महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-5, verse-23

पौरोहित्यं कथं कृत्वा तव देवगणेश्वर ।
याजयेयमहं मर्त्यं मरुत्तं पाकशासन ॥२३॥

23. paurohityaṁ kathaṁ kṛtvā tava devagaṇeśvara ,
yājayeyamahaṁ martyaṁ maruttaṁ pākaśāsana.

23. paurohityam katham kṛtvā tava devagaṇeśvara
yājayeyam aham martyam maruttam pākaśāsana

23. devagaṇeśvara pākaśāsana aham tava
paurohityam katham martyam maruttam yājayeyam

23. O lord of the host of gods, O Indra, how can I, having served as your priest, cause a mortal, King Marutta, to perform a `Vedic ritual (yajña)`?

Words meanings summery:

• पौरोहित्यम् (paurohityam) - the office of a priest (priesthood, office of a purohita)

• कथम् (katham) - how (can I do this) (how, in what manner)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (the priesthood) (having done, having performed)

• तव (tava) - of you (Indra) (your, of you)

• देवगणेश्वर (devagaṇeśvara) - O Indra, lord of the assembly of gods (O lord of the host of gods)

• याजयेयम् (yājayeyam) - I should officiate a `Vedic ritual (yajña)` for (I should cause to perform a Vedic ritual)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bṛhaspati) (I)

• मर्त्यम् (martyam) - a mortal (referring to King Marutta) (a mortal, human being)

• मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

• पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O Indra, the chastiser of Pāka (O controller of Pāka, O Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

पौरोहित्यम् (paurohityam) - the office of a priest (priesthood, office of a purohita)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paurohitya

paurohitya - priesthood, the office of a purohita

Derived from purohita (family priest)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कथम् (katham) - how (can I do this) (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (the priesthood) (having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects to 'yājayeyam' (I should cause to perform).

तव (tava) - of you (Indra) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Indra.

देवगणेश्वर (devagaṇeśvara) - O Indra, lord of the assembly of gods (O lord of the host of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devagaṇeśvara

devagaṇeśvara - lord of the host of gods

Compound of 'deva' (god), 'gaṇa' (host, multitude), 'īśvara' (lord)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+gaṇa+īśvara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

याजयेयम् (yājayeyam) - I should officiate a `Vedic ritual (yajña)` for (I should cause to perform a Vedic ritual)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of yāj

Causative

Causative form of root √yaj (to perform a Vedic ritual)

Root: yaj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (Bṛhaspati) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

मर्त्यम् (martyam) - a mortal (referring to King Marutta) (a mortal, human being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being

Note: Object of 'yājayeyam'.

मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - King Marutta (Marutta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (a legendary righteous king)

Note: Object of 'yājayeyam'.

पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O Indra, the chastiser of Pāka (O controller of Pāka, O Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana

pākaśāsana - controller/chastiser of Pāka

Compound of 'pāka' (name of an Asura) and 'śāsana' (ruler, chastiser)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pāka+śāsana)

• pāka – Pāka (a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – ruler, chastiser, discipliner
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √śās (to rule, command)
  Root: śās (class 2)