महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-61, verse-49

इष्ट्वा क्रतुशतेनाथ महता दक्षिणावता ।
मघवा वाग्विदां श्रेष्ठं पप्रच्छेदं बृहस्पतिम् ॥४९॥

49. iṣṭvā kratuśatenātha mahatā dakṣiṇāvatā ,
maghavā vāgvidāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ papracchedaṁ bṛhaspatim.

49. iṣṭvā kratuśatena atha mahatā dakṣiṇāvatā maghavā
vāgvidām śreṣṭham papraccha idam bṛhaspatim

49. Then, Maghavan (Indra), having performed a hundred great Vedic rituals (yajña) accompanied by ample ritual fees, asked this of Bṛhaspati, who was the foremost among those skilled in speech.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having performed a Vedic ritual, having worshipped

• क्रतुशतेन (kratuśatena) - with a hundred Vedic rituals

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a great

• दक्षिणावता (dakṣiṇāvatā) - accompanied by ritual fees, liberal with gifts

• मघवा (maghavā) - Maghavan (Indra)

• वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - among the eloquent, of those skilled in speech

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best, foremost

• पप्रच्चह (papraccaha) - asked

• इदम् (idam) - this

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Bṛhaspati

Words meanings and morphology

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having performed a Vedic ritual, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

1st class Parasmaipada/Atmanepada

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

क्रतुशतेन (kratuśatena) - with a hundred Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kratuśata

kratuśata - a hundred Vedic rituals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kratu+śata)

• kratu – Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice, deed, power
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'kratuśatena' or 'dakṣiṇāvatā'

दक्षिणावता (dakṣiṇāvatā) - accompanied by ritual fees, liberal with gifts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇāvat

dakṣiṇāvat - endowed with ritual fees/gifts, liberal, skilled

Derived from dakṣiṇā (ritual fee) + mat/vat suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dakṣiṇā+vat)

• dakṣiṇā – ritual fee, gift, donation, right (direction)
  noun (feminine)
• vat – possessing, having (suffix)
  suffix

Note: Agrees with 'kratuśatena'

मघवा (maghavā) - Maghavan (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - Indra (epithet meaning 'liberal' or 'possessing wealth')

वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - among the eloquent, of those skilled in speech

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāgvid

vāgvid - skilled in speech, eloquent, speaker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+vid)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• vid – knowing, one who knows, learned
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with 'bṛhaspatim'

पप्रच्चह (papraccaha) - asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prach

6th class Parasmaipada

Root: prach (class 6)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the question that follows

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods), lord of prayer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhat+pati)

• bṛhat – great, large, prayer
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master
  noun (masculine)