महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-43

तामेवमुक्त्वा राजर्षिर्दुःषन्तो महिषीं प्रियाम् ।
वासोभिरन्नपानैश्च पूजयामास भारत ॥४३॥

43. tāmevamuktvā rājarṣirduḥṣanto mahiṣīṁ priyām ,
vāsobhirannapānaiśca pūjayāmāsa bhārata.

43. tām evam uktvā rājarṣiḥ duḥṣantaḥ mahiṣīm priyām
vāsobhiḥ annapānaiḥ ca pūjayāmāsa bhārata

43. Having spoken thus to his beloved queen, the royal sage Duṣyanta honored her with garments, food, and drink, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - King Duṣyanta (royal sage, kingly sage)

• दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (proper noun)

• महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - Śakuntalā (queen, chief queen)

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved

• वासोभिः (vāsobhiḥ) - with garments, clothes

• अन्नपानैः (annapānaiḥ) - with food and drink

• च (ca) - and, also

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he honored, worshipped

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Janamejaya or another descendant. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Object of 'uktvā'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies 'uktvā'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √vac (to speak) + -tvā suffix. Irregular stem from √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - King Duṣyanta (royal sage, kingly sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage). Guṇa sandhi.

Compound type : karmadharaya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the main verb 'pūjayāmāsa'.

दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta

duḥṣanta - Duṣyanta (name of a king)

Note: Appositive to 'rājarṣiḥ'.

महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - Śakuntalā (queen, chief queen)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - queen, chief queen, royal consort

From mahiṣa (buffalo) (earlier, a cow/buffalo was sacrificed for a queen's coronation ritual) or from mahī (earth) as protector of earth.

Note: Object of 'pūjayāmāsa'.

प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - dear, beloved, pleasant (feminine)

Feminine form of priya.

Note: Qualifies 'mahiṣīm'.

वासोभिः (vāsobhiḥ) - with garments, clothes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothing, dress

S-stem neuter noun.

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Means of honoring.

अन्नपानैः (annapānaiḥ) - with food and drink

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of annapāna

annapāna - food and drink, sustenance

Dvandva compound of anna (food) and pāna (drink).

Compound type : dvandva (anna+pāna)

• anna – food, rice, grain
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ad (to eat) or √an (to breathe).
  Root: ad (class 2)
• pāna – drinking, drink
  noun (neuter)
  Noun from verb
  From root √pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Means of honoring.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he honored, worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of pūj

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed with pūjayā (instrumental of pūjā or verbal stem pūjaya + ā) and the perfect form of √as (to be).

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Main verb.

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Janamejaya or another descendant. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, Indian

Derived from Bharata. Can be used as a noun.

Note: Addressing the narrator/listener.