महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-40, verse-4

तत्रेश्वरमयाचन्त दक्षिणार्थं मनीषिणः ।
बलान्वितान्वत्सतरान्निर्व्याधीनेकविंशतिम् ॥४॥

4. tatreśvaramayācanta dakṣiṇārthaṁ manīṣiṇaḥ ,
balānvitānvatsatarānnirvyādhīnekaviṁśatim.

4. tatra īśvaram ayācanta dakṣiṇārtham manīṣiṇaḥ
| balānvitān vatsatarān nirvyādhīn ekaviṃśatim

4. tatra manīṣiṇaḥ dakṣiṇārtham īśvaram ekaviṃśatim
balānvitān nirvyādhīn vatsatarān ayācanta

4. There, the wise sages asked the lord (Īśvara) for twenty-one strong, disease-free young calves as the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord (likely the host of the sacrifice) (the lord, the master)

• अयाचन्त (ayācanta) - they asked, they begged

• दक्षिणार्थम् (dakṣiṇārtham) - for the sake of sacrificial fee, for the fee

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, sages, intelligent people

• बलान्वितान् (balānvitān) - endowed with strength, strong

• वत्सतरान् (vatsatarān) - young calves

• निर्व्याधीन् (nirvyādhīn) - free from disease, healthy

• एकविंशतिम् (ekaviṁśatim) - twenty-one

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord (likely the host of the sacrifice) (the lord, the master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god

Root: īś

अयाचन्त (ayācanta) - they asked, they begged

(verb)

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

imperfect active

third person plural imperfect active

Root: yāc (class 1)

दक्षिणार्थम् (dakṣiṇārtham) - for the sake of sacrificial fee, for the fee

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣiṇā+artha)

• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā), gift, south
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, sages, intelligent people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, a sage, a learned person

बलान्वितान् (balānvitān) - endowed with strength, strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of balānvita

balānvita - accompanied by strength, strong, powerful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+anvita)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from anu-√i (to go after)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i

Note: modifies 'vatsatarān'

वत्सतरान् (vatsatarān) - young calves

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vatsatara

vatsatara - a young calf, a yearling

निर्व्याधीन् (nirvyādhīn) - free from disease, healthy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nirvyādhi

nirvyādhi - free from disease, healthy, sound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vyādhi)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
• vyādhi – disease, sickness, ailment
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies 'vatsatarān'

एकविंशतिम् (ekaviṁśatim) - twenty-one

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (eka+viṃśati)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• viṃśati – twenty
  numeral (feminine)