महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-338, verse-12

ततः खान्निपपाताशु धरणीधरमूर्धनि ।
अग्रतश्चाभवत्प्रीतो ववन्दे चापि पादयोः ॥१२॥

12. tataḥ khānnipapātāśu dharaṇīdharamūrdhani ,
agrataścābhavatprīto vavande cāpi pādayoḥ.

12. tataḥ khāt nipapāta āśu dharaṇīdharamūrdhani
agrataḥ ca abhavat prītaḥ vavande ca api pādayoḥ

12. tataḥ āśu khāt dharaṇīdharamūrdhani nipapāta
agrataḥ ca prītaḥ abhavat ca api pādayoḥ vavande

12. Then he quickly descended from the sky onto the summit of a mountain. He became pleased and also bowed down at (Brahma's) feet.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• धरणीधरमूर्धनि (dharaṇīdharamūrdhani) - on the head of the mountain

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed down, saluted

• अपि (api) - also, even

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at Brahma's feet (at the feet, of the feet)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nipapat

Perfect Tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

धरणीधरमूर्धनि (dharaṇīdharamūrdhani) - on the head of the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharaṇīdharamūrdhan

dharaṇīdharamūrdhan - head of the mountain, mountain summit

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇīdhara+mūrdhan)

• dharaṇīdhara – mountain (lit. earth-bearer)
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, top
  noun (masculine)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, gladdened

Past Passive Participle

from √prī, Class 9 verb

Root: prī (class 9)

ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed down, saluted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vand

Perfect Tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vand (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at Brahma's feet (at the feet, of the feet)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, step