महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-344, verse-9

ततः प्रभातसमये सोऽतिथिस्तेन पूजितः ।
ब्राह्मणेन यथाशक्त्या स्वकार्यमभिकाङ्क्षता ॥९॥

9. tataḥ prabhātasamaye so'tithistena pūjitaḥ ,
brāhmaṇena yathāśaktyā svakāryamabhikāṅkṣatā.

9. tataḥ prabhātasamaye saḥ atithiḥ tena pūjitaḥ
brāhmaṇena yathāśaktyā svakāryam abhikāṅkṣatā

9. Then, at dawn, that guest was honored by the brahmin, who, desiring his own purpose, treated him with respect to the best of his ability.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• प्रभातसमये (prabhātasamaye) - at dawn (at dawn, at morning time)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - the guest (guest, stranger)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the brahmin) (by him, by that)

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped, respected)

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by the brahmin (by a brahmin, by a member of the priestly class)

• यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - to the best of his ability (according to ability, to the best of one's power)

• स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - his own purpose (one's own work, one's own purpose)

• अभिकाङ्क्षता (abhikāṅkṣatā) - desiring (desiring, wishing for)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative of pronoun 'tat', used as an adverb

प्रभातसमये (prabhātasamaye) - at dawn (at dawn, at morning time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prabhātasamaya

prabhātasamaya - dawn, morning time

Compound type : tatpurusha (prabhāta+samaya)

• prabhāta – dawn, morning, awakened
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-bhā 'to shine forth'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• samaya – time, season, proper time
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - the guest (guest, stranger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

तेन (tena) - by him (the brahmin) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin mentioned later.

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped, respected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

from root pūj 'to honor, worship'

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'atithiḥ'.

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by the brahmin (by a brahmin, by a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Agent of 'pūjitaḥ'.

यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - to the best of his ability (according to ability, to the best of one's power)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yathāśakti

yathāśakti - according to power/ability

Avyayībhāva compound, 'as much as power'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, energy
  noun (feminine)

Note: Though often used as an indeclinable, here it is in the instrumental case.

स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - his own purpose (one's own work, one's own purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own work, one's own business

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• kārya – work, task, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'abhikāṅkṣatā'.

अभिकाङ्क्षता (abhikāṅkṣatā) - desiring (desiring, wishing for)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhikāṅkṣat

abhikāṅkṣat - desiring, wishing for

Present Active Participle

from root kāṅkṣ 'to desire' with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇena'.