महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-83, verse-28

इत्युक्तः स तथेत्युक्त्वा पूजयामास तं हयम् ।
फल्गुनं च युधां श्रेष्ठं विधिवत्सहदेवजः ॥२८॥

28. ityuktaḥ sa tathetyuktvā pūjayāmāsa taṁ hayam ,
phalgunaṁ ca yudhāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ vidhivatsahadevajaḥ.

28. iti uktaḥ sa tathā iti uktvā pūjayāmāsa tam hayam
phalgunaṃ ca yudhām śreṣṭham vidhivat sahadevajaḥ

28. sa sahadevajaḥ iti uktaḥ tathā iti uktvā tam hayam
phalgunaṃ ca yudhām śreṣṭham vidhivat pūjayāmāsa

28. Having been told this, he (Sahadevaja) said, 'So be it,' and then duly worshipped that horse and Phalguna (Arjuna), the foremost of warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• स (sa) - he

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• हयम् (hayam) - horse

• फल्गुनं (phalgunaṁ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)

• च (ca) - and, also

• युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors (of warriors, of battles)

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, duly, in due form

• सहदेवजः (sahadevajaḥ) - Sahadevaja (a local ruler, likely a descendant of Sahadeva of the Pandavas) (Sahadevaja (son of Sahadeva))

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'sa'.

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sahadevaja.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pūj

perf. act. 3rd sg.

Perfect active 3rd singular of root pūj (10th class, pūjayati). Formed as pūjayā + āmāsa.

Root: pūj (class 10)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the horse.

हयम् (hayam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

फल्गुनं (phalgunaṁ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (one of his epithets)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors (of warriors, of battles)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, warrior

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative degree from praśasya (excellent).

Note: Modifies Phalguna.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, duly, in due form

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhi (rule, ordinance) with -vat suffix.

सहदेवजः (sahadevajaḥ) - Sahadevaja (a local ruler, likely a descendant of Sahadeva of the Pandavas) (Sahadevaja (son of Sahadeva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadevaja

sahadevaja - son of Sahadeva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahadeva+ja)

• sahadeva – Sahadeva (name of one of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, son
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal derivation
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)