to be born'. Refers primarily to the first three varṇas, especially brāhmaṇas (dvija) in this context.
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya 'praiseworthy'.

दधिपात्रघृताक्षतैः (dadhipātraghṛtākṣataiḥ) - with curds, vessels, ghee, and unbroken rice grains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dadhipātraghṛtākṣata

dadhipātraghṛtākṣata - curds, vessels, ghee, and unbroken rice grains

Dvandva compound of auspicious items used in rituals.

Compound type : Dvandva (dadhi+pātra+ghṛta+akṣata)

• dadhi – curds, yogurt
  noun (neuter)
• pātra – vessel, pot, recipient
  noun (neuter)
• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)
  PPP of √ghṛ 'to sprinkle'.
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• akṣata – unbroken rice grains, uninjured
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From a-kṣata 'uninjured', from √kṣan 'to injure'. Used specifically for whole, uncooked rice grains in rituals.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣan (class 8)