महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-20

अथ संपूज्य तद्वाक्यं मृगेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।
गोमायुः प्रश्रितं वाक्यं बभाषे किंचिदानतः ॥२०॥

20. atha saṁpūjya tadvākyaṁ mṛgendrasya mahātmanaḥ ,
gomāyuḥ praśritaṁ vākyaṁ babhāṣe kiṁcidānataḥ.

20. atha saṃpūjya tat vākyam mṛgendrasya mahā-ātmanaḥ
| gomāyuḥ praśritam vākyam babhāṣe kiñcit ānataḥ

20. atha gomāyuḥ mṛgendrasya mahā-ātmanaḥ tat vākyam
saṃpūjya kiñcit ānataḥ praśritam vākyam babhāṣe

20. Then, having respectfully acknowledged that statement of the great-souled king of beasts, the jackal, bowing slightly, uttered a humble reply.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• संपूज्य (saṁpūjya) - having respectfully acknowledged (having worshipped, having honored, having respected)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, his, her, its)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, word, statement, sentence)

• मृगेन्द्रस्य (mṛgendrasya) - of the king of beasts (of the king of beasts, of the lion)

• महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous)

• गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal (jackal, fox)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, polite, bent, leaning)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - reply (speech, word, statement, sentence)

• बभाषे (babhāṣe) - uttered (spoke, said, uttered)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly (a little, somewhat, slightly)

• आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowing (bowed, bent, humble)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating sequence.

संपूज्य (saṁpūjya) - having respectfully acknowledged (having worshipped, having honored, having respected)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

from root 'pūj' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

तत् (tat) - that (that, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, word, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyam

vākya - speech, word, statement, sentence

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'saṃpūjya'.

मृगेन्द्रस्य (mṛgendrasya) - of the king of beasts (of the king of beasts, of the lion)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛgendra

mṛgendra - king of beasts, lion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+indra)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, king, lord (also a Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgendrasya'.

गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal (jackal, fox)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gomāyu

gomāyu - jackal, fox

Note: Subject of 'babhāṣe'.

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, polite, bent, leaning)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, bent, leaning

Past Passive Participle

from root 'śri' (to lean, resort to) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - reply (speech, word, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyam

vākya - speech, word, statement, sentence

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'babhāṣe'.

बभाषे (babhāṣe) - uttered (spoke, said, uttered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of bhāṣ

Perfect (liṭ) middle voice form

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly (a little, somewhat, slightly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'ānataḥ'.

आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowing (bowed, bent, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānata

ānata - bowed, bent, humble

Past Passive Participle

from root 'nam' (to bend, bow) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the jackal.