महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-193, verse-21

ततः स्वागतमित्याह तत्तेजः स पितामहः ।
प्रादेशमात्रं पुरुषं प्रत्युद्गम्य विशां पते ॥२१॥

21. tataḥ svāgatamityāha tattejaḥ sa pitāmahaḥ ,
prādeśamātraṁ puruṣaṁ pratyudgamya viśāṁ pate.

21. tataḥ svāgatam iti āha tat tejas saḥ pitāmahaḥ
prādeśamātram puruṣam prati udgamya viśām pate

21. viśām pate,
tataḥ saḥ pitāmahaḥ,
prādeśamātram puruṣam tat tejas prati udgamya,
iti svāgatam āha

21. O lord of the people, then that Grandfather [Brahmā], having gone forth to meet that light, which was a person (puruṣa) of a span's measure, said, 'Welcome!'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

• आह (āha) - said

• तत् (tat) - that light (that)

• तेजस् (tejas) - light, effulgence, radiance

• सः (saḥ) - that (Grandfather) (he, that)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahmā)

• प्रादेशमात्रम् (prādeśamātram) - of a span's measure, a span-long

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the person (puruṣa)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, to meet

• उद्गम्य (udgamya) - having gone forth to meet (having gone forth, having arisen)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-come, properly arrived; good arrival

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that light (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेजस् (tejas) - light, effulgence, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, splendor, spiritual energy, light, fiery energy

सः (saḥ) - that (Grandfather) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; Lord Brahmā (as the creator, the 'grandfather' of all beings)

प्रादेशमात्रम् (prādeśamātram) - of a span's measure, a span-long

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prādeśamātra

prādeśamātra - of a span's measure, approximately a span long

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prādeśa+mātra)

• prādeśa – a span (measure from thumb to forefinger)
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, mere, only (suffix forming adjectives)
  adjective (masculine)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, to meet

(indeclinable)

उद्गम्य (udgamya) - having gone forth to meet (having gone forth, having arisen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: gam (class 1)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, subjects, clan

पते (pate) - O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner