महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-138, verse-3

वैकृतं त्वग्निहोत्रे स लक्षयित्वा महातपाः ।
तमन्धं शूद्रमासीनं गृहपालमथाब्रवीत् ॥३॥

3. vaikṛtaṁ tvagnihotre sa lakṣayitvā mahātapāḥ ,
tamandhaṁ śūdramāsīnaṁ gṛhapālamathābravīt.

3. vaikṛtam tu agnihotre saḥ lakṣayitvā mahātapaḥ
tam andham śūdram āsīnam gṛhapālam atha abravīt

3. The great ascetic (Mahātapas), having noticed a defect in the fire sacrifice (agnihotra), then spoke to that blind śūdra house-keeper who was sitting there.

Words meanings summery:

• वैकृतम् (vaikṛtam) - a defect, an abnormality, an alteration

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - in the fire sacrifice (agnihotra)

• सः (saḥ) - He, referring to Mahātapas (he)

• लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having perceived, having noticed, having observed

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The great ascetic, referring to the sage Mahātapas (the great ascetic, one with great austerity (tapas))

• तम् (tam) - That (blind śūdra house-keeper) (that, him)

• अन्धम् (andham) - The blind śūdra (blind, dark)

• शूद्रम् (śūdram) - The śūdra house-keeper (a śūdra)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - The śūdra house-keeper who was sitting (sitting, seated, present)

• गृहपालम् (gṛhapālam) - house-keeper, guardian of the house

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैकृतम् (vaikṛtam) - a defect, an abnormality, an alteration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaikṛta

vaikṛta - altered, changed, modified; abnormal, defective; a defect, an alteration, an anomaly

From vi-kṛ 'to change, alter' + 'ta' suffix. Nominalized adjective.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - in the fire sacrifice (agnihotra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - a fire sacrifice, an offering to the sacred fire (agnihotra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, the god Agni
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – an offering, a sacrifice, the act of offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)

सः (saḥ) - He, referring to Mahātapas (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having perceived, having noticed, having observed

(verbal derivative)

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The great ascetic, referring to the sage Mahātapas (the great ascetic, one with great austerity (tapas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great austerity (tapas); a great ascetic, one who performs great austerity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tapas – heat, asceticism, austerity, penance (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

तम् (tam) - That (blind śūdra house-keeper) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्धम् (andham) - The blind śūdra (blind, dark)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind; dark, obscure; a blind person

Root: andh (class 1)

शूद्रम् (śūdram) - The śūdra house-keeper (a śūdra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class (śūdra)

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - The śūdra house-keeper who was sitting (sitting, seated, present)

(verbal derivative)

गृहपालम् (gṛhapālam) - house-keeper, guardian of the house

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhapāla

gṛhapāla - house-keeper, guardian of the house, domestic protector

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+pāla)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From √pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)