महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-17

राजा च तमृषिं श्रुत्वा निष्क्रम्य सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
प्रसादयामास तदा शूलस्थमृषिसत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. rājā ca tamṛṣiṁ śrutvā niṣkramya saha mantribhiḥ ,
prasādayāmāsa tadā śūlasthamṛṣisattamam.

17. rājā ca tam ṛṣim śrutvā niṣkramya saha mantribhiḥ
prasādayāmāsa tadā śūlastham ṛṣisattamam

17. And the king, having heard about that sage, then came out with his ministers and appeased that greatest sage who was impaled on a stake.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having gone out, having emerged

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with ministers

• प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - he propitiated, he appeased, he pleased

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शूलस्थम् (śūlastham) - impaled on a stake (the sage was on a stake) (situated on a stake, impaled)

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the greatest sage (the one who was on the stake) (the best of sages, the greatest sage)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having gone out, having emerged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from root kram (to step, go) with upasarga niṣ- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: niṣ

Root: kram (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - he propitiated, he appeased, he pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of prasādayāmāsa

Formed from root sad (to sit) with upasarga pra-, causative stem (sādaya), and perfect ending (āmāsa).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शूलस्थम् (śūlastham) - impaled on a stake (the sage was on a stake) (situated on a stake, impaled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūlastha

śūlastha - standing on a spike/stake, impaled

Compound type : Saptamī Tatpuruṣa (śūla+stha)

• śūla – stake, spear, spike
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the greatest sage (the one who was on the stake) (the best of sages, the greatest sage)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, greatest sage

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative degree from sat/sādh.