महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-26, verse-6

पुरा प्रजापतिसमो राजासीदकुतोभयः ।
सहस्रचित्य इत्युक्तः शतयूपपितामहः ॥६॥

6. purā prajāpatisamo rājāsīdakutobhayaḥ ,
sahasracitya ityuktaḥ śatayūpapitāmahaḥ.

6. purā prajāpatisamaḥ rājā āsīt akutobhayaḥ
sahasracityaḥ iti uktaḥ śatayūpapitāmahaḥ

6. purā prajāpatisamaḥ akutobhayaḥ rājā āsīt
sahasracityaḥ iti uktaḥ śatayūpapitāmahaḥ

6. In ancient times, there was a king, fearless from all quarters, who was equal to Prajapati. He was called Sahasracitya, and his grandfather had performed a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - in a distant past (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• प्रजापतिसमः (prajāpatisamaḥ) - possessing virtues akin to the creator deity (equal to Prajapati, like a lord of creation)

• राजा (rājā) - a monarch of ancient times (king, ruler)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - existed (he was, there was)

• अकुतोभयः (akutobhayaḥ) - entirely free from fear or threat (fearless, having no fear from any quarter)

• सहस्रचित्यः (sahasracityaḥ) - a king renowned for performing numerous large Vedic fire rituals (one who has piled up a thousand (altars/fire-altars))

• इति (iti) - indicating the name or designation (thus, so, indicating a quotation or name)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - designated or known as (called, said, named)

• शतयूपपितामहः (śatayūpapitāmahaḥ) - whose ancestors were famed for performing a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña) (whose grandfather (was associated with) a hundred sacrificial posts, progenitor of a hundred sacrificial posts)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - in a distant past (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

प्रजापतिसमः (prajāpatisamaḥ) - possessing virtues akin to the creator deity (equal to Prajapati, like a lord of creation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpatisama

prajāpatisama - equal to Prajapati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajāpati+sama)

• prajāpati – lord of creation, progenitor
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - a monarch of ancient times (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - existed (he was, there was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

अकुतोभयः (akutobhayaḥ) - entirely free from fear or threat (fearless, having no fear from any quarter)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - fearless, having no fear from any quarter

Negative compound, 'a-' (not) + 'kutaḥ' (from where) + 'bhaya' (fear).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kutaḥ+bhaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kutaḥ – from where, whence
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

सहस्रचित्यः (sahasracityaḥ) - a king renowned for performing numerous large Vedic fire rituals (one who has piled up a thousand (altars/fire-altars))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasracitya

sahasracitya - one who has piled up a thousand (altars for Vedic rituals)

Compound 'sahasra' (thousand) and 'citya' (piled, built).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+citya)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• citya – piled up, built (often referring to fire-altars)
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'ci' (to pile, gather).
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Epithet for the king.

इति (iti) - indicating the name or designation (thus, so, indicating a quotation or name)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a name or statement.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - designated or known as (called, said, named)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, called

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

शतयूपपितामहः (śatayūpapitāmahaḥ) - whose ancestors were famed for performing a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña) (whose grandfather (was associated with) a hundred sacrificial posts, progenitor of a hundred sacrificial posts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatayūpapitāmaha

śatayūpapitāmaha - one whose grandfather had a hundred sacrificial posts, or a progenitor of a lineage of ritualists of a hundred sacrificial posts

Compound 'śatayūpa' (a hundred sacrificial posts) and 'pitāmaha' (grandfather/progenitor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (śatayūpa+pitāmaha)

• śatayūpa – having a hundred sacrificial posts (for Vedic rituals)
  adjective
  Compound 'śata' (hundred) and 'yūpa' (sacrificial post).
• pitāmaha – grandfather, progenitor, ancestor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another epithet for the king, describing his lineage's or his own extensive performance of Vedic rituals.