महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-1, verse-6

अभिगम्य महात्मानः पूजिताश्च यथाविधि ।
आसनेषु महार्हेषु विविशुस्ते महर्षयः ॥६॥

6. abhigamya mahātmānaḥ pūjitāśca yathāvidhi ,
āsaneṣu mahārheṣu viviśuste maharṣayaḥ.

6. abhigamya mahātmānaḥ pūjitāḥ ca yathāvidhi
āsaneṣu mahārheṣu viviśuḥ te maharṣayaḥ

6. abhigamya mahātmānaḥ yathāvidhi pūjitāḥ ca
te maharṣayaḥ mahārheṣu āsaneṣu viviśuḥ

6. After approaching, those great-souled individuals (mahātmānaḥ) were honored according to the prescribed custom. Then, those great sages (maharṣayaḥ) settled themselves on costly and excellent seats.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached (having approached, having gone towards)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled individuals (mahātmānaḥ) (the sages) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being)

• पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored (honored, worshipped, respected)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed custom (according to rule, properly, duly)

• आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats (on seats, in seats)

• महार्हेषु (mahārheṣu) - costly and excellent (greatly valuable, highly deserving, excellent)

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they settled themselves (sat down) (they entered, they sat down)

• ते (te) - those (sages) (those, they)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached (having approached, having gone towards)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'abhi' and suffix 'ya'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled individuals (mahātmānaḥ) (the sages) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self, soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  From 'mahat'
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied action of being honored

पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored (honored, worshipped, respected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pūj' (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed custom (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'vidhi' (rule, custom)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, sacred precept, custom, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats (on seats, in seats)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

From root 'ās' (to sit) with suffix 'ana'

Root: ās (class 2)

महार्हेषु (mahārheṣu) - costly and excellent (greatly valuable, highly deserving, excellent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of mahārha

mahārha - greatly valuable, highly deserving, excellent

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'arha' (deserving, valuable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• arha – deserving, worthy, valuable
  adjective
  From root 'arh' (to be worthy)
  Root: arh (class 1)

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they settled themselves (sat down) (they entered, they sat down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect Active, 3rd person plural

Perfect tense form of root 'viś'. Reduplication and suffix 'uḥ'

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'te maharṣayaḥ'

ते (te) - those (sages) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; those, they

Nominative plural masculine form of 'tad'

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a seer of high rank

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of 'viviśuḥ'