महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-312, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
स मोक्षमनुचिन्त्यैव शुकः पितरमभ्यगात् ।
प्राहाभिवाद्य च गुरुं श्रेयोर्थी विनयान्वितः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sa mokṣamanucintyaiva śukaḥ pitaramabhyagāt ,
prāhābhivādya ca guruṁ śreyorthī vinayānvitaḥ.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca saḥ mokṣam anucintya eva śukaḥ pitaram
abhyagāt pra āha abhivādya ca gurum śreyaḥarthī vinayānvitaḥ

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca saḥ śukaḥ mokṣam anucintya eva pitaram
abhyagāt ca gurum abhivādya vinayānvitaḥ śreyaḥarthī pra āha

1. Bhishma said: Having thus contemplated liberation (mokṣa), Shuka approached his father and teacher (guru). Humbly, and desirous of the highest good, he saluted him and then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, emancipation

• अनुचिन्त्य (anucintya) - having reflected, having considered

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached

• प्र (pra) - used as a verbal prefix in 'prāha' (forth, forward)

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher, guru

• श्रेयःअर्थी (śreyaḥarthī) - desirous of the highest good, seeking welfare

• विनयान्वितः (vinayānvitaḥ) - endowed with humility, humble

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, emancipation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, release from saṃsāra

अनुचिन्त्य (anucintya) - having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'cint' with prefix 'anu', and suffix '-ya' (for compounds)

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (proper name of Vyasa's son), parrot

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect

Root gam with prefix abhi; aorist form (luṅ/sic aorist)

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

प्र (pra) - used as a verbal prefix in 'prāha' (forth, forward)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: ah (class 2)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi', and suffix '-ya' (for compounds)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher, guru

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important

श्रेयःअर्थी (śreyaḥarthī) - desirous of the highest good, seeking welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyaḥarthin

śreyaḥarthin - seeking the highest good, desirous of welfare

Compound type : tatpurusha (śreyas+arthin)

• śreyas – better, more excellent, highest good, welfare
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, supplicant
  adjective (masculine)

विनयान्वितः (vinayānvitaḥ) - endowed with humility, humble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinayānvita

vinayānvita - endowed with humility, modest, polite

Compound type : tatpurusha (vinaya+anvita)

• vinaya – modesty, humility, discipline, training
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – connected with, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i