महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-15

स तु राममुपागम्य शिरसाभिप्रणम्य च ।
ब्राह्मणो भार्गवोऽस्मीति गौरवेणाभ्यगच्छत ॥१५॥

15. sa tu rāmamupāgamya śirasābhipraṇamya ca ,
brāhmaṇo bhārgavo'smīti gauraveṇābhyagacchata.

15. saḥ tu rāmam upāgamya śirasā abhipraṇamya ca
brāhmaṇaḥ bhārgavaḥ asmi iti gauraveṇa abhyagacchata

15. saḥ tu rāmam upāgamya ca śirasā abhipraṇamya
"brāhmaṇaḥ bhārgavaḥ asmi" iti gauraveṇa abhyagacchata

15. He (Karna), having approached Rama (Parashurama) and bowed down with his head, then respectfully introduced himself, saying, "I am a Brahmin, a descendant of Bhrigu."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Parashurama (Rama (Parashurama))

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having arrived at

• शिरसा (śirasā) - by bowing his head (with the head, by the head)

• अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted respectfully

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - a descendant of Bhrigu (a sage)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - (marks the direct speech) (thus, in this manner, saying)

• गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - with respect, with reverence, due to his dignity

• अभ्यगच्छत (abhyagacchata) - (Karna) approached (Parashurama) (approached, went to)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Parashurama (Rama (Parashurama))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name, here referring to Parashurama)

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having arrived at

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (prefix-verb)

Absolutive form of root gam with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: This is a lebandhiya gerund, from upa + ā + gam.

शिरसा (śirasā) - by bowing his head (with the head, by the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top

अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted respectfully

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (prefix-verb)

Absolutive form of root nam with prefixes abhi and pra

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: This is a lebandhiya gerund, from abhi + pra + nam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahma

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - a descendant of Bhrigu (a sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - a descendant of Bhrigu (e.g., Parashurama, Chyavana, Shukra), belonging to the Bhrigu family

Derived from Bhrigu with patronymic suffix

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular

Present indicative form of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (marks the direct speech) (thus, in this manner, saying)

(indeclinable)

गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - with respect, with reverence, due to his dignity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - respect, reverence, dignity, weight, importance

Abstract noun derived from guru (heavy, venerable)

अभ्यगच्छत (abhyagacchata) - (Karna) approached (Parashurama) (approached, went to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhyagam

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Imperfect (laṅ) form of root gam with prefixes abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: From abhi + ā + gam. The middle voice ending is uncommon for gam, but sometimes seen in narrative.