महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-10

स कीटेत्येवमाभाष्य ऋषिणा सत्यवादिना ।
प्रतिस्मृत्याथ जग्राह पादौ मूर्ध्ना कृताञ्जलिः ॥१०॥

10. sa kīṭetyevamābhāṣya ṛṣiṇā satyavādinā ,
pratismṛtyātha jagrāha pādau mūrdhnā kṛtāñjaliḥ.

10. sa kīṭa iti evam ābhāṣya ṛṣiṇā satyavādinā
pratismṛtya atha jagrāha pādau mūrdhnā kṛtāñjaliḥ

10. sa satyavādinā ṛṣiṇā kīṭa iti evam ābhāṣya atha
pratismṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ mūrdhnā pādau jagrāha

10. Addressed thus as 'insect' by the truth-telling sage, he then remembered his past, and with folded hands, grasped the sage's feet with his head.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• कीट (kīṭa) - O insect! (as a vocative address) (insect, worm)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

• ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage

• सत्यवादिना (satyavādinā) - by the truth-speaking one, by the one who speaks truth

• प्रतिस्मृत्य (pratismṛtya) - having remembered

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped

• पादौ (pādau) - feet

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कीट (kīṭa) - O insect! (as a vocative address) (insect, worm)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, vermin

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root bhāṣ with prefix ā, ending in -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सत्यवादिना (satyavādinā) - by the truth-speaking one, by the one who speaks truth

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truth-speaking, truthful

agent noun derived from satya (truth) and vādin (speaking)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣiṇā`.

प्रतिस्मृत्य (pratismṛtya) - having remembered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root smṛ (to remember) with prefix prati, ending in -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: smṛ (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root grah, reduplicated perfect form

Root: grah (class 9)

पादौ (pādau) - feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made an añjali (folded hands gesture)

Bahuvrihi compound: kṛta (done) + añjali (folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands, offering gesture
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `sa`.