महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-8

तं रथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कर्णोऽभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि ।
संपादितं ब्रह्मविदा पूर्वमेव पुरोधसा ॥८॥

8. taṁ rathaṁ rathināṁ śreṣṭhaḥ karṇo'bhyarcya yathāvidhi ,
saṁpāditaṁ brahmavidā pūrvameva purodhasā.

8. tam ratham rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ karṇaḥ abhyarcya
yathāvidhi sampāditam brahmavidā pūrvam eva purodhasā

8. rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ karṇaḥ brahmavidā purodhasā pūrvam
eva yathāvidhi sampāditam tam ratham abhyarcya

8. The best of charioteers, Karna, having worshipped that chariot according to ritual – that chariot having been prepared beforehand by the chief priest, a knower of brahman (brahman) – ...

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him, it)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna, the son of Surya and Kunti. (Karna)

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• सम्पादितम् (sampāditam) - prepared, accomplished, performed

• ब्रह्मविदा (brahmavidā) - by a priest who understands the ultimate reality (brahman) (by the knower of Brahman (brahman))

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

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

• पुरोधसा (purodhasā) - by the chief priest

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the chariot mentioned in the previous verse.

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of abhyarcya.

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

Derived from ratha + -in (suffix for 'possessing')

Note: Part of a superlative comparison with śreṣṭhaḥ.

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior

Superlative degree of praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Qualifies karṇaḥ.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna, the son of Surya and Kunti. (Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper noun), ear

Note: Subject of abhyarcya.

अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √arc (to honor, worship) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Precedes the main action (which is implied in the following verse).

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, ritual, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies abhyarcya.

सम्पादितम् (sampāditam) - prepared, accomplished, performed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sampādita

sampādita - prepared, accomplished, performed, completed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pad (to go, move) with prefixes sam- and ā- (causative of √pad)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies ratham.

ब्रह्मविदा (brahmavidā) - by a priest who understands the ultimate reality (brahman) (by the knower of Brahman (brahman))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahmavid

brahmavid - knower of Brahman (brahman), one who knows sacred knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vid)

• brahman – Brahman, ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda, priest
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agent of sampāditam.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies sampāditam.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes pūrvam.

पुरोधसा (purodhasā) - by the chief priest

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - chief priest, domestic chaplain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+dhā)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• dhā – placing, holding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of sampāditam.