महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-11

राजानस्तस्य ये पूर्वे याज्या ह्यासन्महात्मनः ।
ते सर्वे स्वर्गते तस्मिंस्तस्य पुत्रानपूजयन् ॥११॥

11. rājānastasya ye pūrve yājyā hyāsanmahātmanaḥ ,
te sarve svargate tasmiṁstasya putrānapūjayan.

11. rājānaḥ tasya ye pūrve yājyā hi āsan mahātmanaḥ
te sarve svargate tasmin tasya putrān apūjayan

11. hi ye pūrve rājānaḥ tasy mahātmanaḥ yājyā āsan,
te sarve tasminsvargate tasya putrān apūjayan

11. All those kings, who were formerly served as priests by that great-souled (mahātman) Gautama, honored his sons after he had ascended to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• ये (ye) - who, which, those who

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - former, earlier, ancient, preceding

• याज्या (yājyā) - Clients of the priest (Gautama), indicating those for whom he officiated sacrifices. (to be worshipped, worthy of sacrifice; those for whom a sacrifice is offered (clients of a priest))

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, certainly

• आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Of the sage Gautama, indicating his noble character. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one (mahātman))

• ते (te) - they, those

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• स्वर्गते (svargate) - Used in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when he (Gautama) went to heaven'. (having gone to heaven, when he went to heaven)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Used in a locative absolute construction with 'svargate'. (in him, to him, when he (referring to Gautama))

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped, honored, respected

Words meanings and morphology

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ये (ye) - who, which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

पूर्वे (pūrve) - former, earlier, ancient, preceding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, ancient, prior, eastern

याज्या (yājyā) - Clients of the priest (Gautama), indicating those for whom he officiated sacrifices. (to be worshipped, worthy of sacrifice; those for whom a sacrifice is offered (clients of a priest))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yājya

yājya - to be sacrificed, fit for sacrifice, client (for whom a priest officiates)

Gerundive

Derived from root yaj (to sacrifice, to worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Of the sage Gautama, indicating his noble character. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one (mahātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted, magnanimous (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Declined form of 'sarva' (all).

स्वर्गते (svargate) - Used in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when he (Gautama) went to heaven'. (having gone to heaven, when he went to heaven)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svargata

svargata - gone to heaven, attained heaven

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gata)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Used in a locative absolute construction with 'svargate'. (in him, to him, when he (referring to Gautama))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped, honored, respected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)