महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-214, verse-29

तत्रोपविष्टौ मुदितौ नाकपृष्ठेऽश्विनाविव ।
अभ्यगच्छत्तदा विप्रो वासुदेवधनंजयौ ॥२९॥

29. tatropaviṣṭau muditau nākapṛṣṭhe'śvināviva ,
abhyagacchattadā vipro vāsudevadhanaṁjayau.

29. tatra upaviṣṭau muditau nākapṛṣṭhe aśvinau iva
abhyagacchat tadā vipraḥ vāsudevadhanañjayau

29. As they sat there, joyful like the two Aśvins in the celestial realm, a brahmin then approached Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that very spot (where they were seated) (there, then)

• उपविष्टौ (upaviṣṭau) - the two who were seated (having sat down, seated (dual))

• मुदितौ (muditau) - in a cheerful and happy mood (delighted, joyful (dual))

• नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in the celestial realm, as if among the gods (in the region of heaven, on the back of heaven)

• अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the divine twin physicians, known for their beauty and youth (the two Aśvins (divine twin horsemen))

• इव (iva) - in the manner of, similar to (like, as, as if)

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - came near to them (approached, went towards)

• तदा (tadā) - at that specific moment (then, at that time)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a learned priest or scholar (a brahmin, a sage)

• वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that very spot (where they were seated) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

adverbial derivative from tad

उपविष्टौ (upaviṣṭau) - the two who were seated (having sat down, seated (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

Past Passive Participle

from upa-viś (to sit down)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'tau' (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna).

मुदितौ (muditau) - in a cheerful and happy mood (delighted, joyful (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

from mud (to rejoice, be glad)

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'tau' (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna).

नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in the celestial realm, as if among the gods (in the region of heaven, on the back of heaven)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha

nākapṛṣṭha - heaven, celestial region, highest heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – heaven, sky
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, realm
  noun (neuter)

अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the divine twin physicians, known for their beauty and youth (the two Aśvins (divine twin horsemen))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - Aśvin (divine twin horsemen), belonging to horses

इव (iva) - in the manner of, similar to (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - came near to them (approached, went towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - at that specific moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

adverb from tad

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a learned priest or scholar (a brahmin, a sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest, sage, inspired one

वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vāsudevadhanañjaya

vāsudevadhanañjaya - Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya (a dvandva compound)

Compound type : dvandva (vāsudeva+dhanañjaya)

• vāsudeva – son of Vasudeva, i.e., Kṛṣṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Vasudeva
• dhanañjaya – conqueror of wealth, i.e., Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)
  a name of Arjuna