महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-319, verse-25

ततो द्वैपायनसुतं बहुमानपुरःसरम् ।
कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वा निरीक्षन्ते स्म देवताः ॥२५॥

25. tato dvaipāyanasutaṁ bahumānapuraḥsaram ,
kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ sarvā nirīkṣante sma devatāḥ.

25. tataḥ dvaipāyanasutam bahumānapuraḥsaram
kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ sarvāḥ nirīkṣante sma devatāḥ

25. tataḥ sarvāḥ devatāḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ
bahumānapuraḥsaram dvaipāyanasutam nirīkṣante sma

25. Then, all the deities, with folded hands, respectfully looked at Dvaipāyana's son.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• द्वैपायनसुतम् (dvaipāyanasutam) - the son of Dvaipāyana (Śuka) (son of Dvaipāyana)

• बहुमानपुरःसरम् (bahumānapuraḥsaram) - respectfully, with great reverence (preceded by great respect, respectfully)

• कृताञ्जलिपुटाः (kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ) - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect) (with folded hands (in reverence))

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• निरीक्षन्ते (nirīkṣante) - they observed / looked at (they look at, they observe)

• स्म (sma) - (makes the present verb 'nirīkṣante' function as past tense) ((particle used to indicate past tense with present verbs))

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + suffix 'tas' indicating origin or sequence.

द्वैपायनसुतम् (dvaipāyanasutam) - the son of Dvaipāyana (Śuka) (son of Dvaipāyana)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvaipāyanasuta

dvaipāyanasuta - son of Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaipāyana+suta)

• dvaipāyana – Dvaipāyana (an epithet of Vyāsa, meaning 'island-born')
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sū (to give birth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'looked at'.

बहुमानपुरःसरम् (bahumānapuraḥsaram) - respectfully, with great reverence (preceded by great respect, respectfully)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahumānapuraḥsara

bahumānapuraḥsara - preceded by great respect, reverential

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahumāṇa+puraḥsara)

• bahumāna – great respect, high esteem
  noun (masculine)
• puraḥsara – preceded by, going before
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'dvaipāyanasutam'.

कृताञ्जलिपुटाः (kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ) - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect) (with folded hands (in reverence))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛtāñjalipuṭa

kṛtāñjalipuṭa - one who has made a hollow with folded hands, with folded hands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali+puṭa)

• kṛta – made, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow formed by joining the palms of the hands (as a gesture of reverence)
  noun (masculine)
• puṭa – hollow, cup-like form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'devatāḥ'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreeing with 'devatāḥ'.

निरीक्षन्ते (nirīkṣante) - they observed / looked at (they look at, they observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of nirīkṣ

Present Middle

From √īkṣ (1Ā, to see) with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

स्म (sma) - (makes the present verb 'nirīkṣante' function as past tense) ((particle used to indicate past tense with present verbs))

(indeclinable)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god

Feminine noun formed from 'deva' (god) + suffix 'tā'.

Root: div (class 4)