महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-9

हुत्वा शतसहस्रं स सावित्र्या राजसत्तम ।
षष्ठे षष्ठे तदा काले बभूव मितभोजनः ॥९॥

9. hutvā śatasahasraṁ sa sāvitryā rājasattama ,
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe tadā kāle babhūva mitabhojanaḥ.

9. hutvā śatasahasram saḥ sāvitryā rājasattama
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe tadā kāle babhūva mitabhojanaḥ

9. O best of kings (rājasattama), having offered a hundred thousand oblations by means of the Sāvitrī (mantra), he then became one who ate sparingly every six days.

Words meanings summery:

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (in a sacrifice)

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand

• सः (saḥ) - he

• सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by means of the Sāvitrī (mantra) (by means of Sāvitrī (Goddess/mantra))

• राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

• षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - on the sixth

• षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - on every sixth

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• काले (kāle) - on the occasion, at the time

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• मितभोजनः (mitabhojanaḥ) - one who eats sparingly, temperate in food

Words meanings and morphology

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (in a sacrifice)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root 'hu' (to sacrifice, offer)

Root: hu (class 3)

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śata+sahasra)

• śata – a hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by means of the Sāvitrī (mantra) (by means of Sāvitrī (Goddess/mantra))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - The Goddess Sāvitrī, personification of the Sāvitrī mantra

राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best among kings

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of 'sat' (good)

षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - on the sixth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - on every sixth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - on the occasion, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, occasion, period

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मितभोजनः (mitabhojanaḥ) - one who eats sparingly, temperate in food

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitabhojana

mitabhojana - one who eats sparingly, moderate in eating

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mita+bhojana)

• mita – measured, limited, moderate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'mā' (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)