महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-224, verse-20

ततोऽभ्यगच्छत्सहसा मन्दपालोऽपि भारत ।
अथ ते सर्व एवैनं नाभ्यनन्दन्त वै सुताः ॥२०॥

20. tato'bhyagacchatsahasā mandapālo'pi bhārata ,
atha te sarva evainaṁ nābhyanandanta vai sutāḥ.

20. tataḥ abhyagacchat sahasā mandapālaḥ api bhārata
atha te sarve eva enam na abhyanandanta vai sutāḥ

20. Then, O Bhārata, Mandapāla also suddenly approached. But at that time, all of those sons certainly did not welcome him.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from there

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he approached

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

• मन्दपालः (mandapālaḥ) - The sage Mandapala. (Mandapala)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata, descendant of Bharata

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• ते (te) - they, those

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• एनम् (enam) - Mandapala (him, this one)

• न (na) - not

• अभ्यनन्दन्त (abhyanandanta) - they welcomed, they rejoiced at

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from there

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Prefix abhi + root √gam, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is Mandapala.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of `sahas` (force) used adverbially.

मन्दपालः (mandapālaḥ) - The sage Mandapala. (Mandapala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandapāla

mandapāla - Mandapala (proper name of a sage)

Note: Subject of `abhyagacchat`.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata, descendant of Bharata

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the sons.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `te` and `sutāḥ`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Mandapala (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (emphatic or demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `abhyanandanta`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनन्दन्त (abhyanandanta) - they welcomed, they rejoiced at

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle/ātmanepada, past imperfect (Laṅ) of abhinand

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Prefix abhi + root √nand, 3rd person plural, ātmanepada. The initial 'a' is from the augment for imperfect tense.

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject is `te` / `sutāḥ`.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Derived from √sū (to give birth).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of `abhyanandanta`.