महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-21

एवमुक्ताः कश्यपेन वालखिल्यास्तपोधनाः ।
प्रत्यूचुरभिसंपूज्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं प्रजापतिम् ॥२१॥

21. evamuktāḥ kaśyapena vālakhilyāstapodhanāḥ ,
pratyūcurabhisaṁpūjya muniśreṣṭhaṁ prajāpatim.

21. evam uktāḥ kāśyapena vālakhilyāḥ tapodhanaḥ
pratyūcuḥ abhisaṃpūjya muniśreṣṭham prajāpatim

21. Thus addressed by Kaśyapa, the Vālakhilya ascetics replied, having greatly honored the best of sages, the lord of creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - having been addressed (spoken, addressed)

• काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

• वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - the Vālakhilyas (a class of pygmy sages)

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - ascetics; those whose wealth is austerity

• प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

• अभिसंपूज्य (abhisaṁpūjya) - having shown profound respect (having greatly honored, having worshipped completely)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - Kaśyapa, who is the best of sages (the best of sages)

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Kaśyapa, who is a Prajāpati (the lord of creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - having been addressed (spoken, addressed)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

past passive participle

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the Prajāpatis)

वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - the Vālakhilyas (a class of pygmy sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vālakhilya

vālakhilya - Vālakhilyas (a class of 60,000 pygmy sages born from the hairs of Brahmā)

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - ascetics; those whose wealth is austerity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity; an ascetic, a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prativac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

अभिसंपूज्य (abhisaṁpūjya) - having shown profound respect (having greatly honored, having worshipped completely)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

root pūj with prefixes abhi and sam

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - Kaśyapa, who is the best of sages (the best of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya/praśasta

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Kaśyapa, who is a Prajāpati (the lord of creatures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahmā, Kaśyapa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)