महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-53, verse-5

अत्र विष्णुः पुरा देवस्तप्तवांस्तप उत्तमम् ।
अत्रास्य विधिवद्यज्ञाः सर्वे वृत्ताः सनातनाः ॥५॥

5. atra viṣṇuḥ purā devastaptavāṁstapa uttamam ,
atrāsya vidhivadyajñāḥ sarve vṛttāḥ sanātanāḥ.

5. atra viṣṇuḥ purā devaḥ taptavān tapaḥ uttamam
atra asya vidhivat yajñāḥ sarve vṛttāḥ sanātanāḥ

5. atra purā devaḥ viṣṇuḥ uttamam tapaḥ taptavān
atra asya sarve sanātanāḥ yajñāḥ vidhivat vṛttāḥ

5. Here, the god Vishnu formerly performed excellent asceticism (tapas). In this very place, all his traditional Vedic rituals (yajña) were duly conducted.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu, the preserver god

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

• तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed asceticism (tapas) (performed penance, heated, glowed)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (penance, asceticism, austerity)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Vishnu) (of him, his, of this)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices (yajña) (sacrifices, acts of worship)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• वृत्ताः (vṛttāḥ) - occurred, happened, performed, existed

• सनातनाः (sanātanāḥ) - eternal, perpetual, traditional, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu, the preserver god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the pervader

Root: viṣ (class 3)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, a divine being

Root: div (class 4)

तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed asceticism (tapas) (performed penance, heated, glowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taptavat

taptavat - one who has performed penance, one who has heated

Past Active Participle

Derived from root `tap` 'to heat, to perform penance' (class 1, 4, 6), with the kṛt suffix `vat`.

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (penance, asceticism, austerity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism, religious austerity, heat

Root: tap (class 4)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Vishnu) (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Derived from `vidhi` (rule, method) with suffix `vat` (like, according to).

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices (yajña) (sacrifices, acts of worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, an act of devotion

Root: yaj (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

वृत्ताः (vṛttāḥ) - occurred, happened, performed, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, performed, existed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vṛt` 'to be, to happen, to proceed' (class 1), with the kṛt suffix `ta`.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सनातनाः (sanātanāḥ) - eternal, perpetual, traditional, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, traditional, ancient