महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-23

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
सोऽभिषिक्तो मघवता सर्वैर्देवगणैः सह ।
अतीव शुशुभे तत्र पूज्यमानो महर्षिभिः ॥२३॥

23. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
so'bhiṣikto maghavatā sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ saha ,
atīva śuśubhe tatra pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ.

23. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca saḥ abhiṣiktaḥ maghavatā sarvaiḥ
devagaṇaiḥ saha atīva śuśubhe tatra pūjyamānaḥ maharṣibhiḥ

23. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Being consecrated by Indra (Maghavan) along with all the hosts of gods, he shone exceedingly splendidly there, being worshipped by the great sages.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed, installed

• मघवता (maghavatā) - by Indra

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

• देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of gods, with groups of gods

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a celebrated ancient sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Form of √vac (2nd class, Ātmanepada) in Perfect Tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed, installed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiṣikta

abhiṣikta - consecrated, anointed, installed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from abhi-√sic (to sprinkle, consecrate).

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

मघवता (maghavatā) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - Indra, liberal, possessing wealth

Note: Agent in passive construction.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'devagaṇaiḥ'.

देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of gods, with groups of gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devagaṇa

devagaṇa - host of gods, multitude of deities

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect Middle

Form of √śubh (1st class, Ātmanepada) in Perfect Tense.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The middle voice here indicates the action is for the subject's own benefit or refers to the subject's state.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the location of consecration.

पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyamāna

pūjyamāna - being worshipped, being honored

Present Passive Participle

Formed from √pūj (10th class, Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada).

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent for 'pūjyamānaḥ'.