महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-46, verse-9

समागम्य ततः सर्वे वरुणं सागरालयम् ।
अपां पतिं प्रचक्रुर्हि विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥९॥

9. samāgamya tataḥ sarve varuṇaṁ sāgarālayam ,
apāṁ patiṁ pracakrurhi vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā.

9. samāgamya tataḥ sarve varuṇam sāgarālayam
apām patim pracakruḥ hi vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

9. sarve samāgamya tataḥ sāgarālayam apām patim
varuṇam vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā hi pracakruḥ

9. Then, having gathered together, all of them indeed appointed Varuna, who resides in the ocean and is the lord of waters, through a ritual (karma) prescribed by sacred law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having gathered

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuna

• सागरालयम् (sāgarālayam) - Varuna, whose abode is the ocean (whose abode is the ocean, ocean-dweller)

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• पतिम् (patim) - lord of waters (lord, master)

• प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they made, they appointed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - according to sacred law (dharma) (by what is seen in the sacred texts, by prescribed rules)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by a ritual (karma) (by an action, by a ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root `gam` with prefixes `sam` and `ā`, and the suffix `ya` for absolutive.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

सागरालयम् (sāgarālayam) - Varuna, whose abode is the ocean (whose abode is the ocean, ocean-dweller)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgarālaya

sāgarālaya - whose abode is the ocean, ocean-dwelling

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ālaya)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Qualifies Varuna.

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Irregular feminine noun, usually plural.

पतिम् (patim) - lord of waters (lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

i-stem masculine noun.

Note: Accusative form, object of `pracakruḥ`.

प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they made, they appointed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-kṛ

Perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active from root `kṛ` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject is `sarve`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - according to sacred law (dharma) (by what is seen in the sacred texts, by prescribed rules)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - prescribed by sacred rules, seen according to rule

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, sacred precept, manner, destiny, sacred law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, shown
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dṛś` (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective to `karmaṇā`.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by a ritual (karma) (by an action, by a ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)

n-stem neuter noun.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The means by which Varuna was appointed.