महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-4, verse-18

इत्युक्ते युयुधानेन पूजयामास तद्वचः ।
प्रद्युम्नो रथिनां श्रेष्ठो हार्दिक्यमवमन्य च ॥१८॥

18. ityukte yuyudhānena pūjayāmāsa tadvacaḥ ,
pradyumno rathināṁ śreṣṭho hārdikyamavamanya ca.

18. iti ukte yuyudhānena pūjayāmāsa tat vacaḥ
pradyumnaḥ rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ hārdikyam avamanya ca

18. iti yuyudhānena ukte,
rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ pradyumnaḥ tat vacaḥ pūjayāmāsa ca hārdikyam avamanya

18. When this was said by Yuyudhana, Pradyumna, the foremost of charioteers, honored those words, having also insulted Hardikya (Kritavarman).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when said

• युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped, praised

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, words

• प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Son of Krishna. (Pradyumna)

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost

• हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Referring to Kritavarman, son of Hṛdika. (Hardikya (Kritavarman))

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having despised, having insulted

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when said

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuyudhāna

yuyudhāna - Yuyudhana (a Yadava warrior, also known as Satyaki)

Note: Agent in passive construction ('ukte').

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped, praised

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pūj

Periphrastic perfect tense (liṭ) from causative of root 'pūj' (to worship).

Root: pūj (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Modifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, saying

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pūjayāmāsa'.

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Son of Krishna. (Pradyumna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - Pradyumna (son of Krishna)

Prefix: pra

Root: dyu (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pūjayāmāsa'.

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

From 'ratha' (chariot) + suffix '-in'.

Note: Possessive relation to śreṣṭhaḥ.

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme

Superlative degree from 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

Note: Agrees with Pradyumnaḥ.

हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Referring to Kritavarman, son of Hṛdika. (Hardikya (Kritavarman))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hārdikya

hārdikya - son of Hṛdika (an epithet for Kritavarman)

Patronymic from Hṛdika.

Note: Object of 'avamanya'.

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having despised, having insulted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) from root 'man' (to think, to regard) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects avamanya with pūjayāmāsa, implying 'also'.