महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-13

तं स्म सर्वे महाभागा मुनयः पुण्यलक्षणाः ।
अपूजयन्महाभागं तथा विद्वत्तयैव तु ॥१३॥

13. taṁ sma sarve mahābhāgā munayaḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ ,
apūjayanmahābhāgaṁ tathā vidvattayaiva tu.

13. tam sma sarve mahābhāgāḥ munayaḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ
apūjayan mahābhāgaṃ tathā vidvattayā eva tu

13. sarve mahābhāgāḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ munayaḥ tam
mahābhāgaṃ tathā vidvattayā eva tu apūjayan sma

13. All those great and virtuous sages indeed honored him, that highly esteemed one, and also because of his extensive learning.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense, indeed

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - noble ones, great souls, highly fortunate ones

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• पुण्यलक्षणाः (puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ) - those of auspicious marks, virtuous, meritorious

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they honored, worshipped

• महाभागं (mahābhāgaṁ) - the noble one, the great soul, the highly fortunate one

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

• विद्वत्तया (vidvattayā) - by learnedness, by erudition, by scholarship

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense, indeed

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - noble ones, great souls, highly fortunate ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, noble, excellent, great-souled

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired one (muni)

पुण्यलक्षणाः (puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ) - those of auspicious marks, virtuous, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇyalakṣaṇa

puṇyalakṣaṇa - having auspicious marks, virtuous, meritorious

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (puṇya+lakṣaṇa)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good, auspicious
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they honored, worshipped

(verb)

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

Class 10 verb (pūjayati)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: The 'a-' prefix is the augment for past tense.

महाभागं (mahābhāgaṁ) - the noble one, the great soul, the highly fortunate one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, noble, excellent, great-souled

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)

विद्वत्तया (vidvattayā) - by learnedness, by erudition, by scholarship

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidvattā

vidvattā - learnedness, erudition, scholarship

Abstract noun formed by adding suffix -tā to the adjective vidvat (learned).

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)