महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-70, verse-9

तदुपश्रुत्य ते कर्म वासुदेवस्य धीमतः ।
पूजार्हं पूजयामासुः कृष्णं देवकिनन्दनम् ॥९॥

9. tadupaśrutya te karma vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ ,
pūjārhaṁ pūjayāmāsuḥ kṛṣṇaṁ devakinandanam.

9. tat upaśrutya tat karma vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ
pūjārham pūjayāmāsuḥ kṛṣṇam devakinandanam

9. dhīmataḥ vāsudevasya tat karma upaśrutya,
pūjārham devakinandanam kṛṣṇam pūjayāmāsuḥ

9. Having heard of that deed (karma) of the wise Vāsudeva, they honored Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, who was truly worthy of honor.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard, having listened to

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action, (karma)

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, of the intelligent

• पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of honor, deserving worship

• पूजयामासुः (pūjayāmāsuḥ) - they honored, they worshipped

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

• देवकिनन्दनम् (devakinandanam) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (the son of Devakī)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard, having listened to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root śru with prefix upa and suffix -tya

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Interpreted as 'tat' (neuter singular accusative) modifying 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - deed, action, (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - deed, action, work, ritual, fate, (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva; Kṛṣṇa

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, of the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Derived from dhī (intellect) with suffix -mat

पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of honor, deserving worship

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjārha

pūjārha - worthy of honor, deserving worship

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, respect
  noun (feminine)
• arha – worthy, deserving
  adjective (masculine)

पूजयामासुः (pūjayāmāsuḥ) - they honored, they worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of pūjayāmāsuḥ

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed using the causative stem of root pūj with the perfect of the auxiliary verb ās

Root: pūj (class 1)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; name of a prominent deity in Hinduism

देवकिनन्दनम् (devakinandanam) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (the son of Devakī)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devakinandana

devakinandana - son of Devakī, delight of Devakī

Compound type : tatpurusha (devakī+nandana)

• devakī – Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa
  proper noun (feminine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)