महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-3

पितामहमुपागत्य प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
सर्वानेवासुराञ्जित्वा बलिं पप्रच्छ वासवः ॥३॥

3. pitāmahamupāgatya praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
sarvānevāsurāñjitvā baliṁ papraccha vāsavaḥ.

3. pitāmaham upāgatya praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ sarvān
eva asurān jitvā balim papraccha vāsavaḥ

3. vāsavaḥ pitāmaham upāgatya praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ
sarvān eva asurān jitvā balim papraccha

3. Vasava (Indra), having approached the Grandfather (Brahma) and bowed respectfully with folded hands, then, after conquering all the Asuras, inquired about Bali.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Refers to Brahma or a revered elder, addressed by Vasava (Indra). (the Grandfather)

• उपागत्य (upāgatya) - having approached

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having folded hands (in reverence)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• असुरान् (asurān) - Asuras, demons

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

• बलिम् (balim) - Here means 'about Bali' as the subject of inquiry. (Bali (the demon king))

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vasava (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Refers to Brahma or a revered elder, addressed by Vasava (Indra). (the Grandfather)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma (the creator god)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of 'upāgatya'.

उपागत्य (upāgatya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root gam with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root pat with prefix pra-ni

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having folded hands (in reverence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made añjali (folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – hollow of the hands, gesture of folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vāsavaḥ'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'asurān'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

असुरान् (asurān) - Asuras, demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

Note: Object of 'jitvā'.

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root ji

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

बलिम् (balim) - Here means 'about Bali' as the subject of inquiry. (Bali (the demon king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a daitya king), offering, tribute

Note: Object of 'papraccha'. Here it signifies the subject of the inquiry rather than the direct person asked.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Can take accusative for the person asked or the topic inquired about. Here, given the next verse, it means 'inquired about Bali' from the Pitāmaha.

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vasava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (lord of the Vasus)

Note: Subject of the sentence.