महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-38

अष्टावक्रः पितरं पूजयित्वा संपूजितो ब्राह्मणैस्तैर्यथावत् ।
प्रत्याजगामाश्रममेव चाग्र्यं जित्वा बन्दिं सहितो मातुलेन ॥३८॥

38. aṣṭāvakraḥ pitaraṁ pūjayitvā; saṁpūjito brāhmaṇaistairyathāvat ,
pratyājagāmāśramameva cāgryaṁ; jitvā bandiṁ sahito mātulena.

38. aṣṭāvakraḥ pitaram pūjayitvā
sampūjitaḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ taiḥ yathāvat
pratyājagāma āśramam eva ca agryam
jitvā bandim sahitaḥ mātulena

38. Aṣṭāvakra, after worshipping his father, and having been duly honored by those Brahmins, returned to his excellent hermitage, accompanied by his maternal uncle, after defeating Bandi.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra

• पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Kahoda) (father)

• पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped, after worshipping

• सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - having been honored (by the Brahmins) (honored, worshipped)

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by those Brahmins (who were present at Janaka's court) (by Brahmins)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (Brahmins) (by them, by those)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, as it should be

• प्रत्याजगाम (pratyājagāma) - returned

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - his hermitage (hermitage)

• एव (eva) - to the hermitage itself (only, indeed, just)

• च (ca) - and

• अग्र्यम् (agryam) - his excellent hermitage (excellent, chief, foremost)

• जित्वा (jitvā) - after defeating Bandi (having conquered, after defeating)

• बन्दिम् (bandim) - the scholar Bandi (Bandi)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by his maternal uncle (accompanied by, together with)

• मातुलेन (mātulena) - by his maternal uncle (Śvetaketu) (by the maternal uncle)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - Aṣṭāvakra (a sage, son of Kahoda)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+vakra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral adjective
• vakra – crooked, bent
  adjective

पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Kahoda) (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped, after worshipping

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root pūj with the suffix -itvā.

Root: pūj (class 10)

सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - having been honored (by the Brahmins) (honored, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampūjita

sampūjita - honored, revered, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root pūj with upasarga sam- and suffix -ita.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Used adjectivally.

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by those Brahmins (who were present at Janaka's court) (by Brahmins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (Brahmins) (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `brāhmaṇaiḥ`.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, as it should be

(indeclinable)

Avyaya.

प्रत्याजगाम (pratyājagāma) - returned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pratyā-gam

Perfect Tense (lit)

Root gam, Perfect Tense, 3rd person singular. With upasargas prati- and ā-.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - his hermitage (hermitage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama)

Note: Object of `pratyājagāma`.

एव (eva) - to the hermitage itself (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अग्र्यम् (agryam) - his excellent hermitage (excellent, chief, foremost)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, excellent, chief

जित्वा (jitvā) - after defeating Bandi (having conquered, after defeating)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root ji with the suffix -tvā.

Root: ji (class 1)

बन्दिम् (bandim) - the scholar Bandi (Bandi)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - a bard, a panegyrist; name of a scholar/debater

Note: Object of `jitvā`.

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by his maternal uncle (accompanied by, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, connected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam- and root dhā (to place), with suffix -ita.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `aṣṭāvakraḥ`.

मातुलेन (mātulena) - by his maternal uncle (Śvetaketu) (by the maternal uncle)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

Note: Often implies "accompanied by" when used with `sahita`.