महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-34

तमब्रवील्लोकगुरुररुणायां यथाविधि ।
इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र ब्रह्महत्यापहा हि सा ॥३४॥

34. tamabravīllokagururaruṇāyāṁ yathāvidhi ,
iṣṭvopaspṛśa devendra brahmahatyāpahā hi sā.

34. tam abravīt lokaguruḥ aruṇāyām yathāvidhi
iṣṭvā upaspṛśa devendra brahmahatyāpahā hi sā

34. lokaguruḥ tam abravīt he devendra aruṇāyām
yathāvidhi iṣṭvā upaspṛśa hi sā brahmahatyāpahā

34. The preceptor of the world (lokaguru), Brahmā, said to him, 'O lord of the gods (devendra), having sacrificed according to the prescribed rites in Aruṇā, perform ablutions, for that indeed removes the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa (brahmahatyā).'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Indra (to him)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - referring to Brahmā (preceptor of the world, world-teacher)

• अरुणायाम् (aruṇāyām) - Aruṇā is a sacred river or place. (in Aruṇā)

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

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped

• उपस्पृश (upaspṛśa) - purify oneself, perform ablutions, touch

• देवेन्द्र (devendra) - vocative, referring to Indra (O lord of gods!)

• ब्रह्महत्यापहा (brahmahatyāpahā) - removing the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सा (sā) - referring to Aruṇā or the act of purification at Aruṇā (she, that)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Indra (to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person, singular, active voice of the root brū (class 2).

Root: brū (class 2)

लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - referring to Brahmā (preceptor of the world, world-teacher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokaguru

lokaguru - teacher of the world, preceptor of the people

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+guru)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable
  noun (masculine)

अरुणायाम् (aruṇāyām) - Aruṇā is a sacred river or place. (in Aruṇā)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aruṇā

aruṇā - Aruṇā (proper name of a river or sacred place); reddish, dawn

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

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, rite, injunction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from the root yaj (class 1) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Used to denote an action completed before the main verb.

उपस्पृश (upaspṛśa) - purify oneself, perform ablutions, touch

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upa-spṛś

Imperative Active

Imperative mood, 2nd person, singular, active voice of the root spṛś (class 6) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

देवेन्द्र (devendra) - vocative, referring to Indra (O lord of gods!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - lord of gods (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्महत्यापहा (brahmahatyāpahā) - removing the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyāpahā

brahmahatyāpahā - removing the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmahatyā+apahā)

• brahmahatyā – killing of a brāhmaṇa
  noun (feminine)
• apahā – removing, taking away, dispelling
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from the root hā (to abandon, remove) with upasarga apa.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - referring to Aruṇā or the act of purification at Aruṇā (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it