महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-34, verse-28

इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मेदिन्या मधुसूदनः ।
साधु साध्वित्यथेत्युक्त्वा मेदिनीं प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥२८॥

28. ityetadvacanaṁ śrutvā medinyā madhusūdanaḥ ,
sādhu sādhvityathetyuktvā medinīṁ pratyapūjayat.

28. iti etat vacanam śrutvā medinyāḥ madhusūdanaḥ sādhu
sādhu iti atha iti uktvā medinīm prati apūjayat

28. Madhusūdana, having heard this statement from the Earth (Medinī), then exclaimed, 'Excellent! Excellent!' and subsequently worshipped the Earth.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मेदिन्याः (medinyāḥ) - from the personified Earth goddess (of the Earth, from the Earth)

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna))

• साधु (sādhu) - an exclamation: 'Excellent!' (good, excellent, well done)

• साधु (sādhu) - an exclamation: 'Excellent!' (good, excellent, well done)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the personified Earth goddess (the Earth (Medinī))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return

• अपूजयत् (apūjayat) - worshipped, honored

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerundive form from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मेदिन्याः (medinyāḥ) - from the personified Earth goddess (of the Earth, from the Earth)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the Earth, ground

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – a demon named Madhu
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

साधु (sādhu) - an exclamation: 'Excellent!' (good, excellent, well done)

(adjective)

of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, excellent, proper, righteous

Note: Used as an interjection here.

साधु (sādhu) - an exclamation: 'Excellent!' (good, excellent, well done)

(adjective)

of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, excellent, proper, righteous

Note: Used as an interjection here.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerundive form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the personified Earth goddess (the Earth (Medinī))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the Earth, ground

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used as a preverb with 'apūjayat'.

अपूजयत् (apūjayat) - worshipped, honored

(verb)

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

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Forms 'pratyapūjayat' when sandhied with 'prati'.