महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-8

ऋषिः शक्तिर्महाभागस्तथा वेदशिराश्च यः ।
कपिलश्च ऋषिश्रेष्ठः शालिहोत्रपितामहः ॥८॥

8. ṛṣiḥ śaktirmahābhāgastathā vedaśirāśca yaḥ ,
kapilaśca ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ śālihotrapitāmahaḥ.

8. ṛṣiḥ śaktiḥ mahābhāgaḥ tathā vedaśirāḥ ca yaḥ
kapilaḥ ca ṛṣi-śreṣṭhaḥ śālihotra-pitāmahaḥ

8. ṛṣiḥ śaktiḥ mahābhāgaḥ tathā yaḥ vedaśirāḥ ca
kapilaḥ ca ṛṣi-śreṣṭhaḥ śālihotra-pitāmahaḥ

8. The highly fortunate sage Śakti, and also Vedasirā, and Kapila, the best of sages, the grandfather of Śālihotra [were present].

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - The sage Śakti, son of Vasiṣṭha. (Śakti (a proper name))

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - the illustrious sage Śakti (highly fortunate, illustrious)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also

• वेदशिराः (vedaśirāḥ) - Vedasirā (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Kapila (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• ऋषि-श्रेष्ठः (ṛṣi-śreṣṭhaḥ) - Kapila, the best of sages (best of sages)

• शालिहोत्र-पितामहः (śālihotra-pitāmahaḥ) - Kapila, the grandfather of Śālihotra (grandfather of Śālihotra)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - The sage Śakti, son of Vasiṣṭha. (Śakti (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - Śakti (name of a sage, son of Vasiṣṭha); power, energy, capability

Note: Refers to the sage Śakti, son of Vasiṣṭha.

महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - the illustrious sage Śakti (highly fortunate, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, eminent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, fortune, luck, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Śakti.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also

(indeclinable)

वेदशिराः (vedaśirāḥ) - Vedasirā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedaśiras

vedaśiras - Vedasirā (name of a sage); 'head/summit of the Vedas'

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+śiras)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, summit, chief part
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Kapila (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - Kapila (name of a great sage, founder of Sāṅkhya philosophy)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ऋषि-श्रेष्ठः (ṛṣi-śreṣṭhaḥ) - Kapila, the best of sages (best of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi-śreṣṭha

ṛṣi-śreṣṭha - best among sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+śreṣṭha)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective

Note: Appears to qualify Kapila.

शालिहोत्र-पितामहः (śālihotra-pitāmahaḥ) - Kapila, the grandfather of Śālihotra (grandfather of Śālihotra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālihotra-pitāmaha

śālihotra-pitāmaha - the grandfather of Śālihotra

Compound type : tatpurusha (śālihotra+pitāmaha)

• śālihotra – Śālihotra (name of a sage, author of works on veterinary science)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Kapila.