महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-28

तौ दृष्ट्वा नारदो हृष्टस्ताभ्यां च प्रतिपूजितः ।
स्वागतेनाभिभाष्याथ पृष्टश्चानामयं तदा ॥२८॥

28. tau dṛṣṭvā nārado hṛṣṭastābhyāṁ ca pratipūjitaḥ ,
svāgatenābhibhāṣyātha pṛṣṭaścānāmayaṁ tadā.

28. tau dṛṣṭvā nāradaḥ hṛṣṭaḥ tābhyām ca pratipūjitaḥ
svāgatena abhibhāṣya atha pṛṣṭaḥ ca anāmayam tadā

28. nāradaḥ tau dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭaḥ ca tābhyām pratipūjitaḥ
atha svāgatena abhibhāṣya ca anāmayam tadā pṛṣṭaḥ

28. Having seen those two, Narada was delighted and was also honored in return by them. Then, after he addressed them with a welcome, he was asked about his well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (beings from previous verses) (those two)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (them) (having seen)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the sage Narada (Narada (a divine sage))

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (delighted, rejoiced, pleased)

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two (beings) (by those two, with those two)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• प्रतिपूजितः (pratipūjitaḥ) - honored in return (by them) (honored in return, revered in return)

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome (greeting) (with a welcome, by means of a welcome)

• अभिभाष्य (abhibhāṣya) - after he addressed (them) (having addressed, having spoken to)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was asked (asked, questioned)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - about his well-being (well-being, health, freedom from illness)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (beings from previous verses) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (them) (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the sage Narada (Narada (a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma, known as a cosmic messenger and musician)

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (delighted, rejoiced, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, glad, pleased, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be glad, rejoice).

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two (beings) (by those two, with those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Instrumental case fits the meaning 'by whom he was honored'.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'delighted' and 'honored'.

प्रतिपूजितः (pratipūjitaḥ) - honored in return (by them) (honored in return, revered in return)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratipūjita

pratipūjita - honored, worshipped, revered in return

Past Passive Participle

From root pūj (to honor) with upasarga prati- (in return, back).

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome (greeting) (with a welcome, by means of a welcome)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, greeting; well-come

Compound: 'su' (well) + 'āgata' (come).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – well, good
  indeclinable
  prefix
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with upasarga ā- (to, towards)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

अभिभाष्य (abhibhāṣya) - after he addressed (them) (having addressed, having spoken to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root bhāṣ (to speak) with upasarga abhi- (towards, concerning) and suffix -ya (after a prefix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired

Past Passive Participle

From root prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'addressed' and 'asked'.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - about his well-being (well-being, health, freedom from illness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - well-being, health, freedom from illness/sickness

Negative compound: 'an' (not) + 'āmaya' (sickness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āmaya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• āmaya – sickness, disease, illness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially or as object of `pṛṣṭaḥ`.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.