महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-5

तत्र मल्ला नटा झल्लाः सूता वैतालिकास्तथा ।
उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं सप्तरात्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥५॥

5. tatra mallā naṭā jhallāḥ sūtā vaitālikāstathā ,
upatasthurmahātmānaṁ saptarātraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram.

5. tatra mallāḥ naṭāḥ jhallāḥ sūtāḥ vaitālikāḥ tathā
upatasthuḥ mahātmānam saptarātram yudhiṣṭhiram

5. There, for seven nights, wrestlers, actors, acrobats, bards, and eulogists attended the noble (mahātmā) Yudhiṣṭhira.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

• मल्लाः (mallāḥ) - wrestlers, strong men

• नटाः (naṭāḥ) - actors, dancers

• झल्लाः (jhallāḥ) - acrobats, tumblers, a specific class of wrestlers

• सूताः (sūtāḥ) - bards, charioteers, panegyrists

• वैतालिकाः (vaitālikāḥ) - eulogists, panegyrists, heralds

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, so

• उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they stood near, they attended, they worshipped, they served

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (the great-souled one, the noble one)

• सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights, a period of seven nights

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'tad' used adverbially.

मल्लाः (mallāḥ) - wrestlers, strong men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of malla

malla - wrestler, strong man, athlete

नटाः (naṭāḥ) - actors, dancers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naṭa

naṭa - actor, dancer, mime

झल्लाः (jhallāḥ) - acrobats, tumblers, a specific class of wrestlers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jhalla

jhalla - acrobat, tumbler, a specific class of wrestlers

सूताः (sūtāḥ) - bards, charioteers, panegyrists

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūta

sūta - bard, charioteer, herald, royal panegyrist

वैतालिकाः (vaitālikāḥ) - eulogists, panegyrists, heralds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaitālika

vaitālika - eulogist, panegyrist, herald, one who awakes a king at dawn by music and song

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, so

(indeclinable)

उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they stood near, they attended, they worshipped, they served

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of upasthā

Perfect active, 3rd plural, root sthā (1P) with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (the great-souled one, the noble one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious (referring to an individual's ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: This adjective describes Yudhiṣṭhira.

सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights, a period of seven nights

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saptarātra

saptarātra - seven nights, a period of seven nights

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+rātri)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a son of Pāṇḍu, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)