महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-61

सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानमृषिं द्वैपायनं मुनिम् ।
शुकः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कृष्णमापृष्टवान्मुनिः ॥६१॥

61. so'bhivādya mahātmānamṛṣiṁ dvaipāyanaṁ munim ,
śukaḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kṛṣṇamāpṛṣṭavānmuniḥ.

61. saḥ abhivādya mahātmānam ṛṣim dvaipāyanam munim
śukaḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kṛṣṇam āpṛṣṭavān muniḥ

61. The sage Shuka, having saluted the great-souled sage Dvaipayana, and having respectfully circumambulated Krishna (Dvaipayana), questioned him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, noble-minded

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

• द्वैपायनम् (dvaipāyanam) - Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic (muni)

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य (pradakṣiṇīkṛtya) - having circumambulated respectfully (keeping the right side towards the object)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (referring to Dvaipayana/Vyasa, who was also called Krishna Dvaipayana due to his dark complexion) (Krishna (dark-hued one), Vyasa)

• आपृष्टवान् (āpṛṣṭavān) - he asked, he questioned

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic (muni)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Shuka, who is the subject of the sentence.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root vad (to speak) with prefixes abhi- and ā-

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, noble-minded

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of abhivādya, refers to Dvaipayana.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet (ṛṣi)

Note: Object of abhivādya, refers to Dvaipayana.

द्वैपायनम् (dvaipāyanam) - Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipayana (an epithet of Vyasa, meaning 'island-born')

Derived from dvīpa (island)

Note: Object of abhivādya.

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic (muni)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer (muni)

Note: Object of abhivādya, refers to Dvaipayana.

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (name of a sage, son of Vyasa), parrot

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य (pradakṣiṇīkṛtya) - having circumambulated respectfully (keeping the right side towards the object)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From nominal stem pradakṣiṇī with root kṛ (to do, to make)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (referring to Dvaipayana/Vyasa, who was also called Krishna Dvaipayana due to his dark complexion) (Krishna (dark-hued one), Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black, dark-blue, Krishna (name of a deity or Vyasa)

Note: Object of pradakṣiṇīkṛtya.

आपृष्टवान् (āpṛṣṭavān) - he asked, he questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpṛcch

āpṛcch - to ask, to question, to take leave of

Past Active Participle

from root prach (to ask) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively like a finite verb, agreeing with 'Shuka'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic (muni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer (muni)

Note: Appositive to Shuka (śukaḥ muniḥ).