महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-53, verse-8

ततः सहस्रं विप्राणां चतुर्वेदविदां तथा ।
गवां सहस्रेणैकैकं वाचयामास माधवः ॥८॥

8. tataḥ sahasraṁ viprāṇāṁ caturvedavidāṁ tathā ,
gavāṁ sahasreṇaikaikaṁ vācayāmāsa mādhavaḥ.

8. tataḥ sahasram viprāṇām caturvedavidām tathā
gavām sahasreṇa ekaikam vācayāmāsa mādhavaḥ

8. tataḥ mādhavaḥ tathā caturvedavidām viprāṇām
sahasram gavām sahasreṇa ekaikam vācayāmāsa

8. Then, Madhava (Krishna) gifted each of a thousand Brahmins, who were knowledgeable in the four Vedas, with a thousand cows.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (a thousand, a multitude)

• विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of Brahmins (of Brahmins, of inspired ones)

• चतुर्वेदविदाम् (caturvedavidām) - of those knowledgeable in the four Vedas (of those knowing the four Vedas)

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus (thus, so, also, and)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of oxen)

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (cows) (by a thousand)

• एकैकम् (ekaikam) - to each one (of the Brahmins) (each one, individually)

• वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - bestowed, gifted (caused them to accept) (caused to speak, caused to accept, bestowed)

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna) (descendant of Madhu, Krishna, Vishnu)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (a thousand, a multitude)

(numeral)

Note: Could also be nominative if treated as a collective noun. Given the verb, accusative is more likely.

विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of Brahmins (of Brahmins, of inspired ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, an inspired one, a sage

चतुर्वेदविदाम् (caturvedavidām) - of those knowledgeable in the four Vedas (of those knowing the four Vedas)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of caturvedavid

caturvedavid - one who knows the four Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caturveda+vid)

• caturveda – the four Vedas
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `viprāṇām`.

तथा (tathā) - and, thus (thus, so, also, and)

(indeclinable)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of oxen)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (cows) (by a thousand)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to a thousand of something, here cows.

एकैकम् (ekaikam) - to each one (of the Brahmins) (each one, individually)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, one by one, individually

reduplicative of eka

Note: Refers to each individual Brahmin.

वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - bestowed, gifted (caused them to accept) (caused to speak, caused to accept, bestowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vācayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect, Causative

from root vac (2P, to speak) with causative suffix -i and perfect ending

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Causative of 'to speak', here meaning to cause acceptance or bestow.

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna) (descendant of Madhu, Krishna, Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, lord of spring, an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu

patronymic from Madhu

Note: Epithet of Krishna.