महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-3, verse-6

ऋचीकस्यात्मजश्चैव शुनःशेपो महातपाः ।
विमोक्षितो महासत्रात्पशुतामभ्युपागतः ॥६॥

6. ṛcīkasyātmajaścaiva śunaḥśepo mahātapāḥ ,
vimokṣito mahāsatrātpaśutāmabhyupāgataḥ.

6. ṛcīkasya ātmajaḥ ca eva śunaḥśepaḥ mahātapāḥ
vimokṣitaḥ mahāsatrāt paśutām abhyupāgataḥ

6. ṛcīkasya ātmajaḥ śunaḥśepaḥ mahātapāḥ ca eva
paśutām abhyupāgataḥ mahāsatrāt vimokṣitaḥ

6. And indeed, Śunaḥśepa, the son of Ṛcīka and a great ascetic, was released from the great Vedic ritual (yajña) after he had been designated as a sacrificial animal.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचीकस्य (ṛcīkasya) - of Ṛcīka

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• शुनःशेपः (śunaḥśepaḥ) - Śunaḥśepa (a proper name)

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic, one of great austerity

• विमोक्षितः (vimokṣitaḥ) - released, set free

• महासत्रात् (mahāsatrāt) - from the great Vedic ritual

• पशुताम् (paśutām) - the state of a sacrificial animal (the state of an animal, animality)

• अभ्युपागतः (abhyupāgataḥ) - having been designated (as a sacrificial animal) (having attained, having approached)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचीकस्य (ṛcīkasya) - of Ṛcīka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - name of a sage

आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring, born from the self

derived from ātman + jan- (to be born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jan-
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

शुनःशेपः (śunaḥśepaḥ) - Śunaḥśepa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śunaḥśepa

śunaḥśepa - name of a sage, son of Ṛcīka, adopted by Viśvāmitra

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic, one of great austerity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapā

mahātapā - great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas)

from mahat (great) + tapas (austerity)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• tapas – austerity, penance (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

विमोक्षितः (vimokṣitaḥ) - released, set free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimokṣita

vimokṣita - released, set free

Past Passive Participle

from vi- + √muc (to release)

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

महासत्रात् (mahāsatrāt) - from the great Vedic ritual

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahāsatra

mahāsatra - great Vedic ritual (yajña)

from mahat (great) + satra (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahat+satra)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• satra – Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice
  noun (neuter)

पशुताम् (paśutām) - the state of a sacrificial animal (the state of an animal, animality)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paśutā

paśutā - animality, state of an animal

from paśu (animal) + -tā (suffix for state/quality)

अभ्युपागतः (abhyupāgataḥ) - having been designated (as a sacrificial animal) (having attained, having approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyupāgata

abhyupāgata - approached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

from abhi- + upa- + √gam (to go)

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)