महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-20

अतिथीन्पूजयामास यथावत्समुपागतान् ।
एवं हि सुमहान्कालो व्यत्यक्रामत्स तस्य वै ॥२०॥

20. atithīnpūjayāmāsa yathāvatsamupāgatān ,
evaṁ hi sumahānkālo vyatyakrāmatsa tasya vai.

20. atithīn pūjayāmāsa yathāvat samupāgatān evam
hi sumahān kālaḥ vyatyakrāmat saḥ tasya vai

20. saḥ yathāvat samupāgatān atithīn pūjayāmāsa
evam hi sumahān kālaḥ tasya vai vyatyakrāmat

20. He duly honored the guests who arrived. In this way, a very long time indeed elapsed for him.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped, he honored

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rules

• समुपागतान् (samupāgatān) - those who had arrived, approached

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large, very long

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

• व्यत्यक्रामत् (vyatyakrāmat) - it passed, elapsed

• सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to kālaḥ)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, for him, of him

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, assuredly

Words meanings and morphology

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, one who comes without fixed date (a-tithi)

From a (not) + tithi (date)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped, he honored

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Periphrastic perfect, 3rd person singular active

Root: pūj (class 10)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rules

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from yathā (as) + suffix -vat

समुपागतान् (samupāgatān) - those who had arrived, approached

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of samupāgata

samupāgata - arrived, approached, come near, assembled

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with upasargas sam-upa-ā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large, very long

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, enormous

From su (good, very) + mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb
• mahat – great, large, vast, important
  adjective
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of root mah (to be great)
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kālaḥ.

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Subject of vyatyakrāmat.

व्यत्यक्रामत् (vyatyakrāmat) - it passed, elapsed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vi-ati-kram

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular active, with augment 'a' and upasargas vi-ati.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he (referring to kālaḥ)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

तस्य (tasya) - his, for him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, assuredly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle