महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-30, verse-35

याज्ञवल्क्यो बभूवाथ ब्रह्मिष्ठोऽध्वर्युसत्तमः ।
पैलो होता वसोः पुत्रो धौम्येन सहितोऽभवत् ॥३५॥

35. yājñavalkyo babhūvātha brahmiṣṭho'dhvaryusattamaḥ ,
pailo hotā vasoḥ putro dhaumyena sahito'bhavat.

35. yājñavalkyaḥ babhūva atha brahmiṣṭhaḥ adhvaryusattamaḥ
pailaḥ hotā vasoḥ putraḥ dhaumyena sahitaḥ abhavat

35. Then Yājñavalkya became the most learned (brahmiṣṭhaḥ) and the chief among the Adhvaryu priests (adhvaryusattamaḥ). Paila, the son of Vasu, became the Hotā priest (hotā), accompanied by Dhaumya.

Words meanings summery:

• याज्ञवल्क्यः (yājñavalkyaḥ) - Yājñavalkya (a sage-priest) (Yājñavalkya (proper name))

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• ब्रह्मिष्ठः (brahmiṣṭhaḥ) - most learned (in the Vedas/Brahman (brahman)) (most versed in Brahman, most excellent brahmin, best of Brahmins)

• अध्वर्युसत्तमः (adhvaryusattamaḥ) - chief among the Adhvaryu priests (best of Adhvaryus, chief Adhvaryu priest)

• पैलः (pailaḥ) - Paila (a sage-priest) (Paila (proper name))

• होता (hotā) - Hotā priest (hotā) (Hotā priest (reciter of Ṛg Veda))

• वसोः (vasoḥ) - of Vasu (proper name) (of Vasu, from Vasu)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• धौम्येन (dhaumyena) - by Dhaumya (proper name of a priest) (by Dhaumya)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (accompanied, together with)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

Words meanings and morphology

याज्ञवल्क्यः (yājñavalkyaḥ) - Yājñavalkya (a sage-priest) (Yājñavalkya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājñavalkya

yājñavalkya - Yājñavalkya (proper name of a celebrated sage)

बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

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

perfect third person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मिष्ठः (brahmiṣṭhaḥ) - most learned (in the Vedas/Brahman (brahman)) (most versed in Brahman, most excellent brahmin, best of Brahmins)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmiṣṭha

brahmiṣṭha - most excellent brahmin, most versed in the Veda/Brahman (brahman)

superlative degree of brahmajña (knower of Brahman) or similar

अध्वर्युसत्तमः (adhvaryusattamaḥ) - chief among the Adhvaryu priests (best of Adhvaryus, chief Adhvaryu priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvaryusattama

adhvaryusattama - best among the Adhvaryu priests

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhvaryu+sattama)

• adhvaryu – Adhvaryu priest (one who measures the ground, builds the altar, prepares the sacrificial vessels, etc.)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

पैलः (pailaḥ) - Paila (a sage-priest) (Paila (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paila

paila - Paila (proper name, a disciple of Vyāsa)

होता (hotā) - Hotā priest (hotā) (Hotā priest (reciter of Ṛg Veda))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hotṛ

hotṛ - Hotā priest (sacrificial priest who recites the Ṛg Veda mantras)

agent noun

from root hu (to offer) with -tṛ suffix

Root: hu (class 3)

वसोः (vasoḥ) - of Vasu (proper name) (of Vasu, from Vasu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - Vasu (proper name, also wealth, good)

Root: vas (class 2)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

धौम्येन (dhaumyena) - by Dhaumya (proper name of a priest) (by Dhaumya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (proper name of a sage, priest to the Pāṇḍavas)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (accompanied, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied, associated, united

Past Passive Participle

from sam (with) + hi (to send, to join), or dhā (to place)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect third person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)