महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-5

तस्य यज्ञो महानासीदश्वमेधो महात्मनः ।
बृहस्पतिरुपाध्यायस्तत्र होता बभूव ह ॥५॥

5. tasya yajño mahānāsīdaśvamedho mahātmanaḥ ,
bṛhaspatirupādhyāyastatra hotā babhūva ha.

5. tasya yajñaḥ mahān āsīt aśvamedhaḥ mahātmanaḥ
bṛhaspatiḥ upādhyāyaḥ tatra hotā babhūva ha

5. mahātmanaḥ tasya mahān aśvamedhaḥ yajñaḥ āsīt.
tatra bṛhaspatiḥ upādhyāyaḥ hotā ha babhūva

5. A great horse (Vedic ritual) (aśvamedha) of that great-souled king took place. Bṛhaspati indeed became the preceptor and the hotṛ priest there.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to King Vasu) (his, its)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, offering

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he/she/it was

• अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - horse (Vedic ritual)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (King Vasu) (of the great-souled one, of the noble)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (name of a deity, preceptor of the gods)

• उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the ritual) (there, in that place)

• होता (hotā) - hotṛ priest (one who offers oblations), sacrificer

• बभूव (babhūva) - he/she/it became, happened

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to King Vasu) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, offering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - a (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, offering

From root yaj 'to sacrifice, worship'

Root: yaj (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Note: Qualifies 'yajñaḥ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he/she/it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - horse (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse (Vedic ritual) (aśvamedha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – (Vedic ritual), sacrifice
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'yajñaḥ'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (King Vasu) (of the great-souled one, of the noble)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, referring to King Vasu.

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (name of a deity, preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods; also a planet Jupiter)

उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - teacher, preceptor, one who teaches only a part of the Veda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upā+adhi+āya)

• upā – near, towards
  prefix
• adhi – over, above, on
  prefix
• āya – coming, approach
  noun (masculine)
  From root i 'to go'
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'Bṛhaspatiḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the ritual) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

होता (hotā) - hotṛ priest (one who offers oblations), sacrificer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hotṛ

hotṛ - hotṛ priest (one who offers oblations), sacrificer

agent noun

From root hu 'to offer, sacrifice'

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: In apposition to 'Bṛhaspatiḥ'.

बभूव (babhūva) - he/she/it became, happened

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)