महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-5

दृष्ट्वा हि विबुधश्रेष्ठमपूर्वममितौजसम् ।
तदश्वशिरसं पुण्यं ब्रह्मा किमकरोन्मुने ॥५॥

5. dṛṣṭvā hi vibudhaśreṣṭhamapūrvamamitaujasam ,
tadaśvaśirasaṁ puṇyaṁ brahmā kimakaronmune.

5. dṛṣṭvā hi vibudha-śreṣṭham apūrvam amita-ojasam
tat aśva-śirasam puṇyam brahmā kim akarot mune

5. mune,
brahmā hi tat puṇyam apūrvam amita-ojasam vibudha-śreṣṭham aśva-śirasam dṛṣṭvā kim akarot?

5. O sage (muni), what did (brahman) do after indeed seeing that holy, unprecedented horse-headed (aśvaśiras) form, the best among the gods, possessing immeasurable splendor?

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (having seen, having perceived)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• विबुध-श्रेष्ठम् (vibudha-śreṣṭham) - the best among the gods

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, unique, new)

• अमित-ओजसम् (amita-ojasam) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor/power)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अश्व-शिरसम् (aśva-śirasam) - horse-headed (form)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy (holy, auspicious, virtuous)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - (brahman) ((brahman) (the creator god))

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

• मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś- with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

विबुध-श्रेष्ठम् (vibudha-śreṣṭham) - the best among the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibudha-śreṣṭha

vibudha-śreṣṭha - best of the wise, best among the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibudha+śreṣṭha)

• vibudha – wise, intelligent, god
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, unique, new)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, not existing before, new, unique

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'pūrva' (previous)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pūrva – before, previous, former
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vibudha-śreṣṭham

अमित-ओजसम् (amita-ojasam) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor/power)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amita-ojas

amita-ojas - of immeasurable strength or splendor

Bahuvrihi compound 'whose ojas (power/splendor) is amita (immeasurable)'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+ojas)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless, infinite
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'mita' (measured)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – splendor, power, vitality, strength
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vibudha-śreṣṭham

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अश्व-शिरसम् (aśva-śirasam) - horse-headed (form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśva-śiras

aśva-śiras - horse-head, horse-headed (form)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+śiras)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy (holy, auspicious, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Agrees with aśva-śirasam

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - (brahman) ((brahman) (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - (m) A priest, a religious person, Brahma (the creator god); (n) The Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint