महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-64, verse-12

स राजा राजशार्दूल मान्धाता परमेष्ठिनः ।
जग्राह शिरसा पादौ यज्ञे विष्णोर्महात्मनः ॥१२॥

12. sa rājā rājaśārdūla māndhātā parameṣṭhinaḥ ,
jagrāha śirasā pādau yajñe viṣṇormahātmanaḥ.

12. sa rājā rājaśārdūla māndhātā parameṣṭhinaḥ
jagrāha śirasā pādau yajñe viṣṇoḥ mahātmanaḥ

12. sa rājā rājaśārdūla māndhātā yajñe parameṣṭhinaḥ
mahātmanaḥ viṣṇoḥ pādau śirasā jagrāha

12. King Mandhata, who was like a tiger among kings, touched with his head the feet of the Supreme Being (parameṣṭhin), the great-souled Vishnu, during a Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that, he

• राजा (rājā) - king

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - tiger among kings, foremost king

• मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (name of a famous king)

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the Supreme Being, referring to Vishnu (of the Supreme Being, of Vishnu)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped, took

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• पादौ (pādau) - (two) feet

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - during the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual)

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Vishnu) (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - tiger among kings, foremost king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - tiger among kings, excellent king, eminent king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an appositive to Mandhata.

मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (name of a famous king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Mandhata (a celebrated ancient king, son of Yuvanāśva)

Note: Nominative singular of a noun ending in -tṛ.

परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the Supreme Being, referring to Vishnu (of the Supreme Being, of Vishnu)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhin

parameṣṭhin - standing on the highest, the highest one, Supreme Being, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Compound of parama (highest) and sthā (to stand) with suffix -in.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+sthā)

• parama – highest, supreme, most excellent
  adjective
• sthā – standing, abiding
  verb (masculine)
  agent noun/participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Declines like 'guṇin'. Here, in genitive singular.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped, took

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active.

Root: grah (class 9)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

पादौ (pādau) - (two) feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Accusative dual implies two feet.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - during the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (name of a prominent Hindu deity)

Note: Also can be ablative. Genitive is more fitting here.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Vishnu) (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, the great Self (ātman)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'Viṣṇoḥ'.