महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-263, verse-4

स निश्चयमथो कृत्वा पूजयामास देवताः ।
भक्त्या न चैवाध्यगच्छद्धनं संपूज्य देवताः ॥४॥

4. sa niścayamatho kṛtvā pūjayāmāsa devatāḥ ,
bhaktyā na caivādhyagacchaddhanaṁ saṁpūjya devatāḥ.

4. saḥ niścayam atha u kṛtvā pūjayām āsa devatāḥ bhaktyā
na ca eva adhyagacchat dhanam sampūjya devatāḥ

4. saḥ atha u niścayam kṛtvā bhaktyā devatāḥ pūjayām
āsa sampūjya devatāḥ ca eva dhanam na adhyagacchat

4. He then made a firm resolution and worshipped the deities with devotion (bhakti). However, even after thoroughly worshipping the deities, he did not acquire wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - determination, resolution

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

• उ (u) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - was (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, but

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - obtained, acquired

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - determination, resolution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - ascertainment, conviction, certainty, determination

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

periphrastic perfect (stem)

Derived from the desiderative or causative stem, used in forming the periphrastic perfect with an auxiliary verb.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Part of a periphrastic perfect verb form.

आस (āsa) - was (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect.

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, but

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - obtained, acquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of adhigam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix.

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity