महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-312, verse-43

पादशौचं तु कृत्वैव शुकः संध्यामुपास्य च ।
निषसादासने पुण्ये तमेवार्थं विचिन्तयन् ॥४३॥

43. pādaśaucaṁ tu kṛtvaiva śukaḥ saṁdhyāmupāsya ca ,
niṣasādāsane puṇye tamevārthaṁ vicintayan.

43. pādaśaucam tu kṛtvā eva śukaḥ saṃdhyām upāsya ca
| niṣasāda āsane puṇye tam eva artham vicintayan

43. śukaḥ pādaśaucam kṛtvā eva ca saṃdhyām upāsya tu
puṇye āsane niṣasāda tam eva artham vicintayan

43. Indeed, after performing foot ablutions and worshipping the twilight (saṃdhyā) ritual, Shuka sat down on a sacred seat, deeply contemplating that very same subject.

Words meanings summery:

• पादशौचम् (pādaśaucam) - foot-washing, ablution of feet

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and, however

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka (name of a sage)

• संध्याम् (saṁdhyām) - twilight ritual, evening prayer

• उपास्य (upāsya) - having worshipped, having served, having performed

• च (ca) - and

• निषसाद (niṣasāda) - he sat down

• आसने (āsane) - on a seat, in a posture

• पुण्ये (puṇye) - on a sacred, pure, auspicious (seat)

• तम् (tam) - that (object)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, subject, object, thing

• विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - contemplating, thinking deeply, reflecting

Words meanings and morphology

पादशौचम् (pādaśaucam) - foot-washing, ablution of feet

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādaśauca

pādaśauca - foot-washing, cleansing of feet

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+śauca)

• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• śauca – purity, cleanliness, ablution
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and, however

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form of the root kṛ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - parrot; name of a sage (son of Vyāsa)

संध्याम् (saṁdhyām) - twilight ritual, evening prayer

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃdhyā

saṁdhyā - twilight; junction of day and night; period for religious observances

उपास्य (upāsya) - having worshipped, having served, having performed

(indeclinable)

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form of the root ās with prefix upa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निषसाद (niṣasāda) - he sat down

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

आसने (āsane) - on a seat, in a posture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting posture

पुण्ये (puṇye) - on a sacred, pure, auspicious (seat)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, pure, auspicious, meritorious

तम् (tam) - that (object)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, subject, object, thing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth

विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - contemplating, thinking deeply, reflecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicintayat

vicintayat - contemplating, thinking deeply

present active participle

Derived from the root cint with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)