महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-9

आद्यः कठस्तैत्तिरिश्च वैशंपायनपूर्वजः ।
कण्वोऽथ देवहोत्रश्च एते षोडश कीर्तिताः ।
संभृताः सर्वसंभारास्तस्मिन्राजन्महाक्रतौ ॥९॥

9. ādyaḥ kaṭhastaittiriśca vaiśaṁpāyanapūrvajaḥ ,
kaṇvo'tha devahotraśca ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ ,
saṁbhṛtāḥ sarvasaṁbhārāstasminrājanmahākratau.

9. ādyaḥ kaṭhaḥ taittiriḥ ca
vaiśaṃpāyana-pūrvajaḥ kaṇvaḥ atha devahotraḥ ca
ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ saṃbhṛtāḥ
sarva-saṃbhārāḥ tasmin rājan mahā-kratau

9. ādyaḥ kaṭhaḥ ca taittiriḥ
vaiśaṃpāyana-pūrvajaḥ atha kaṇvaḥ ca devahotraḥ
ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ rājan tasmin
mahā-kratau sarva-saṃbhārāḥ saṃbhṛtāḥ

9. The foremost Katha, along with Taittiri, the predecessor of Vaiśaṃpāyana, and then Kaṇva and Devahotra—these sixteen are thus enumerated. O King (rājan), all the necessary provisions were gathered for that great Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the foremost (sage) (first, foremost, primeval)

• कठः (kaṭhaḥ) - Katha (a proper name)

• तैत्तिरिः (taittiriḥ) - Taittiri (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• वैशंपायन-पूर्वजः (vaiśaṁpāyana-pūrvajaḥ) - Taittiri, the predecessor of Vaiśaṃpāyana (predecessor of Vaiśaṃpāyana)

• कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Kaṇva (a proper name)

• अथ (atha) - and then, moreover

• देवहोत्रः (devahotraḥ) - Devahotra (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• एते (ete) - these sixteen sages (these)

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - are enumerated (enumerated, named, celebrated)

• संभृताः (saṁbhṛtāḥ) - were gathered (collected, prepared, arranged)

• सर्व-संभाराः (sarva-saṁbhārāḥ) - all provisions, all requisites

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that great Vedic ritual (yajña) (in that)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• महा-क्रतौ (mahā-kratau) - in the great Vedic ritual (yajña)

Words meanings and morphology

आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the foremost (sage) (first, foremost, primeval)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, original, primeval, foremost, chief

Note: Qualifies Katha.

कठः (kaṭhaḥ) - Katha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭha

kaṭha - Katha (name of a sage, founder of a Vedic school)

तैत्तिरिः (taittiriḥ) - Taittiri (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taittiri

taittiri - Taittiri (name of a sage, associated with the Taittirīya school of the Black Yajurveda)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वैशंपायन-पूर्वजः (vaiśaṁpāyana-pūrvajaḥ) - Taittiri, the predecessor of Vaiśaṃpāyana (predecessor of Vaiśaṃpāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana-pūrvaja

vaiśaṁpāyana-pūrvaja - the predecessor or ancestor of Vaiśaṃpāyana

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśaṃpāyana+pūrvaja)

• vaiśaṃpāyana – Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a Vedic teacher, disciple of Vyāsa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pūrvaja – predecessor, ancestor, elder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Taittiri.

कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Kaṇva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - Kaṇva (name of a sage, author of several Vedic hymns)

अथ (atha) - and then, moreover

(indeclinable)

देवहोत्रः (devahotraḥ) - Devahotra (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devahotra

devahotra - Devahotra (name of a sage)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these sixteen sages (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the collective group of sages mentioned.

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(numeral)

Note: The number sixteen for the sages.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - are enumerated (enumerated, named, celebrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - named, mentioned, proclaimed, celebrated, enumerated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agreement with 'ete ṣoḍaśa'.

संभृताः (saṁbhṛtāḥ) - were gathered (collected, prepared, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhṛta

saṁbhṛta - gathered, collected, prepared, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, carry) with prefix saṃ-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agreement with 'sarva-saṃbhārāḥ'.

सर्व-संभाराः (sarva-saṁbhārāḥ) - all provisions, all requisites

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva-saṃbhāra

sarva-saṁbhāra - all requisites, all necessary provisions or materials

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+saṃbhāra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• saṃbhāra – collection, material, provision, requisite
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: The subject of 'saṃbhṛtāḥ'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that great Vedic ritual (yajña) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mahā-kratau'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Addressed to a king.

महा-क्रतौ (mahā-kratau) - in the great Vedic ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-kratu

mahā-kratu - great Vedic ritual, great yajña

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kratu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kratu – Vedic ritual, yajña, sacrifice, power, intelligence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Contextually means 'in that great Vedic ritual (yajña)'.