महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-152

भक्तिमेव पुरस्कृत्य मया यज्ञपतिर्वसुः ।
ततोऽभ्यनुज्ञां प्राप्यैव स्तुतो मतिमतां वरः ॥१५२॥

152. bhaktimeva puraskṛtya mayā yajñapatirvasuḥ ,
tato'bhyanujñāṁ prāpyaiva stuto matimatāṁ varaḥ.

152. bhaktim eva puraskṛtya mayā yajñapatiḥ vasuḥ tataḥ
abhyanujñām prāpya eva stutaḥ matimatām varaḥ

152. mayā bhaktim eva puraskṛtya tataḥ abhyanujñām eva
prāpya matimatām varaḥ yajñapatiḥ vasuḥ stutaḥ

152. Having placed devotion (bhakti) as my foremost intention, I then, after receiving permission, praised Vasu, the Lord of (Vedic rituals) (yajña), who is the best among the intelligent.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्तिम् (bhaktim) - devotion, faith

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having put in front, having made foremost

• मया (mayā) - by me

• यज्ञपतिः (yajñapatiḥ) - Refers to Vasu, a deity, as the master of Vedic rituals. (Lord of (Vedic rituals), master of (yajña))

• वसुः (vasuḥ) - The specific deity being praised, identified as the Lord of (Vedic rituals). (Vasu (a deity), good, wealth)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• अभ्यनुज्ञाम् (abhyanujñām) - permission, assent

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised, lauded

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent, among the wise

• वरः (varaḥ) - Refers to Vasu as the best among the intelligent. (best, excellent, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्तिम् (bhaktim) - devotion, faith

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, faith, service

From root √bhaj (to share, worship) + ktin

Root: bhaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having put in front, having made foremost

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From puras + √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tya

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person pronoun

यज्ञपतिः (yajñapatiḥ) - Refers to Vasu, a deity, as the master of Vedic rituals. (Lord of (Vedic rituals), master of (yajña))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñapati

yajñapati - master of sacrifice, lord of (Vedic ritual), patron of (Vedic ritual)

Compound of yajña ((Vedic ritual)) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+pati)

• yajña – (Vedic ritual), worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yaj (to worship, offer)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Vasu.

वसुः (vasuḥ) - The specific deity being praised, identified as the Lord of (Vedic rituals). (Vasu (a deity), good, wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - good, excellent, wealth, treasure, a name of a deity (e.g., one of the eight Vasus, or an epithet of Indra/Viṣṇu)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'stutaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time/sequence

अभ्यनुज्ञाम् (abhyanujñām) - permission, assent

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhyanujñā

abhyanujñā - permission, assent, leave

From anu + jñā (to know) with prefix abhi

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pra + √āp (to obtain, reach) with suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised, lauded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stuta

stuta - praised, lauded, eulogized

Past Passive Participle

From root √stu (to praise) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: The action is 'by me' (mayā).

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with thought

From mati (intelligence) + matup (possessive suffix)

Root: man (class 4)

वरः (varaḥ) - Refers to Vasu as the best among the intelligent. (best, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, bridegroom

From √vṛ (to choose) + a.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Vasu.