महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-125, verse-23

अत्र राजा महेष्वासो मान्धातायजत स्वयम् ।
सहदेवश्च कौन्तेय सोमको ददतां वरः ॥२३॥

23. atra rājā maheṣvāso māndhātāyajata svayam ,
sahadevaśca kaunteya somako dadatāṁ varaḥ.

23. atra rājā maheṣvāsaḥ māndhātā ayajata svayam
sahadevaḥ ca kaunteya somakaḥ dadatām varaḥ

23. Here, King Mandhata, the great archer, himself performed sacred offerings (yajña). Also, Sahadeva, the son of Kunti, and Somaka, who was the foremost among donors, performed sacrifices.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer, mighty bowman

• मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (a legendary king)

• अयजत (ayajata) - worshipped, sacrificed, performed a sacred offering

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (a Pāṇḍava brother)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Sahadeva, son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• सोमकः (somakaḥ) - Somaka (a king)

• ददताम् (dadatām) - of givers, among those who give

• वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (among givers) (best, excellent, superior)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer, mighty bowman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - mighty archer, having a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – bow, arrow-shooter
  noun (masculine)

मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (a legendary king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Mandhata, a famous ancient king

अयजत (ayajata) - worshipped, sacrificed, performed a sacred offering

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: yaj (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

(indeclinable)

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (a Pāṇḍava brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva, one of the Pāṇḍava brothers

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Sahadeva, son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (e.g., Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)

Patronymic derivation from Kuntī.

Note: Refers to Sahadeva.

सोमकः (somakaḥ) - Somaka (a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of somaka

somaka - Somaka, a king, a mythical being

ददताम् (dadatām) - of givers, among those who give

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dadat

dadat - giving, a giver, bestowing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root dā (to give), declined in genitive plural.

Root: dā (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (among givers) (best, excellent, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, boon, choice