महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-26

तस्मै पूजां ततोऽकार्षीत्पुरोधाः परमर्षये ।
स च तां प्रतिजग्राह विधिवन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ॥२६॥

26. tasmai pūjāṁ tato'kārṣītpurodhāḥ paramarṣaye ,
sa ca tāṁ pratijagrāha vidhivanmantrapūrvakam.

26. tasmai pūjām tataḥ akārṣīt purodhāḥ paramarṣaye
saḥ ca tām pratijagrāha vidhivat mantrapūrvakam

26. Then the priest offered worship to that great sage. And he (Vyāsa) accepted it ritually, accompanied by sacred formulas (mantra).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• पूजाम् (pūjām) - honor, worship, respect

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

• अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - he/she/it did, performed

• पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest, family priest

• परमर्षये (paramarṣaye) - to the great sage, to the supreme sage

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताम् (tām) - that (worship) (that (feminine), her)

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he accepted, he received

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

• मन्त्रपूर्वकम् (mantrapūrvakam) - preceded by or accompanied by sacred formulas (mantra)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूजाम् (pūjām) - honor, worship, respect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, adoration, honor

Root: √pūj (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - he/she/it did, performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest, family priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - one placed at the head, chief, family priest

परमर्षये (paramarṣaye) - to the great sage, to the supreme sage

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (worship) (that (feminine), her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he accepted, he received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pratijagrāha

From √grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: √grah (class 9)

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

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating 'like, according to'

मन्त्रपूर्वकम् (mantrapūrvakam) - preceded by or accompanied by sacred formulas (mantra)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+pūrvaka)

• mantra – sacred formula, hymn, incantation, counsel
  noun (masculine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: √man (class 4)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)