महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-23

नारायणं संनिरीक्ष्य प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना ।
नमस्कृत्वा महादेवमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२३॥

23. nārāyaṇaṁ saṁnirīkṣya prasannenāntarātmanā ,
namaskṛtvā mahādevamidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

23. nārāyaṇam saṃnirīkṣya prasannena antarātmanā
namaskṛtvā mahādevam idam vacanam abravīt

23. prasannena antarātmanā nārāyaṇam saṃnirīkṣya
mahādevam namaskṛtvā idam vacanam abravīt

23. Having seen Nārāyaṇa with a serene inner self (ātman), and having offered obeisance to the great deity, he spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

• संनिरीक्ष्य (saṁnirīkṣya) - having carefully seen/beheld (having seen well, having perceived, having beheld)

• प्रसन्नेन (prasannena) - by the serene (by the serene, by the clear, by the gracious)

• अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the inner self (ātman) (by the inner self, by the mind, by the soul)

• नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having offered obeisance (having bowed down, having offered salutations)

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the great deity (Nārāyaṇa) (Mahādeva (the great god, a name of Śiva, or a supreme deity))

• इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu, meaning 'resting in water' or 'refuge of man')

Note: Object of 'saṃnirīkṣya'

संनिरीक्ष्य (saṁnirīkṣya) - having carefully seen/beheld (having seen well, having perceived, having beheld)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root īkṣ (to see) with upasargas sam and nir; suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

प्रसन्नेन (prasannena) - by the serene (by the serene, by the clear, by the gracious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, bright, tranquil, serene, gracious, pleased

past passive participle

from root sad (to sit) with prefix pra, also meaning 'to be clear' or 'to be gracious'. Also can be derived from prasad (to be gracious)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with antarātmanā

अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the inner self (ātman) (by the inner self, by the mind, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, soul, mind, spirit

Compound of antara (inner) + ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+ātman)

• antara – interior, inner, between, within
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating the means or accompanying state.

नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having offered obeisance (having bowed down, having offered salutations)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from namas (obeisance) + kṛ (to do), with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the great deity (Nārāyaṇa) (Mahādeva (the great god, a name of Śiva, or a supreme deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - the great god, a name of Śiva, also used for Viṣṇu or Brahmā

Compound of mahā (great) + deva (god)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, vast
  adjective
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of 'namaskṛtvā'

इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

from root vac (to speak) + -ana suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect past tense

from root brū, augment a- + ending

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Verb for Nārada