महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-5

अपूजयन्महात्मानो ब्राह्मणास्तं महाबलम् ।
इदमाहुस्तदा चैव स्कन्दं तत्र महर्षयः ॥५॥

5. apūjayanmahātmāno brāhmaṇāstaṁ mahābalam ,
idamāhustadā caiva skandaṁ tatra maharṣayaḥ.

5. apūjayan mahātmānaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ tam mahābalam
idam āhuḥ tadā ca eva skandam tatra maharṣayaḥ

5. The great-souled Brahmins worshipped him, the mighty one. And then, there, the great sages (maharṣayaḥ) also spoke these words to Skanda.

Words meanings summery:

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped (they worshipped, they honored)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble, sublime persons)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one (of great strength, very powerful, mighty)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was said) (this)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, just, also)

• स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (Skanda (name of the deity Kartikeya))

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

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, eminent seers)

Words meanings and morphology

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped (they worshipped, they honored)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Imperfect active 3rd plural of root √pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble, sublime persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, a great person

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, related to Brahman, sacred

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one (of great strength, very powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Karmadhāraya or Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was said) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd plural of root √vac (irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, just, also)

(indeclinable)

स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (Skanda (name of the deity Kartikeya))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (Kartikeya, god of war), attacker, leaper

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

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, eminent seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

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