महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-163, verse-17

ततस्तत्तादृशं दृष्ट्वा स एव भगवानृषिः ।
अभ्यपद्यत धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठो राजसत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. tatastattādṛśaṁ dṛṣṭvā sa eva bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭho rājasattamam.

17. tataḥ tat tādṛśam dṛṣṭvā saḥ eva bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭhaḥ rājasattamam

17. Then, having witnessed such a state, that very revered sage Vasiṣṭha, who was righteous in spirit (dharmātmā), approached the best of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तत् (tat) - that state (that)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• सः (saḥ) - he

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, worshipful

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he approached, he resorted to

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - the best of kings

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that state (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, worshipful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga (fortune, excellence).

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he approached, he resorted to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Root verb, 4th class, Ātmanepada, Imperfect tense, with prefixes abhi and ā.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul is righteousness, virtuous, righteous-minded

Bahuvrihi compound: dharma (righteousness, natural law) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous Vedic sage)

राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - the best of kings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, excellent king

Tatpuruṣa compound: rāja (king) + sattama (best, excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, existing).