महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-97, verse-2

तेषां ततोऽसुरश्रेष्ठ आतिथ्यमकरोत्तदा ।
स संस्कृतेन कौरव्य भ्रात्रा वातापिना किल ॥२॥

2. teṣāṁ tato'suraśreṣṭha ātithyamakarottadā ,
sa saṁskṛtena kauravya bhrātrā vātāpinā kila.

2. teṣām tataḥ asuraśreṣṭhaḥ ātithyam akarot tadā
saḥ saṃskṛtena kauravya bhrātrā vātāpinā kila

2. Then, O Kaurava, that chief of the asuras (asura), Ilvala, offered them hospitality at that time. It is said that he did so through his brother Vātāpi, who was prepared.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• असुरश्रेष्ठः (asuraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Ilvala (best of asuras, chief of demons)

• आतिथ्यम् (ātithyam) - hospitality, reception of guests

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सः (saḥ) - Ilvala (he, that)

• संस्कृतेन (saṁskṛtena) - by Vātāpi, who was prepared (as food) (by the one prepared, refined, consecrated)

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru, O Kaurava

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother

• वातापिना (vātāpinā) - by Vātāpi

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

असुरश्रेष्ठः (asuraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Ilvala (best of asuras, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asuraśreṣṭha

asuraśreṣṭha - best of asuras, chief of demons

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'best among asuras'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+śreṣṭha)

• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

आतिथ्यम् (ātithyam) - hospitality, reception of guests

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātithya

ātithya - hospitality, entertainment of guests

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

(verb)

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

imperfect

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Ilvala (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संस्कृतेन (saṁskṛtena) - by Vātāpi, who was prepared (as food) (by the one prepared, refined, consecrated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃskṛta

saṁskṛta - prepared, refined, consecrated, cooked

Past Passive Participle

from sam + kṛ (to do, make, prepare)

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru, O Kaurava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वातापिना (vātāpinā) - by Vātāpi

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vātāpi

vātāpi - Vātāpi (proper name of a demon)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

(indeclinable)