महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-185, verse-20

तथोक्तवाक्यं तु पुरोहितं तं स्थितं विनीतं समुदीक्ष्य राजा ।
समीपस्थं भीममिदं शशास प्रदीयतां पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथास्मै ॥२०॥

20. tathoktavākyaṁ tu purohitaṁ taṁ; sthitaṁ vinītaṁ samudīkṣya rājā ,
samīpasthaṁ bhīmamidaṁ śaśāsa; pradīyatāṁ pādyamarghyaṁ tathāsmai.

20. tathā uktavākyam tu purohitam tam
sthitam vinītam samudīkṣya rājā
samīpastham bhīmam idam śaśāsa
pradīyatām pādyam arghyam tathā asmai

20. Having observed that priest (purohita), who had thus spoken and was standing humbly, the king then commanded Bhima, who was standing nearby: 'Let foot-water (pādya) and respectful offering (arghya) also be given to him.'

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one whose words are spoken, one who has spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - priest, family priest (purohita)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, abiding

• विनीतम् (vinītam) - humble, modest, well-behaved

• समुदीक्ष्य (samudīkṣya) - having seen, after observing

• राजा (rājā) - king

• समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby, near

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (proper name)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• शशास (śaśāsa) - commanded, instructed, ruled

• प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, may it be presented

• पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet (pādya)

• अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - water for respectful offering (arghya)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one whose words are spoken, one who has spoken

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavākya

uktavākya - one whose words are spoken, having spoken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vākya)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vac'
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - priest, family priest (purohita)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - family priest, chaplain, chief priest

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, abiding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

विनीतम् (vinītam) - humble, modest, well-behaved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - humble, modest, well-behaved, trained, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nī' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

समुदीक्ष्य (samudīkṣya) - having seen, after observing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby, near

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samīpastha

samīpastha - standing near, nearby, proximate

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (samīpa+stha)

• samīpa – near, proximity, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'sthā'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima (one of the Pandavas); dreadful, formidable

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

शशास (śaśāsa) - commanded, instructed, ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of śās

Perfect Tense

Root: śās (class 2)

प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, may it be presented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of pradā

Passive Imperative

Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet (pādya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for washing the feet, foot-water

Gerundive

Derived from 'pāda' (foot)

अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - water for respectful offering (arghya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arghya

arghya - respectful offering (usually water), water for welcoming guests

Gerundive

Derived from 'argha' (value, offering)

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it