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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-3

तं च सर्वासु वेलासु भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयैः ।
पूजयामास सा कन्या वर्धमानैस्तु सर्वदा ॥३॥
3. taṁ ca sarvāsu velāsu bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ ,
pūjayāmāsa sā kanyā vardhamānaistu sarvadā.
3. taṃ ca sarvāsu velāsu bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ
pūjayām āsa sā kanyā vardhamānaiḥ tu sarvadā
3. And that maiden always honored him at all times with ever-increasing offerings of various foods and drinks.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तम् (tam) - the Brahmin mentioned in the previous verse (him, that)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every
  • वेलासु (velāsu) - at times, on occasions
  • भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयैः (bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ) - with food, drink, and other items of hospitality (with eatables, drinkables, and provisions/offerings)
  • पूजयाम् आस (pūjayām āsa) - she honored, she worshipped
  • सा (sā) - the maiden (she, that)
  • कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter
  • वर्धमानैः (vardhamānaiḥ) - with increasing amounts/quantities (of offerings) (with increasing, with growing)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and
  • सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - the Brahmin mentioned in the previous verse (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, him, her, it
Note: Refers to the Brahmin.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Agrees with `velāsu`.
वेलासु (velāsu) - at times, on occasions
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of velā
velā - time, season, occasion, limit
Locative singular of 'velā' (feminine ā-stem)
भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयैः (bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ) - with food, drink, and other items of hospitality (with eatables, drinkables, and provisions/offerings)
(noun)
Instrumental, plural of bhakṣyabhojyapratiśraya
bhakṣyabhojyapratiśraya - eatables, drinkables, and provisions/offerings
Instrumental plural of a compound noun.
Compound type : dvandva (bhakṣya+bhojya+pratiśraya)
  • bhakṣya – eatables, food to be chewed
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat)
    Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
  • bhojya – drinkables, food to be swallowed, anything to be eaten
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    Derived from root √bhuj (to eat/enjoy)
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
  • pratiśraya – shelter, refuge, resting place, offering, provision
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from prati-śrī (to resort to, lean upon)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Means 'by means of eatables, drinkables, and provisions.'
पूजयाम् आस (pūjayām āsa) - she honored, she worshipped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pūj
Periphrastic Perfect
3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, formed with 'ām' and auxiliary 'as' (to be)
Root: pūj (class 10)
Note: Periphrastic perfect, literally 'made worship'.
सा (sā) - the maiden (she, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, him, it
Nominative singular feminine of 'tad'
Note: Refers to the maiden.
कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, virgin, daughter, girl
Nominative singular of 'kanyā' (feminine ā-stem)
Note: The subject of the honoring action.
वर्धमानैः (vardhamānaiḥ) - with increasing amounts/quantities (of offerings) (with increasing, with growing)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vardhamāna
vardhamāna - increasing, growing, flourishing
Present Active Participle
Masculine/Neuter instrumental plural of 'vardhamāna', derived from root √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the offerings being progressively larger.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and
(indeclinable)
Particle
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from 'sarva' (all) + 'dā' (time suffix)