महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-117

मन्त्रिणो वालखिल्यास्तु सारस्वत्यो गणो ह्यभूत् ।
महर्षिर्भगवान्गर्गस्तस्य सांवत्सरोऽभवत् ॥११७॥

117. mantriṇo vālakhilyāstu sārasvatyo gaṇo hyabhūt ,
maharṣirbhagavāngargastasya sāṁvatsaro'bhavat.

117. mantriṇaḥ vālakhilyāḥ tu sārasvatyaḥ gaṇaḥ hi abhūt
maharṣiḥ bhagavān gargaḥ tasya sāṃvatsaraḥ abhavat

117. vālakhilyāḥ tu mantriṇaḥ abhūt.
hi sārasvatyaḥ gaṇaḥ abhūt.
maharṣiḥ bhagavān gargaḥ tasya sāṃvatsaraḥ abhavat.

117. The Vālakhilyas (vālakhyā) became his ministers. And indeed, a group of Sarasvatas was formed. The venerable great sage Garga became his royal astrologer (sāṃvatsara).

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Vālakhilyas (a class of diminutive sages)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सारस्वत्यः (sārasvatyaḥ) - Sarasvata, related to Sarasvatī

• गणः (gaṇaḥ) - group, host, assembly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, came into being

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, venerable, divine

• गर्गः (gargaḥ) - Garga (name of a sage)

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• सांवत्सरः (sāṁvatsaraḥ) - astrologer, year-observer, royal astrologer

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it happened

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

from mantra + in (possessive suffix)

वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Vālakhilyas (a class of diminutive sages)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vālakhilya

vālakhilya - a class of sages, usually associated with tiny stature

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सारस्वत्यः (sārasvatyaḥ) - Sarasvata, related to Sarasvatī

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārasvatya

sārasvatya - relating to Sarasvatī, a class of Brahmins, a dialect

from sarasvatī + ya (relation suffix)

गणः (gaṇaḥ) - group, host, assembly

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, host, assembly, troop

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular

from bhū with augment a-

Root: bhū (class 1)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, venerable, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, fortunate, divine, lord

possessive suffix matup/vatup

गर्गः (gargaḥ) - Garga (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garga

garga - name of a celebrated sage, an ancient teacher of astronomy

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सांवत्सरः (sāṁvatsaraḥ) - astrologer, year-observer, royal astrologer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāṃvatsara

sāṁvatsara - annual, lasting a year, astrologer, soothsayer, a year

from saṃvatsara + a (taddhita suffix)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

from bhū with augment a-

Root: bhū (class 1)