महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-2

तमासीनमुपासीनः प्रणम्य शिरसा मुनिम् ।
पश्चादनुमतस्तेन पप्रच्छ वसुमानिदम् ॥२॥

2. tamāsīnamupāsīnaḥ praṇamya śirasā munim ,
paścādanumatastena papraccha vasumānidam.

2. tam āsīnam upāsīnaḥ praṇamya śirasā munim
paścāt anumataḥ tena papraccha vasumān idam

2. vasumān tam āsīnam munim upāsīnaḥ śirasā
praṇamya paścāt tena anumataḥ idam papraccha

2. Having respectfully approached and sat near that seated sage, and having bowed down with his head, Vasuman, later permitted by him, asked him this.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• उपासीनः (upāsīnaḥ) - having approached and sat near, serving, worshipping

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• मुनिम् (munim) - the sage

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

• अनुमतः (anumataḥ) - permitted, allowed

• तेन (tena) - by him (masculine)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• वसुमान् (vasumān) - Vasuman, the son of Janaka. (Vasuman (proper name), one possessing wealth)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the question that follows) (this)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Present Middle Participle

from ās (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'munim'.

उपासीनः (upāsīnaḥ) - having approached and sat near, serving, worshipping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāsīna

upāsīna - sitting near, approaching respectfully, serving, worshipping

Present Middle Participle

from upa-ās (to sit near, attend upon)

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vasumān'.

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from pra-nam (to bow down)

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Instrument of bowing.

मुनिम् (munim) - the sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Note: Object of 'upāsīnaḥ' and 'praṇamya'.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अनुमतः (anumataḥ) - permitted, allowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anumata

anumata - permitted, allowed, consented to, approved

Past Passive Participle

from anu-man (to consent, permit)

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vasumān'.

तेन (tena) - by him (masculine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of 'anumataḥ'. Refers to the sage.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root prach, lit. perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Main verb.

वसुमान् (vasumān) - Vasuman, the son of Janaka. (Vasuman (proper name), one possessing wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumat

vasumat - possessing wealth, wealthy, Vasuman (a proper name)

possessive suffix -mat

Note: Subject of 'papraccha'.

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the question that follows) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of 'papraccha'. Refers to the question that follows.