महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-9

कृताञ्जलिः शुचिर्भूत्वा वाग्विदां प्रवरः प्रभुम् ।
भीष्मः परमधर्मात्मा वासुदेवमथास्तुवत् ॥९॥

9. kṛtāñjaliḥ śucirbhūtvā vāgvidāṁ pravaraḥ prabhum ,
bhīṣmaḥ paramadharmātmā vāsudevamathāstuvat.

9. kṛta-añjaliḥ śuciḥ bhūtvā vāk-vidām pravaraḥ prabhum
bhīṣmaḥ parama-dharma-ātmā vāsudevam atha astuvat

9. atha kṛta-añjaliḥ śuciḥ bhūtvā vāk-vidām pravaraḥ
bhīṣmaḥ parama-dharma-ātmā prabhum vāsudevam astuvat

9. Then Bhishma, who was supremely virtuous (dharma) and the foremost among eloquent speakers, with folded hands, having purified himself, praised Lord Vasudeva.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत-अञ्जलिः (kṛta-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having performed obeisance)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, purified (pure, clean, virtuous)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (pure), having purified himself (having become, being)

• वाक्-विदाम् (vāk-vidām) - of the eloquent speakers (of those knowing speech, of eloquent speakers)

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the foremost (among them) (chief, excellent, foremost)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord (the Lord, master, powerful one)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

• परम-धर्म-आत्मा (parama-dharma-ātmā) - one whose soul is supremely virtuous (dharma) (one whose soul is supremely righteous, supremely virtuous)

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva (Vasudeva (name for Krishna))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अस्तुवत् (astuvat) - he praised (he praised, he eulogized)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत-अञ्जलिः (kṛta-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having performed obeisance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta-añjali

kṛta-añjali - having made añjali (reverential gesture of folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folding of hands (in reverence), cupped hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, purified (pure, clean, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - clean, pure, bright, virtuous, innocent

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (pure), having purified himself (having become, being)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √bhū (to be, become) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Connects with śuciḥ to mean 'having become pure'.

वाक्-विदाम् (vāk-vidām) - of the eloquent speakers (of those knowing speech, of eloquent speakers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāk-vid

vāk-vid - knower of speech, eloquent speaker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+vid)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• vid – knower, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies whose 'foremost' (pravaraḥ) Bhishma is.

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the foremost (among them) (chief, excellent, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - chief, principal, excellent, foremost

From pra (foremost) and vara (best).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord (the Lord, master, powerful one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able, mighty

From prefix pra (forth) and root bhū (to be).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of praise, refers to Vasudeva.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable (adjective)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परम-धर्म-आत्मा (parama-dharma-ātmā) - one whose soul is supremely virtuous (dharma) (one whose soul is supremely righteous, supremely virtuous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama-dharma-ātman

parama-dharma-ātman - supremely righteous soul, most virtuous self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+dharma+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva (Vasudeva (name for Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vasudeva (son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Krishna)

Derived from Vasudeva (father's name) + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

Note: Direct object of the verb 'praised'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the sequence of events.

अस्तुवत् (astuvat) - he praised (he praised, he eulogized)

(verb)

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

Root √stu (class 2). Imperfect tense (Laṅ) 3rd person singular active.

Root: stu (class 2)